4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with former CIA deputy director John McLaughlin about the global implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - including within Russia itself, across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. McLaughlin offers analysis on Russian president Vladimir Putin's personal position, the nature of a potential Ukrainian insurgency, and the rebuilding that will have to follow the end of the war. Morell and McLaughlin also discuss the future of Western alliances, how China deals with the world, and how the world deals with China.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
0:00.0 | This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morel, |
0:06.4 | brought to you by Palantir Technologies, |
0:09.0 | foundational software of tomorrow, delivered today. |
0:14.3 | Neutrals like Finland and Sweden are thinking about, and I think leaning now toward |
0:19.7 | NATO membership, what's happened here in Ukraine is that Putin has redefined the idea of threat. |
0:25.6 | So if you're in Finland now, the idea of just coordinating with NATO doesn't seem enough. |
0:33.0 | In a way Putin's gotten exactly the opposite of what he aspired to achieve here. |
0:38.1 | He's going to have the end of the day very probably more countries hugging his border. |
0:45.7 | It's very hard looking back historically to see a calculation as long-headed as this. |
0:50.9 | You'd have to go back to Hitler having the foolishness to invade Russia in World War II to find |
0:58.9 | something that was his own-headed calculation as what he's done in Ukraine. |
1:08.1 | John McLaughlin is the former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency. |
1:12.8 | He is also a Russia expert and he joins us today to talk about the longer-term consequences |
1:17.7 | of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We'll be right back with that discussion after a word from our |
1:22.5 | sponsor. I'm Michael Moral and this is Intelligence Matters. |
1:27.2 | I'm CBS News Business Analyst, Jill Slesinger. In my previous life, I was a financial advisor with |
1:34.2 | the designation CFP Certified Financial Planner. And why is that designation so important? |
1:40.3 | When you're a certified financial planner, it means you're legally bound to do what's in your |
1:44.7 | client's best interest and that's what the advisors at FASCITWELF have. They are all certified |
1:51.3 | financial planners and fiduciaries. That means there are no hidden agendas or commissions and they |
1:57.2 | think of you more than the total sum of all of your accounts. To learn more about how you can create |
2:04.2 | a deeper relationship with a financial professional called 888-598-3966 for two months free off your |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CBS News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of CBS News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.