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03/08/24 • 20 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. Today, we are trying something new! This is the first episode of Editor's Notes, where we keep you updated on what we're up to. We'll be discussing the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School, future podcast guests, our new website and what I'm reading. Enjoy!
Related Links:
- Grey Dynamics Intelligence School
- University of Salford QUALITY CPD (QCPD) Accreditation
- Kevin Riehle - The Russian FSB
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German Military Intelligence Officer and Trainer Ole Donner on Intelligence Education - Episode 49
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04/05/24 • 58 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today we are talking to Ole Donner. Ole is a former German Bundeswehr Officer and analyst. He spent time his teaching intelligence strategies, such as structured analytic techniques. Now he has own training and consulting company called Gründer Strukturierte Analyse Deutschland. He is also a research fellow at the Institute for Intelligence and Security Management. We discussed his time in the military, how to get into intelligence in Germany, tradecraft, key intelligence readings and much more.
Find Ole Donner:
- Gründer Strukturierte Analyse Deutschland
- Clear Thinking: Structured Analytic Techniques and Strategic Foresight Analysis for Decisionmakers - Randolph H. Pherson, Ole Donner & Oliver Gnad
We Spoke About:
- 0:51 - Ole’s background
- 4:57 - Getting into the military and intelligence corps
- 07:06 - Careers pathways into intelligence in Germany
- 11:02 - How does Germany’s culture affect perspective on intelligence?
- 12:52 - What role do contractors play in German intelligence?
- 15:11 - Why Ole start Gründer Strukturierte Analyse Deutschland
- 18:24 - The intelligence training landscape
- 23:30 - Bottle necks in the process of making intellignece products
- 28:08 - How to break into the intelligence industry beyond Germany and key readings
- 33:03 - Using AIMS to improve intelligence dissemination
- 36:24 - When do the Grey Dynamics courses start?
- 37:27 - Ole’s intelligence course
- 42:00 - Is social media effecting attentions spans and how does that effect intelligence analysis
- 47:21 - Cultural Recommendations
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05/04/24 • 71 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Dr Andreas Krieg, director of MENA Analytica and associate professor at King's College London. He is also the author of Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives. Andreas has a wealth of experience in the private sector, academia and supporting the UK armed forces training and doctrine. We discussed learning how to spot opportunity, getting exposure outside of academic circles, ways forward for the situation in Gaza and much more.
Find Dr Andreas Krieg:
- King's College London
- X
- YouTube
- Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives
We Spoke About:
- 0:44 - Andreas’ background
- 6:15 - Hunting for opportunities
- 11:10 - Legacy, economy of effort in academia and exposure outside of academia
- 15:00 - Academic publications and their relationship to the public
- 19:48 - Getting exposure outside of academic circles
- 25:29 - The situation in Gaza and possible ways forward
- 49:00 - Andreas discusses his work surrounding subversion, and how Israel uses it
- 54:56 - Career advice
- 1:06:28 - Cultural recommendations
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With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to secret & top secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!
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Former Senior CIA Officer Raymond White on HUMINT and Training the Next Generation - Episode 56
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10/25/24 • 60 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast. This is our first episode of season 4! This week we are talking to Raymond White, a former CIA senior operations officer. Raymond has spent over 25 years in the agency, in the directorate of analysis and directorate of operations. He has worked on issues such as Iran’s Nuclear capabilities, the Syrian civil war and North Korea. As well as training the next generation of intelligence officers. Since his career in the CIA, Raymond has founded Wolfpack Consulting. Teaching clients CIA methodology for optimal outcomes. We spoke about CIA priorities over the years, the role of HUMINT in modern intelligence operations, which agencies have most impressed him and more.
Find Raymond White:
We Spoke about:
- 0:00 - Ray’s background
- 7:39 - Beginning work in CIA operations
- 12:11 - Moving laterally in the agency
- 14:02 - Following Iran’s nuclear capabilities
- 14:52 - CIA culture over time and working during the global war on terror
- 17:48 - New era great power competiton and proxy warfare
- 23:21 - Confronting the changing landscape, priorities and the importance of HUMINT
- 29:15 - Which allied and adversarial foreign agencies have impressed Ray?
- 38:44 - Ray’s time supporting the development of the next generation of CIA officers
- 41:51 - Life after the CIA and entering the private sector
- 47:37 - Advice to young people looking to get into intelligence
- 53:03 - What Ray is reading and cultural recommendations
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We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.
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With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!
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01/12/24 • 72 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Michael Blicher Soerensen. Michael is a veteran of the Danish army, specialising in electronic warfare and SIGINT. He is currently a global security site lead at Meta. We discussed what makes a good analyst, deploying to Iraq, corporate intelligence and much more. Enjoy!
