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France's Ambassador to the U.S. Phillipe Etienne says the damage done during the AUKUS blunder has not been repaired and "there is more work to do." What will it take to assuage yet another U.S. ally that has been shoved aside? We explore it in this episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kurt Volker, former US Special Representative for the Ukraine Negotiation tells Target USA, there is a very real chance that Russia invades Ukraine and other neighboring countries. And if that happens, it will fundamentally change Europe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brian Murphy blew the whistle three times while Acting as Undersecretary of Intelligence at DHS. He talks about widespread efforts to manipulate intelligence for political purposes. He says top officials were not bound by ethics, but loyalty to President Donald Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Retired CIA case officer Robert Baer, perhaps one of the best US intelligence officers in modern times, says Russia is slowly establishing the Soviet empire. He says Ukraine, the Balkans, and the U.S. had better look out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How did it happen? What will happen to the migrants caught in the middle? Peter Stano, Spokesman for the European Commission explains how Belarus tricked migrants into coming there and what actions the EC is taking. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project says the country is in serious trouble. Should the West help the Taliban, which is supporting Al Qaida? He says the choices are "bad, worse, and ugly." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning, writer Serge Schmemann developed what was called "Moscow Eye" as a young writer in the Soviet Union. Nerves or a weapon? He never found out. But he encourages us to be cautious about how we characterize "Havana Syndrome". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Craig Unger, author of American Kompromat thinks it has a lot to do with Deripaska's connections to the Kremlin and Russian intelligence. He indicates American politics and politicians may be caught up in this as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ambassador Joe Detrani, who was the Director of CIA East Asia Operations, joins us to talk about the threat from the PRC's aggressive actions, China's objectives, and how the center would benefit CIA activities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Director, Lt. General Scott Berrier sits down for a wide-ranging interview about threats to the U.S. and how DIA is staying ahead of them. In this exclusive interview, he delivers several stark warnings about the nation's adversaries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part four of a four-part series of podcasts. Dr. Anthony Fauci counsels us on how to talk to people who are reluctant to get the vaccine. In this series, we connect the dots between a secret foreign influence campaign that recruited social media influencers to spread lies about U.S. COVID vaccines and Americans' resistance to getting...

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part three of a four-part series of podcasts. DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association explains how they've met the challenge of players' refusal to get vaccinated. In this series, we connect the dots between a secret foreign influence campaign that recruited social media influencers to spread lies about U.S...

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part two of a four-part series of podcasts. Retired FBI Special Tom O’Connor explains how Russian disinformation works and what their objective is. We connect the dots between a secret foreign influence campaign that recruited social media influencers to spread lies about U.S. COVID vaccines and Americans' resistance to getting vacci...

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. This is part one of a four-part series of podcasts. We'll connect the dots between a secret foreign influence campaign that recruited social media influencers to spread lies about U.S. COVID vaccines and Americans' resistance to getting vaccinated. This is a Target USA/COLORS Crossover Podcast. More at https://www.podcastone.com/pd/Colors-A-...

Fiona Hill became known worldwide when she testified during former President Donald Trump's first indictment. Until recently, what she went through to become a globally recognized expert on Russia and survive in sometimes hostile circles dominated by men, was not well known at all -until her book came along. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

He discusses Estonia's outlook on national defense, ZAPAD, Russian aggression, Belarus's provocations, and migrant weaponization. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised serious doubts about the relationship between the US and NATO. It was a key topic at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn, Estonia September 3-6. We bring you a panel discussion that revealed just how concerned NATO allies are about the relationship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

When the United States needs eyes and ears in critical places where no human can reach – be it over the most rugged terrain or through the most hostile territory – it turns to the National Reconnaissance Office. Director, Dr. Chris Scolese joins us to breakdown what they do. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Douglas Dreyer describes himself as an ordinary American trying to do the right thing. What he's doing is trying to help several Afghan friends get out of Afghanistan. And it's not going so well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Personal stories about the difficulties Afghans face as they try to escape Afghanistan before U.S. troops leave. Afghan, Ahmadullah Sediqi, a former interpreter for the US military and retired Marine Thomas Praxades share their stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Two Afghan brothers, NT and RT, former U.S. military interpreters have wives stuck in Afghanistan under death threats from the Taliban. They tell very personal stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan as the Taliban claims control of the government and the country. Follow us on twitter @TUSApodcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Radek Sikorski, Chairman, of the EU-USA delegation in the European Parliament says disinformation and propaganda on social media platforms brought the US to it's knees on January 6th. But he says we still haven't learned our lesson -nor has the rest of the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Eric Goldstein, Executive Director of Cyber Security at CISA, and former National Security Council lawyer, John Dermody talk about the threats, challenges and solutions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Drew Sullivan, co-founder and publisher of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project says using the Pegasus software from the NSO Group, "corrupt and troubled regimes across the world can gain access to vast troves of personal information on just about anyone they want." Follow us on twitter @TUSAPodcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...