3 chapters across the catalog
Mike Baker Joe Rogan Interview, Intelligence Blackmail Tactics
Former CIA operative Mike Baker appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss the operational risks of using blackmail to recruit assets. Baker noted that while Russian and Israeli intelligence services frequently use "honeypot" operations, the CIA often avoids blackmail because it can lead to assets becoming double agents.
Mike Baker and Stephen Yates on Iran Strikes and China
Former CIA officer Mike Baker and analyst Stephen Yates discuss the geopolitical fallout of recent strikes in Iran. They argue the operations demonstrated American stealth technology and intelligence precision, effectively "putting a pin" in the narrative of Chinese global dominance. The discussion explores the "multipolar world" concept and how China's energy dependence on the Gulf limits its ability to support Iranian escalations.
A leaked Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) memo suggesting that strikes on Iran fell short of objectives is analyzed. Former spook Mike Baker describes the report as a "low confidence assessment," meaning it was based on unvetted or thin evidence. Baker suggests the timing of the leak was a deliberate attempt at information warfare to discredit the administration's narrative of a successful mission.
