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Grey Dynamics
Grey Dynamics
73 episodes
2 weeks ago
The Grey Dynamics Podcast offers an insight into the often murky and hidden world of intelligence. Brought to you by current and former intelligence practitioners that know the routes through the "Grey Zone".

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The Grey Dynamics Podcast offers an insight into the often murky and hidden world of intelligence. Brought to you by current and former intelligence practitioners that know the routes through the "Grey Zone".

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Grey Dynamics
Former CIA Case Officer and Station Chief Douglas London on Asset Recruitment and Tradecraft

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast. Today, we are hosting an episode with Douglas London, a former clandestine service case officer and station chief with over three decades of experience in downrange assignments. London career with Langley ranged from recruiting assets in hostile environments to operating under official cover.


Douglas London is also a Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where he teaches Intelligence and National Security Studies. During the episode, the author of “The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence” will share his insights on current tradecraft in human intelligence. 


Find Douglas


  • LinkedIn Profile
  • Twitter Profile
  • The Recruiter Book


Related Links


  • The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence
  • Former Paramilitary Operations Officer Ric Prado on his life in the Shadows
  • Grey Dynamics Intelligence Capability Development and Training
  • Grey Dynamics Operational Support
  • Grey Dynamics Open Source Intelligence Services
  • Grey Dynamics Case Studies
  • Grey Dynamics Story


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very 


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast



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1 week ago
1 hour 40 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Grey Dynamics Presents the OpSec Podcast: A Guide By Former USIC Cyber Contractor

Welcome back to Grey Dynamics. Today, we are thrilled to announce the OpSec Podcast, a project from our cyber intelligence and operational security expert, which will be produced and edited in-house every couple of weeks. Allen, the show host, is a seasoned intelligence and defence professional with over twenty years of experience, including military service, government contracting and the private sector. 


Specialising in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) collection operations. Allen holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and top-tier certifications including CISSP and CASP+. Additionally, his career spans global assignments leading multinational teams and supporting mission-critical programs for the United States military and allied partners. Currently, he serves as a GEOINT advisor for the United States government and an OPSEC specialist in Grey Dynamics team. 


Find Allen


  • LinkedIn Profile
  • OpSec Podcast
  • Intel Reports


Related Links


  • Grey Dynamics Intelligence Capability Development and Training
  • Grey Dynamics Operational Support
  • Grey Dynamics Open Source Intelligence Services
  • Grey Dynamics Case Studies
  • Grey Dynamics Story


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long-term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very 


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast



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2 weeks ago
1 hour 7 minutes 14 seconds

Grey Dynamics
New Intelligence Courses, OPSEC and Political Risk with Ahmed Hassan

The Grey Dynamics Podcast welcomes you back. Today, we are doing another solo episode with important announcements. These include new school courses focused on Human Intelligence (HUMINT), as well as new podcasts and guides on Operational Security (OPSEC). Both of the initiatives are spearheaded by veteran intelligence officers and operators.


Find Ahmed Hassan


  • LinkedIn
  • Grey Dynamics Podcast


Related Links


  • Grey Dynamics Intelligence Capability Development and Training
  • Grey Dynamics Operational Support
  • Grey Dynamics Open Source Intelligence Services
  • Grey Dynamics Case Studies
  • Grey Dynamics Story


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast



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3 weeks ago
46 minutes 50 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Ahmed Hassan on Grey Dynamics Media Side, Intelligence Operations and Training

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. This week, we are doing another editor’s note with some current insights about the company. During this episode, I will be discussing how Grey Dynamics deals with -sometimes opposite- worlds of operational contracts and media publications. Furthermore, I will also provide some recommendations from the intelligence professionals looking to enter intelligence and security company management.


Find Ahmed Hassan


  • LinkedIn
  • Grey Dynamics Podcast


Related Links


  • Grey Dynamics Intelligence Capability Development and Training
  • Grey Dynamics Operational Support
  • Grey Dynamics Open Source Intelligence Services
  • Grey Dynamics Case Studies
  • Grey Dynamics Story


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.



Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!



The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast




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2 months ago
29 minutes 5 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former CIA Intelligence Officer and Daily Briefer David Priess

The Grey Dynamics Podcast welcomes you back. Today, we have an amazing guest: David Priess, a former intelligence officer, intelligence manager and daily briefer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Bill Clinton and George Bush administrations. Additionally, David Priess worked at the State Department as a desk officer in the Near East Bureau.


Find David Priess


  • LinkedIn
  • How to Get Rid of a President: History's Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives 
  • The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast



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2 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes 3 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former Diplomat and Founder of Intrigue Media John Fowler

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. Today we are honoured to have John Fowler, founder of the global affairs start-­up International Intrigue Media and former Australian Foreign Service diplomat. During his diplomatic career, he served and lived in Beijing and Shanghai after a lengthy training in Mandarin. John Fowler also holds a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School.


Find John Fowler

  • LinkedIn
  • Intrigue Media


Related Links:

  • Chinese Maritime Militia: Little Blue Men Fishing for Trouble
  • China’s Rising Military Capabilities
  • The Inner Workings of Wagner with John Lechner
  • Chinese Espionage Against the West: No Sign of Letting Up
  • Beijing’s Security Balancing Act: The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
  • AIC: The Australian Intelligence Community
  • Grey Dynamics Podcast Episode 35: Australian Intelligence


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!

We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports

With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!




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2 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes 55 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former CIA Senior Team Leader and GRS Veteran Thomas "Tom" Pecora

Grey Dynamics welcomes Thomas Pecora, a former CIA/GRS Senior Security Manager with over twenty-four years of experience working in protective operations, crisis management, physical security, and counterterrorism missions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan and the Philippines.


Tom was awarded both the Intelligence Star “for voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions ”and the Career Intelligence Medal for “exceptional achievements that substantially contributed to the mission of the agency”. He is also an adjunct professor at Wright State University and the author of the book, “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror”.


Find Thomas Pecora

  • LinkedIn
  • Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror


Related Links:

  • The Global Response Staff (GRS): CIA’s Covert Paramilitary Unit
  • CIA Special Activities Center: The Third Option
  • Former Paramilitary Operations Officer Ric Prado on his life in the Shadows


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!

We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports

With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!

  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast




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3 months ago
48 minutes 34 seconds

Grey Dynamics
The Inner Workings of Wagner with John Lechner

Grey Dynamics welcomes John Lechner to the podcast. He is a journalist and researcher, focusing on security issues with a heavy approach to on-the-ground coverage. John is also an expert on Russia’s growing influence in Africa. He speaks fluent Russian; advanced French, Turkish, and Georgian; and conversational Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), Chechen, German, and Sango.


You can find his articles published in Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, Kyiv Post, The Diplomat, Africa is a Country, African Arguments, The National Interest, and Defense One, among others. Additionally, his book on the inner workings of the Wagner Group is for sale on Amazon


Find John Lechner

  • LinkedIn
  • John Lechner Author
  • Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare


Related Links:

  • Wagner PMC Activity in the Central African Republic: A Geospatial Analysis
  • PMC Wagner in Africa: Forecast


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!

We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports

With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!

  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast


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3 months ago
59 minutes 20 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former Naval Counter Intelligence Officer and Founder of Grey Bull Rescue Bryan Stern - Episode 60


Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! This week we are speaking again to Bryan Stern, founder and head of Grey Bull Rescue Foundation. Bryan has 25 years of military experience, including combat tours with the US Army and Navy. His specialisms include unconventional warfare, hostage rescue, and counterterrorism. During the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, Bryan organised flights to evacuate 117 US citizens after the US military had left. Since then, Grey Bull Rescue has conducted thousands of missions and rescued over 7,100 people from crises around the world. We spoke about breaking a US citizen out of a Russian FSB prison, operating where other won’t, and much more.


