EPISODE · Apr 24, 2023
Tossing This Information to the Internet
from Cheap Talk · host Jeff Kaplow
The Discord intelligence leak; what we learned from the information; Egypt’s plan to sell weapons to Russia; China’s plan to sell weapons to Russia; US restraint and China’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict; how the leaker’s motives compare to other famous leaks; how the internet makes intelligence releases more damaging; assessing the intelligence impact of the leaks; the trade-off between intelligence sharing and the risk of leaks; and Marcus is a big lover of humansLeave a comment or question at [email protected] or speakpipe.com/cheaptalkFurther reading:Adam Taylor. 2023. “The biggest revelations from The Post’s document leaks investigation.” The Washington Post.Matt Tait. 2023. “Pentagon Leaks: What’s the Damage?” PwnAllTheThings Substack.Valerie Plame Wilson. 2008. Fair Game: How a Top CIA Agent Was Betrayed by Her Own Government. Simon & Schuster.“Cobblestone treadmill patent would eliminate running on pesky smooth surface.” 2009. TechCrunch.See all Cheap Talk episodes
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