The Team House

Former CIA Spy on Putin’s Secret War Against the West | Sean Wiswesser | EP. 406

April 11, 2026·1h 34m·2-min readinterviewpolitics
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Sean Weist Wesser, a 20-year CIA veteran and Russian expert, discusses Russian intelligence’s enduring adversarial posture toward the U.S., rooted in deep-seated paranoia, historical trauma, and a corrupt, mafia-like system that fuels reckless hybrid warfare, including election interferen

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Sean Weist Wesser

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Sean Weist WesserJack Murphy

Books

Tradecraft, Tactics and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret Warby Sean Weist WesserA Secret Lifeby Ben WeiserA Billion Dollar Spyby David E. Hoffman

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Naval Institute Press

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Book ReviewsCybersecurityForeign PolicyGeopoliticsRussiaUs Politics

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