Find Grey Bull Rescue and Bryan Stern:


  • greybullrescue.org
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • X
  • Bryan Stern LinkedIn


Related Links:


  • Warzone Extraction, China vs Taiwan and Project Dynamo with Bryan Stern
  • What do Humanitarian NGOs and the Private Sector want from Intelligence? With E.


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • Grey Dynamics
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast




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5 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes 7 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former Paramilitary Operations Officer Ric Prado on his life in the Shadows - Episode 59

Ric Prado teamed up with Grey Dynamics to give away signed copies of his book. The only thing you have to do to win is to comment “blackops” under the episode of this post. You will receive a DM with instructions!


Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! The week we are talking to Ric Prado, a former CIA paramilitary operations officer and clandestine Special Activities Division (SAD) operator. Ric spent 24 years in the CIA, operating in the Middle East, Latin America, and East Asia. During the war on terror, Ric served as Chief of Operations at the CIA Counterterrorist Center (CTC), as well as setting up the Bin Laden Task Force. Previously, he served as an elite US Air Force Pararescue man. His New York Times Bestseller book, “Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior”, tells his life story and extraordinary experiences along the way. We spoke about leaving Cuba as a refugee, experiences on operations, being in the CIA as 9/11 unfolded and much more.


Find Ric Prado


  • ricprado.com
  • LinkedIn


We Spoke About:


  • 0:00 Ric Prado’s background
  • 2:50 Leaving Cuba alone at the age of ten after the revolution
  • 6:26 Having a mischievous streak and not fitting in
  • 7:54 Ric’s first day at CIA headquarters
  • 10:14 What was the onboarding process and first mission like?
  • 13:32 What makes Cuban-Americans so patriotic?
  • 17:53 Ric’s experience working with the Sandinista’s in Nicaragua
  • 21:43 Studying to become a CIA officer and going to “the farm”
  • 24:48 Going to work in Costa Rica
  • 27:51 Experiencing 9/11 from inside the CIA
  • 35:13 Experiencing the culture change in the CIA during the war on terror
  • 40:10 Discussing Billy Waugh
  • 45:50 Why do intelligence professionals in fiction get such a negative reputation?
  • 48:17 Advice for young people
  • 53:19 What Rick does now he has retired from the CIA
  • 56:35 Cultural recommendations
  • 1:00:34 Book Giveaway


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!



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6 months ago
1 hour 1 minute 14 seconds

Grey Dynamics
How Write a Killer Intelligence Report - Bonus Episode

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! This episode looks at how to write a Killer Intelligence Report. It builds on many of the skills students learn in our intelligence fundamentals course. This is from our live workshop from the 6th of November. Presented by Marcel Plitcha, lead instructor of the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School. He is currently completing his PhD at St Andrews and is a former DOD Analyst and FBI contractor. We cover the key elements you need to understand how to write an effective intelligence report!


Check out the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School Courses


Find the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School Instructors:


  • Marcel Plichta
  • Ahmed Hassan


We spoke about:


  • 1:31 Introduction
  • 2:49 Who are we?
  • 5:03 What’s the point of an intelligence report?
  • 7:12 Is there a right way to do an intel report?
  • 8:15 Front matter of a report
  • 15:11 Introduction to report
  • 20:03 The body of your report
  • 20:44 Assessments
  • 26:59 Evidence
  • 33:40 Visual Elements
  • 44:24 Structured Analytic Techniques (SATs)
  • 53:07 Concluding a report
  • 59:19 How strict are these rules?


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • Grey Dynamics
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast




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6 months ago
1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former German Military HUMINT Operator Christoph Stegemann - Episode 58

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! This week we are talking to Christoph Stegemann, former head of the Bundeswehr's HUMINT school. Christoph has worked across the German intelligence community in both the military and civilian agencies. In 2019, he moved on to work in Germany’s private intelligence sector. Since then he has gone onto to work corporate intelligence teams and worked to counter the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports. We spoke about working alongside different nations, not overly relying on technology, how the German private intelligence sector looks and much more.


