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What will become of the CIA under President Trump? With Tim Wiener

What will become of the CIA under President Trump? With Tim Wiener

Update: 2025-08-301
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Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Tim Weiner has been chronicling the history of the CIA for more than two decades. His new book, The Mission charts the agency’s successes and failings, from 9-11 to the present day.


In this episode, he sat down with Carl Miller to talk about the agency’s notorious post 9-11 torture programmes, its key role in supporting Ukraine, the threat posed by China and Russia and the hard job of espionage in an age of technical surveillance. They also discussed the disorientating impact of the Trump administration, and what happens to the CIA when the threat is coming from above. 


Tim Weiner is an award-winning author and reporter. The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century is out now. 


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What will become of the CIA under President Trump? With Tim Wiener

What will become of the CIA under President Trump? With Tim Wiener

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