The IWP Podcast

A podcast from The Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC. Visit us at www.iwp.edu ( http://www.iwp.edu/ ).**Please note that the views expressed by our host and guest speakers do not necessarily reflect the views of The Institute of World Politics.

The IWP Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Inside Counterintelligence: Reform After 9/11

  Apr 30, 202653 minS0

  <p>In this new episode of The IWP Podcast, Professor John Quattrocki is joined by Paul Kepp, a former senior CIA operations officer with deep experience in the Directorate of Operations and a career shaped by years of overseas service. Together, they take a serious look at how the United States rethought counterintelligence after 9/11 and what those reforms mean today.</p><p>The discussion covers the rise of the DNI, the origins and purpose of the National Counterintelligence Executive, the debate over who should lead the mission, and the growing focus on strategic, national-level counterintelligence. It is a sharp conversation...

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  Inside Counterintelligence: Wiretaps and the Wall

  Apr 16, 202641 minS0

  <p>In this fourth installment of The IWP Podcast: Inside Counterintelligence Series, Professor John Quattrocki sits down with Paul Kepp, a former senior CIA operations officer with decades of experience in the Directorate of Operations, much of it overseas. The conversation takes listeners through a deep examination of the legal authorities, surveillance tools, and institutional tensions that shaped U.S. counterintelligence. The discussion traces how American counterintelligence developed across distinct historical periods, from Roosevelt-era intervention and Hoover’s expanding remit to the post-1947 national security framework, the impact of the Church Committee, FISA, Executive Order 12333, and the changing relationship between in...

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  Inside Counterintelligence: Reagan to Retrenchment

  Apr 2, 202643 minS0

  <p>In this third installment of The IWP Podcast: Inside Counterintelligence Series, Professor John Quattrocki sits down with Paul Kepp, a former senior CIA operations officer with decades of experience in the Directorate of Operations, much of it overseas. The conversation moves into the Reagan era and examines a period of rapid expansion in U.S. counterintelligence, where both the FBI and CIA scaled their capabilities to confront a growing and increasingly complex espionage threat. The discussion highlights how manpower, operational demands, and interagency coordination shaped the counterintelligence mission at its peak during the final chapter of the Cold War.<...

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  Inside Counterintelligence: Secret, Scandals, Reform

  Mar 19, 202632 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the IWP Podcast: Inside Counterintelligence series, Professors John J. Quattrocki and Paul Kepp take us through a deep examination of the history and evolution of U.S. counterintelligence. The discussion traces how American counterintelligence developed across distinct historical periods, from World War I sabotage concerns and Hoover-era domestic security practices to the post-1947 national security framework, the impact of the Church Committee, FISA, and the changing relationship between the FBI and CIA. The episode also explores how presidential direction, legal authorities, interagency cooperation, and resource constraints shaped the modern counterintelligence mission.</p><p><br></p><...

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  Inside Counterintelligence: Myths and Realities in US Counterintelligence

  Mar 5, 202633 minS5

  <p>This episode, “Myths vs Reality in U.S. Counterintelligence,” traces the evolution of CI through technical collection and oversight, including Venona’s lasting implications, why FISA uses orders rather than warrants, and how 9/11 plus the rise of the internet and mobile telephony changed the practical and legal realities of collection.</p>

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