October 31, 2018

David Cohen talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters" podcast

By David Cohen

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with David Cohen, former Deputy Director of the CIA and Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence about whether, when, and how targeted financial sanctions work. Cohen explains why the U.S. sanctions snapping back on Iran's oil industry may not have the same bite they did years ago, and why the Trump's administration's once-effective North Korea sanctions may have been weakened by the Singapore summit. Cohen describes how secondary sanctions expand the reach and enhance the power of U.S. financial sanctions, and how intelligence helps determine whether a given sanctions regime is effective.

Listen to this episode and more from the Intelligence Matters podcast.

  • Reports
    • November 30, 2018
    Summary of Findings and Recommendations

    KEY FINDINGS Soldier survivability is a function of protection and other relevant operational factors, such as situational awareness, mobility, and lethality. Throughout histo...

    By Paul Scharre, Lauren Fish, Katherine Kidder & Amy Schafer

  • Reports
    • November 7, 2018
    Human Performance Enhancement

    Executive Summary No attributes are more foundational to success in combat than the physical and cognitive performance of warfighters. Technological advantage has always playe...

    By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish

  • Reports
    • November 7, 2018
    Human Performance Enhancement TEST

    No attributes are more foundational to success in combat than the physical and cognitive performance of warfighters. Technological advantage has always played a central role i...

    By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish

  • Podcast
    • November 2, 2018
    Ep. 27: CENTCOM's Gen. Votel; Exosuits and super soldiers; Weaponizing social media and more

    This week on the program: • During a flight over Turkmenistan this week, America’s top commander in the Middle East spoke by phone with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baro...

    By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish

View All Reports View All Articles & Multimedia