Find Michael
We spoke about:
- 2:40 - Michael's background
- 5:15 - Opportunities after working in SIGINT and Electronic Warfare
- 9:17 - Killings your darlings
- 10:40 - Adjusting to work outside of the army
- 14:09 - Learning to build rapport with collegues in the workplace
- 16:22 - What makes a good intelligence analyst
- 20:21 - Discovering new career opportunities and staying open minded
- 24:49 - Michael’s experience on deployment
- 28:17 - Michael's experience working with allied intelligence counterparts
- 32:07 - Commentary on how training and background can heavily influence analyst’s perspectives
- 36:32 - Tailoring intelligence to the consumers needs and creating valuable products
- 38:08 - Issues in the field of OSINT
- 48:30 - Intelligence professionals being able to educate consumers on intelligence can and cannot do
- 51:30 - Competing with other internal and external intelligence professionals in the corporate world
- 1:01:50 - Lack of Tactical intelligence in the private sector
- 1:03:24 - Intelligence products currently consumed by in the corporate world
- 1:05:47 - Cultural Recommendations
Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!
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We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.
Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports
With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to secret & top secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!
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From Unconventional Warfare to Hybrid Warfare with former SF Operator Curtis Fox - Episode 45
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01/26/24 • 86 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today, we are talking to Curtis Fox, former Green Beret, author, graduate of Georgetown University and currently a program manager. His book 'Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach To Strategic Competition & Conventional Military Conflict' is out now. We discussed some of the fascinating topics covered in it. Including how Russia has applied hybrid warfare in Ukraine since 2014, the collapse of effective cooperation between the FSB and GRU, as well as the destruction of Russia's special forces capability.
Disclaimer: All of Curtis Fox's opinions are his own and do not reflect the policy of the US Department of Defense or the US Government.
Find Curtis:
- Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach To Strategic Competition & Conventional Military Conflict
We spoke about:
- 0:55 - Why Curtis chose to join the Green Berets
- 4:26 - Deployments during the war on terror as part of 10th Special Forces Group
- 5:15 - Experiencing other cultures
- 6:23 - Observations on Somalia
- 13:01 - The legacy of French colonialism and Wagner’s activities in the Sahel
- 22:00 - Historical Russian strategy and hybrid warfare
- 32:38 - Did Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy work in Ukraine from 2014?
- 41:31 - The GRU, Salisbury and being cut out of planning for the 2022 invasion
- 48:09 - The FSB’s botched invasion plan and feeding the Kremlin bad intelligence
- 56:29 - The future of Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy and destruction of their special forces capability
- 1:00:27 - Could Serbia use Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy themselves?
- 1:04:26 - Does the West underestimate the Iranians?
- 1:10:00 - Career advice for young people, including those looking to join special forces
- 1:13:58 - Advice to those looking to write a book
- 1:15:57 - How Grey Dynamics decides what topics to cover
- 1:21:24 - Cultural recommendations
Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!
We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.
Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports
With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to secret & top secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!
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DIA Counterintelligence Officer and Scholar on the FSB with Kevin P. Riehle - Episode 47
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03/15/24 • 59 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today, we are talking to Kevin Riehle. Kevin has thirty years of experience in the US intelligence community and specialises in Russia and Counter Intelligence. Retiring in 2021, Kevin now works as an academic and author. He is currently a lecturer at the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies (BCISS). Kevin's latest book, "The Russian FSB: A Concise History of the Federal Security Service", takes a detailed look at the service and its activities.
Enter to the giveaway to win a signed copy of Kevin Riehle's "The Russian FSB"
In celebration of Kevin's new book on the Russian FSB we have teamed up with him to give away two (2) copies of the book to members of our Community!
Follow the instructions and enter our competition for the chance to win a copy of The Russian Fsb: A Concise History of the Federal Security Service!
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Find Kevin Riehle:
We spoke about:
- 0:36 - Kevin’s background
- 5:09 - Who is the FSB?
- 7:32 - What is the FSB’s jurisdiction
- 10:33 - How comparable is the FSB to intelligence organisations in the US and UK?
- 12:22 - Could an organisation similar to the FSB exist in a democracy?
- 13:52 - What are the functions of the FSB’s special operations units, Alpha and Vympel?
- 19:30 - What is SMERSH, and why is it being revived?
- 23:26 - Where does the FSB fit into Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy?
- 26:31 - How has the FSB’s ideology evolved?
- 31:22 - The FSB’s relationship with PMCs, far-right groups and hackers
- 34:44 - FSB corruption and criminal activity
- 41:50 - Kevin on counter intelligence
- 44:34 - How did Ahmed’s time at Brunel University, studying the Intelligence & Security Studies MA, impact his career?
