Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon
Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon
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Welcome to “Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon” — the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be.Each week, Eric — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and institutions.From armed conflict to emerging tech, foreign interference to the resilience of democracy — this is where raw information becomes real intelligence. Unfiltered. Candid. Unapologetically clear.New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now.
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The podcast covers a variety of national security themes, including armed conflicts, emerging technologies, and the impact of foreign interference, with episodes diving into specific stories like the recent flood in Kerrville, Texas, AI's implications on energy grids, and the strategic dynamics of US-Ukraine relations.
Welcome to “Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon” — the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be.
Each week, Eric — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and institutions.
From armed conflict to emerging tech, foreign interference to the resilience of democracy — this is where raw information becomes real intelligence. Unfiltered. Candid. Unapologetically clear.
New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now.
In this episode, Sue and Eric kick off the year with a look at geopolitical hotspots and assess that, in aggregate, US actions reveal the National Security Strategy for what it is—and isn’t.
Assessing the Trump strategy as one of power, resources, and driven by their version of the “scarcity model”, they walk through recent actions in Venezuela, Iran, Syria, Nigeria, Israel, China/Taiwan, and Russia/Ukraine to show that despite the values-based rhetoric often used to justify US actions, the actions themselves belie that claim.
Throughout their conversation they press beyond the event to articulate the precedent being set—good and bad—and what listeners might look for next to help them chart their own course through these turbulent times
And, there’s a new original song!
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome to Understandable Insights
05:50 Venezuela
12:33 Iran
15:48 Syria
19:30 Nigeria and Sahel
23:39 Israel-Gaza Conflict: Phase Two
28:13 China
33:24 Russia-Ukraine
39:01 What We're Watching
About the show:
Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon is the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be.
Each week, Eric Koepp — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and institutions.
From armed conflict to emerging tech, foreign interference to the resilience of democracy — this is where raw information becomes real intelligence. Unfiltered. Candid. Unapologetically clear.
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