Find Christoph Stegemann:


  • LinkedIn


We spoke about:


  • 0:00 Christoph’s background in the Bundeswehr and how he got into HUMINT
  • 5:57 Differences in culture and approach compared to allied nations
  • 8:55 Becoming head of HUMINT training in the Bundeswehr and understanding the tradecraft
  • 10:54 Being trained to as both an agent handler and as an interrogator
  • 12:14 How has German military intelligence changed over the war on terror and not overly relying on technology
  • 18:16 What were the differences Christoph felt after transitioning between military intelligence and civilian agencies
  • 21:02 How do you build a network in the private sector after working in public sector intelligence?
  • 27:21 Christoph’s anti-doping work in the professional sports world
  • 32:50 How does the German private intelligence sector look?
  • 36:20 How was the war in Ukraine impacted the German private intelligence sector
  • 38:53 Being able to communicate with stakeholders effectively in German corporate intelligence
  • 41:42 What advice Christoph has for young people looking to work in the private intelligence sector
  • 44:55 Christopher’s advice for those looking to work in government 
  • 46:04 Tradecraft and Cultural recommendations 
  • 54:03 Final Thoughts


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!




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6 months ago
57 minutes 57 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Global Intelligence Leader Lewis Sage-Passant on the Private Intelligence Industry - Episode 57

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Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. This week we are talking to Lewis Sage-Passant about the obscure and understudied world of private sector intelligence. Lewis is the Global Head of Intelligence at a major pharmaceutical company and an Adjunct Professor at Science Po. Previously, Lewis served in the British Armed Forces and worked in private intelligence roles in the energy, banking and software sectors. His new book, “Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector” provides an overview of corporate intelligence structures and functions. We discussed how intelligence interacts with different industries, industrial espionage, controversial firms and much more.


Find Lewis Sage-Passant:


  • LinkedIn
  • X


We Spoke About:


0:45 Lewis’ background

4:28 The differences between working in government and private intelligence

8:37 Lewis’ previous experience with a travel risk start-up

13:32 Why Lewis wrote his new book, Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector

18:06 What is the difference between in-house corporate intelligence teams and private intelligence vendors/service providers, and how do they interact?

21:23 The variety of private intelligence service providers

24:48 The role the oil and gas industry has played in developing in-house intelligence capabilities

26:40 Pharmaceutical companies have developed intelligence capabilities, how do they use them?

31:20 How does private sector intelligence interact with the professional sports industry?

34:15 What role does government play in the private sector in cases of state-sponsored industrial espionage

40:17 Is the line between state and private intelligence capabilities blurring, and will it lead to regulation?

44:25 How much can governments influence the activities of the private sector?

45:48 Cooperation on dual-use technologies and supply chain risk

48:29 Controversial private intelligence firms and tactics

52:05 Advice for people trying to get into private intelligence

56:28 Cultural recommendations

1:00:44 What did Lewis not cover in the book?



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7 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 40 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Editor's Notes 03: Intelligence Courses Update

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! This week, Marcel Plichta, the lead instructor of the intelligence school, joins us to discuss writing a killer intelligence report, the future of the course, and the feedback we have received.


Join our "How to Write a Killer Intelligence Report" workshop:


  • Click here to register instantly!


We spoke about:


  • 0:00 - How to write a killer intelligence report workshop
  • 4:02 - Discussing the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School (GDIS) and feedback
  • 14:54 - Future GDIS courses on HUMINT and Crypto Intelligence




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7 months ago
24 minutes 18 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former Senior CIA Officer Raymond White on HUMINT and Training the Next Generation - Episode 56

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast. This is our first episode of season 4! This week we are talking to Raymond White, a former CIA senior operations officer. Raymond has spent over 25 years in the agency, in the directorate of analysis and directorate of operations. He has worked on issues such as Iran’s Nuclear capabilities, the Syrian civil war and North Korea. As well as training the next generation of intelligence officers. Since his career in the CIA, Raymond has founded Wolfpack Consulting. Teaching clients CIA methodology for optimal outcomes. We spoke about CIA priorities over the years, the role of HUMINT in modern intelligence operations, which agencies have most impressed him and more.


