Our guest this week is retired Special Agent in Charge Richard Quinn. Mr. Quinn began his career with the FBI in the New York Field Office where he investigated counterintelligence and international terrorism cases and would eventually serve in senior leadership positions in Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington DC, and at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Listen as Mr. Quinn recounts his experience combatting Osama bin Laden terrorist cells, coordinating counterintelligence missions with the CIA, and leading criminal investigations overseas.

What do the FBI and the CIA have in common? How do these agencies differ in their respective missions? How was the US intelligence community restructured after the terrorist attacks of September 11th?

Learn all this, and more, in this episode of In the Interest of National Security.

Our guest this week is Dr. Frederick White. Dr. White is a professor of Russian and Integrated Studies at Utah Valley University, and a specialist in Russian literature, film, and culture. Listen as Professor White discusses how Vladimir Putin cemented his authority as Russian President, how Alexei Navalny challenged Putin’s authority in Russia, and how Russian territorial ambitions pose a threat to NATO and the West.

Learn all this, and more, in this episode of In the Interest of National Security.

Our guest this week is John McClure, Deputy Director of the Center for National Security Studies at Utah Valley University. John worked at the county, state, and federal levels as an Intelligence Analyst specializing in counterterrorism investigations in the State of Utah.

Listen as Deputy Director McClure discusses his education in Terrorism Studies at St. Andrews University in Scotland, and how that led to a career as an Intelligence Analyst. Deputy Director McClure further describes his experience working at Utah’s Fusion Center, as well as his time with the Salt Lake FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).

How do state and local governments prepare for potential terrorist attacks? In what ways do federal, state, and local agencies collaborate on issues of national security? How do investigators and analysts use open-source intelligence to conduct national security investigations?

Learn all this, and more, in this episode of In the Interest of National Security.