Michael Morell on the Top Global Threats in 2022
Intelligence Matters
CBS News
4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell offers a personal, in-depth analysis of two top global threats in 2022: Russia’s military aggression toward Ukraine and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Morell offers historic and contemporary context on Moscow’s objectives and President Putin’s tactics; he also offers unique perspective on the political and national security calculus being made by Tehran’s leadership as nuclear talks continue. He describes alternative scenarios and lays out the most likely outcomes for each foreign policy challenge.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morel. |
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| 0:12.3 | Welcome to the New Year. Welcome to 2022. |
| 0:15.5 | I wanted to start the New Year by providing some of my own thoughts on the two key national security issues facing the Biden administration. |
| 0:23.6 | Russia and Ukraine and the Iranian nuclear program. |
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| 0:30.8 | I'm Michael Morel, and this is Intelligence Matters. |
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