Find Raymond White:


  • LinkedIn
  • Wolfpack Consulting


We Spoke about:


  • 0:00 - Ray’s background
  • 7:39 - Beginning work in CIA operations
  • 12:11 - Moving laterally in the agency
  • 14:02 - Following Iran’s nuclear capabilities
  • 14:52 - CIA culture over time and working during the global war on terror
  • 17:48 - New era great power competiton and proxy warfare
  • 23:21 - Confronting the changing landscape, priorities and the importance of HUMINT
  • 29:15 - Which allied and adversarial foreign agencies have impressed Ray?
  • 38:44 - Ray’s time supporting the development of the next generation of CIA officers
  • 41:51 - Life after the CIA and entering the private sector
  • 47:37 - Advice to young people looking to get into intelligence
  • 53:03 - What Ray is reading and cultural recommendations


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • Grey Dynamics
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast




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7 months ago
1 hour 58 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former CIA Collection Management Officer on Life with Esther Atwell – Episode 55

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today we are talking to Esther Atwell, a former linguist and collection manager who spent over a decade at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Esther has had a varied career beyond intelligence, working as a tutor, realtor and court interpreter on the island of Hawaii. We discussed working in the CIA and overseas, what it takes to work in intelligence, immigrating to the US and much more. Esther is also the partner of our previous guest, CIA operations officer John Atwell.


Find Esther Atwell:


  • LinkedIn


We Spoke About:


  • 1:10 - Early life, learning languages, tutoring, livining overseas and joining the CIA with her husband.
  • 18:42 - Being an Operationally Certified Collection Management Officer
  • 23:59 - The desired traits of someone wants to work in this field
  • 28:47 - Esether's view on faith and not mourning over missed opportunity
  • 33:30 - Immigrating to the US and sense of patriotic duty
  • 40:05 - Esther on working in the CIA and overseas as a woman and someone with foreign heritage
  • 45:50 - Advice for young people looking to work in intelligence
  • 54:16 - Cultural recommendations


Related Links:


  • Senior CIA Ops Officer John Atwell on Culture Change, Working with Five Eyes and Career Advice
  • Canadian Intelligence, the ICC and Career Development with Kelly Wong


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to secret & top secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!


The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!


  • Grey Dynamics
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcast
  • Google Podcast
  • Amazon Podcast




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11 months ago
1 hour 1 minute 24 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Former 22 SAS & 14 Int Operator Michael Hawkes on his Illustrious Career

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Michael Hawkes, a former 22 Special Air Service operator. Michael spent twenty four years in the British Army, twelve of which in the SAS. Including six in covert operations. He also served as a military advisor to UK's intelligence services. For the last twenty two years he has had a successful career in corporate security, working all over the world. We spoke about his experience in UKSF selection, his time in Northern Ireland, getting kidnapped in Bosnia and much more.


Find Michael Hawkes:


  • Hawkes & Co.
  • LinkedIn


We Spoke About:


  • 0:00 - Introduction and Michael’s background
  • 07:14 - Michael’s upcoming book
  • 11:58 - First time in UKSF selection and fatal accidents during training
  • 18:45 - Michael’s day one experience in 22 SAS
  • 22:15 - Michael’s time in Northern Ireland and working undercover
  • 41:58 - Michael’s time in Bosnia and getting kidnapped by Serbians
  • 59:02 - Working as a CQB instructor and working alongside female operators
  • 1:05:33 - Discussing surveillance activities
  • 1:11:00 - Hawkes & Co.
  • 1:26:51 - Should young people join the UK armed forces currently?
  • 1:29:30 - Cultural recommendations


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1 year ago
1 hour 38 minutes 6 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) an Intelligence Perspective - Episode 53

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. This week we are discussing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022) in all its action packed Hollywood glory. As usual we'll be looking at the story from an intelligence perspective, digging into the games' realism, what it got right and what it got wrong.