- 47:19 - The importance of effective dissemination of intelligence
- 49:43 - Cultural recommendations
- 52:59 - Advice to those seeking a career in intelligence
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12/22/23 • 56 min
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week, we are talking to Mack! Mack is a former British Army Infantryman and Team Leader. He then went on to be recruited as an Intelligence Officer in the tri-service Defence Human Intelligence Unit (DHU). After leaving the armed forces, Mack became a recruiter. Spending some time working in the Private Equity space, before joining cyber specialists Trident Search, where he is now. We discussed transitioning from infantry to intelligence, Mack's time in DHU combatting the Islamic State, the importance of culture in the work environment and much more.
Find Mack:
We spoke about:
- 0:33 - Mack’s background
- 6:02 - Bridging the gap between the military and the private sector
- 9:20 - Upskilling for veterans
- 10:14 - Lack of consensus on intelligence job titles
- 12:52 - Intelligence as a function constantly having to prove its worth
- 16:05 - Mack’s time in the infantry and transition to intelligence
- 19:14 - Mack’s first tour as DHU
- 21:00 - Advice to people wanting to join DHU
- 23:07 - Referencing for employers as intelligence professionals and veterans
- 24:44 - Moving directly from the military to private equity
- 26:14 - The importance of culture in a workplace
- 29:41 - Moving to different countries to offer services
- 31:51 - Considering culture when recruiting
- 34:04 - What long-term career advice would Mack give to those looking to join the armed forces
- 37:05 - Getting into cyber as a route into intelligence
- 39:18 - Salary ranges in intelligence and cyber
- 45:02 - Mack asks Ahmed where he sees Grey Dynamics 2-3 years
- 50:14 - Cultural recommendations
- 54:34 - Final thoughts
Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!
Sign up to the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School (GDIS) for Top Instructors, Practical Skills, and Real-World Application.
We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.
Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports
With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to secret & top secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!
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02/10/23 • 49 min
This week I caught up with Marcel Plichta. He is a PhD candidate at St. Andrews, Ex-DIA Analyst and a colleague. We discussed the details of the upcoming Grey Dynamics Intelligence course, some recent events, and what we have been into recently.
You can find Marcel Plichta on:
We spoke about
- Update on Wagner Group (0:50)
- Sahel Week (9:02)
- Chinese Spy Balloon (15:41)
- Russian & Iranian Spearfishing (19:00)
- The Earthquake in Türkiye & Syria (22:32)
- Details of the Grey Dynamics Training / Capability Development Program (25:15)
- Underestimation of the spread of technology in Africa (31:15)
- Useful Tools (35:34)
- Cultural Recommendations (40:09)
Related Links:
- HDX Humanitarian Data Exchange
- Kahneman Daniel: Thinking, Fast & Slow
- What is an Intelligence Analyst?
- So, You Want to be an Intelligence Analyst?
- Expert Advice For Getting Into Intelligence
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03/18/23 • 53 min
Today I spoke with Paul Scharre, the vice president and director of studies at the Center for New American Security (CNAS). Previously he has worked for the Office of the Secretary of Defense as well as being a team leader in the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Scharre's latest book "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the age of artificial intelligence" discusses some of the bleeding edge issues facing US national security. We discussed the use of drones in Ukraine, limiting China's access to cutting-edge chips, data advantages and much more.
You can find Paul on:
We spoke about
- Why AI? (2:18)
- How being a ranger affects Paul’s view on technology (4:02)
- What Paul’s work at CNAS is like and their focus (7:19)
- The impact of the restrictions imposed on China’s ability create to chips (8:55)
- How chips affect the potential conflict over Taiwan (13:06)
- How physical and cognitive advancements can allow soldiers to meet new challenges on the battlefield (17:11)
- The use of drones in Ukraine (25:23)
- Does China have a data advantage? (34:33)
- Career Advice (42:07)
- What will be important in the job market of tomorrow (44:20)
- Cultural recommendations (48:21)
- Resources to learn about AI (49:15)
Related Links:
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How many episodes does Grey Dynamics have?
Grey Dynamics currently has 61 episodes available.
What topics does Grey Dynamics cover?
The podcast is about News, Intelligence, Podcasts, Social Sciences, Science, Espionage and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on Grey Dynamics?
The episode title 'Former Senior CIA Officer Raymond White on HUMINT and Training the Next Generation - Episode 56' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Grey Dynamics?
The average episode length on Grey Dynamics is 58 minutes.
How often are episodes of Grey Dynamics released?
Episodes of Grey Dynamics are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Grey Dynamics?
The first episode of Grey Dynamics was released on Jul 25, 2022.
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