Former National Security Advisors on Challenges for the Next Commander In Chief

Intelligence Matters

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🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with two former top White House officials – Stephen Hadley, National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, and Tom Donilon, National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama – on the top national security and foreign policy threats likely to be faced by the next commander in chief. Donilon, Hadley and Morell discuss the U.S. strategy to engage with China from a diplomatic, economic, technological and military perspective. They exchange views on the way forward in nuclear talks with North Korea. They also evaluate options for dealing with Iran in the aftermath of the U.S. strike on Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Donilon and Hadley stress the need for better communication and civic engagement among U.S. constituencies.

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0:28.0	This is Intelligence Matters, with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morrell.
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0:35.3	Your mission is ours.
0:37.6	Steve Hadley and Tom Donnellan were both national security advisors to the president.
0:42.8	Steve for George W. Bush and Tom for Barack Obama.
0:46.9	I worked closely with both during my time at CIA.
0:50.5	I just sat down with both of them to talk about the national security environment as we
0:54.4	head into a new year, a new decade, and a presidential election year.
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1:03.9	Martin.
1:04.9	I'm Michael Morrell, and this is Intelligence Matters.
1:14.2	Steve Tom, welcome back to Intelligence Matters.
1:18.1	It's great to have you back.
1:19.1	It's great to have you both together.
1:21.1	I'm really looking forward to this conversation.
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