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The tyrant next door: The struggle for democracy in Eastern Europe
The Paul Wells Show
The Latvian James Bond - When Did You Get That Job?
People call you the Latvian James Bond. I did spend 10 years running Latvian's external intelligence service, but since then I have not been a practitioner in the intelligence business. My last job was as UK defense advisor to the chief of defense in Brattislav in Slovakia. But it occurred to me that this does not make sense that I'm helping Slovakia to join NATO when in fact I ought to be helping my own country. So I left the British Army early, moved back permanently to Latvian 2002 and worked with the then prime minister on anti-corruption issues.
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