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Episode:

“The Counterintelligence Chief” – with FBI Assistant Director Alan Kohler
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 01:11:58
Publish Date: 2023-02-14 12:00:00
Description:

Summary

Alan Kohler joins Andrew to discuss the FBI’s counterintelligence division. He is a recipient of the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Counterintelligence Investigation. 

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What You’ll Learn

Intelligence

  • Counterintelligence vs. Counterespionage
  • How the FBI recruit’s foreign agents 
  • Ideological motivations behind spying
  • Effect of technology on counterintelligence

Reflections

  • Staying grounded under pressure 
  • The value of creativity


Notes

Alan Kohler (LinkedIn, Website) has been the FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence since 2020. Alan and Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) talk all things counterintelligence.


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Glossary: 

  • Counterintelligence: Information gathered, and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or protect against espionage or other intelligence activities
  • FBI Attaché: a special agent assigned to a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas to liaise with local law enforcement and intelligence agencies. They pursue terrorist, intelligence, and criminal threats with international dimensions. 
  • Occam’s Razor: a rule of thumb theory that states when you are faced with competing explanations for the same phenomenon, the simplest one is probably the correct one. Attributed to William of Ockham, a 14th century English theologian. 


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