The CIA from 9/11 to Present Day | Tim Weiner | Ep. 360

The Team House

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History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government

4.7 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2025

⏱️ 151 minutes

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This show features an in-depth conversation with author Tim Weiner about his new book, "The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century." Drawing from the full span of the 21st century, Weiner discusses the agency's evolution, covering everything from the rise of counterterrorism and controversial programs like torture and renditions, to significant successes such as dismantling nuclear proliferation networks and penetrating the Kremlin. The discussion also delves into the complex realities of intelligence work, the challenges posed by foreign threats and domestic political shifts, and personal anecdotes that shaped his career covering the CIA.
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00:00 - Start
00:46 - Putin's War Plans
03:40 - Post-Cold War CIA: Rise of Counterterrorism
10:09 - Post-9/11 CIA: Torture & Renditions
25:27 - Success: Dismantling AQ Khan's Nuclear Network
50:09 - Bin Laden Mission & Chinese Intelligence
1:29:08 - US Response & Support for Ukraine
1:35:19 - Eroding Democracy & Threats to US Intelligence
1:50:54 - The Challenges of Writing and Selling a Book
2:07:27 - Reflections on Afghanistan & The Author's Calling

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0:00.0	Special Operations.
0:06.3	Covert Ops. Espionage.
0:10.8	The Team House.
0:12.9	With your hosts, Jack Murphy and David Park.
0:22.2	Hey guys, this is episode 360 of the Team House.
0:25.8	I'm Jack here with Dave and our guest in studio tonight is Tim Weiner.
0:29.9	Tim is the author of the upcoming book, The Mission.
0:33.6	This will be out in a couple days or what, a week.
0:37.1	July 15th. July 15th.
0:37.9	July 15th.
0:39.1	So, yeah, like a week from today for people who are watching this when it comes out.
0:43.7	When most of you watch this, it'll probably already be on bookshelves.
0:47.1	So the topic is the CIA in the 21st century.
0:51.1	It's sort of a follow-up, a sequel to Legacy of Ashes, which charted the CIA's
0:56.4	history from its inception up until early War on Terror, like 2004.
1:01.5	2006. 2006. And so the mission kind of picks up where you left off. That's right. It goes to
1:06.9	today. Writing, trying to convince your editors to insert information that is up to the last
1:13.5	minute, as I understand it. We pushed it. We locked up the book about three months ago.
1:20.9	So let's start off with, I'm not going to go into a lot of preamble about, you know, yourself and
1:27.4	your previous work,
1:28.3	because this is the third interview we've done.
1:30.9	But tell us about how this book in particular came about.
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