Contents in Mission Order:


  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 6:27 - Strike
  • 16:23 - Kill or Capture
  • 19:23 - Wetwork and Tradecraft
  • 29:29 - Borderline
  • 33:31 - Cartel Protection
  • 37:15 - Close Air and Hardpoint
  • 42:18 - Recon by Fire
  • 46:12 - Violence and Timing
  • 49:05 - El Sin Nombre
  • 53:37 - Dark Water
  • 56:56 - Alone
  • 1:00:00 - Prison Break
  • 1:01:21 - Hindsight
  • 1:02:57 - Ghost Team
  • 1:05:01 - Countdown
  • 1:08:46 - Ending
  • 1:09:28 - Thoughts
  • 1:20:49 - Cultural Recommendations


Previous Call of Duty Episodes:


  • Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare, an Intelligence perspective
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare, an Intelligence Perspective (Pt. 2)
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare, an Intelligence Perspective (Pt. 3)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) an Intelligence Perspective


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1 year ago
1 hour 24 minutes 27 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Crypto Currency Intelligence with Keven Hendricks - Episode 52

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Keven Hendricks, an expert and pioneer in Crypto and Dark Web investigations. Keven is the founder of Ubivis, a project dedicated to combatting the spread of narcotics using the dark web. He has worked previously under the FBI and DEA, taking part in various task forces. We discussed adapting to the changing crypto landscape, taking down criminals operating on the dark web, privacy in crypto, the tools he uses to keep himself secure and much more.


Find Keven Hendricks:


  • UBIVIS Project


We Spoke About:


  • 1:10 - Kevin’s background
  • 3:54 - Being part of an anti-online exploitation task force
  • 6:17 - How Kevin began specialising in cryptocurrencies
  • 10:03 - Working with federal and international organisations, adapting to the changing crypto landscape and participating in the take down of illicit marketplaces
  • 15:24 - Where adversaries on the dark web slip up
  • 18:34 - How criminals using cryptocurrencies cash out
  • 22:02 - Cryptocurrency ATMs
  • 24:44 - Monero and other privacy centric cryptocurrencies
  • 29:07 - Using privacy centric crytocurrencies
  • 31:56 - What is TOR?
  • 36:09 - Disscusing Torndao Cash
  • 44:14 - Most private and secure messaging apps
  • 47:25 - Which mobile OS is more secure?
  • 50:00 - Recommendations for tools similar to TOR and TailsOS
  • 52:09 - Advice for conducting investigations into crypto and the dark web
  • 55:32 - Cultural recommendations
  • 57:22 - Final thoughts and the increasing relevancy of cryptocurrencies


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1 year ago
59 minutes 59 seconds

Grey Dynamics
Director of MENA Analytica Dr Andreas Krieg on Strategic Weaponization of Narratives

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Dr Andreas Krieg, director of MENA Analytica and associate professor at King's College London. He is also the author of Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives. Andreas has a wealth of experience in the private sector, academia and supporting the UK armed forces training and doctrine. We discussed learning how to spot opportunity, getting exposure outside of academic circles, ways forward for the situation in Gaza and much more.


Find Dr Andreas Krieg:


  • King's College London
  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives

We Spoke About:


  • 0:44 - Andreas’ background
  • 6:15 - Hunting for opportunities 
  • 11:10 - Legacy, economy of effort in academia and exposure outside of academia
  • 15:00 - Academic publications and their relationship to the public
  • 19:48 - Getting exposure outside of academic circles
  • 25:29 - The situation in Gaza and possible ways forward
  • 49:00 - Andreas discusses his work surrounding subversion, and how Israel uses it
  • 54:56 - Career advice
  • 1:06:28 - Cultural recommendations


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1 year ago
1 hour 11 minutes 44 seconds

Grey Dynamics
The Grey Dynamics Podcast offers an insight into the often murky and hidden world of intelligence. Brought to you by current and former intelligence practitioners that know the routes through the "Grey Zone".

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