Episode

Putin’s Survival Machine | Sean Wiswesser

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Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs

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Jul 18, 2026

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3098

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Summary

Every few months, a rumor or prediction suggests Vladimir Putin is finally cornered — a purge, a battlefield setback, a grim Victory Day parade. Former senior CIA officer Sean Wiswesser, author of Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks, says the West keeps mistaking Russia's elite infighting for weakness.