The Burn Bag – National Security and Foreign Policy Redefined

Russia in Retreat?: Former DNI Jim Clapper on the Russo-Ukrainian War, Putin, and the U.S. Response

April 04, 2022 Episode 109
The Burn Bag – National Security and Foreign Policy Redefined
Russia in Retreat?: Former DNI Jim Clapper on the Russo-Ukrainian War, Putin, and the U.S. Response
Show Notes

In this episode, A'ndre and Ryan talk with LTG (ret.) Jim Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence (2010-2017). Director Clapper discusses his assessment of Russia's war against Ukraine, as well as how well the Biden Administration has responded.  Director Clapper, a retired Air Force General, breaks down the Russian offensive and failure to gain air superiority. He also responds to the controversial U.S. intelligence disclosures and whether or not they have been effective. The conversation also covers Director Clapper's analysis of Putin, the possibility of a coup in Russia, and why this conflict is different than the one he dealt with in the Obama Administration in 2014.