EP 180: Russia Wants You Angry: A Spy's Warning to the West with Sean Wiswesser Russian Espionage & Security Expert and Former CIA Senior Operations Officer
From The Security Circle by Yolanda Hamblen (Yoyo)
June 3, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 180
About this episode
The episode discusses the threat of distrust in Western democracies through the lens of information warfare and espionage with expert Sean Wiswesser.
Send us Fan Mail Podcast Summary 🎙️ EP 180: Russia Wants You Angry: A Spy's Warning to the West What if the greatest threat facing Western democracies isn't a missile, a tank, or even a cyberattack? What if it's distrust? This week on The Security Circle Podcast, I sit down with former CIA case officer and Russian intelligence specialist Sean Wisswesser to explore the hidden battlefield of modern conflict — information warfare, influence operations, espionage, and the psychological tactics be...
People in this episode
Host: Yolanda Hamblen
Guest: Sean Wiswesser
Topics covered
- information warfare
- influence operations
- espionage
- psychological tactics
- Russian intelligence
- Western democracies
Keywords
- Russia
- CIA
- espionage
- information warfare
- influence operations
- psychological tactics
- Western democracies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA
Places: Russia, West
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