Why Russia "Hacks" Elections: A Spy's-Eye View

Intelligence Matters

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Politics, News, Government

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🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. is in the grips of spy-mania in the aftermath of Russia's interference in the 2016 election that has made President Trump's 2016 election campaign the focus of a federal investigation. But Russia's active measures to infiltrate and influence the U.S. consciousness didn't begin, nor end with the 2016 election. For years, John Sipher, a 28-year veteran of the CIA's National Clandestine Service, recruited Russian spies and led counter-intelligence operations against Moscow and he's here to talk about what's behind Russia's aggressive stance.

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0:30.3	In the Klandessen Service, protecting our sources is above and beyond the most important
0:38.8	thing we do.
0:39.8	Maybe the place to start here is at the very top of Vladimir Putin.
0:49.4	What about Russia's role in the world?
0:51.5	How does he see that?
0:52.8	What are his objectives with regard to foreign policy?
0:55.5	I think, um, now he sees a very sort of zero sum game.
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