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Did the Cold War really end? As recently as this week, the New York Times confirmed that in 2020 Russian intelligence attempted to assassinate a defector on US soil, crossing a major red line even during the height of the Cold War. On today’s episode of the RealClearDefense podcast “Hot Wash” host John Sorensen and RCD contributor John Waters speak with Calder Walton, the historian who uncovered that attempted assassination and the author of a new book, “SPIES: The Epic Intelligence War Between the East and West.” Using archival evidence declassified as recently as 2022, Walton looks at the 100-year espionage competition among the Soviet, American and British intelligence services. By comparing each side’s internal secrets the book reveals double agents, the tactics of disinformation, covert action, and assassinations. How did espionage shape the Cold War?Walton is the Assistant Director of the Harvard Belfer Center's Applied History and Intelligence Project. He is also the author of the three-volume Cambridge History of Espionage and Intelligence and Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire."Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcdEmail comments and story suggestions to editors@realcleardefense.comSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

RealClearPolitics president and cofounder Tom Bevan, Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon and chief content officer Andrew Walworth discuss President Trump's appearance on Fox News and ask whether President Biden will face a challenge for the 2024 Democratic nomination.

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan, Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, and associate editor and columnist A.B. Stoddard join Andrew Walworth on today's RCP Takeaway podcast.

On today's "Hot Wash," RCD contributor John Waters talks to the authors of one the site's most popular recent articles, “The Navy SEAL Who Went to Ukraine Because He Couldn’t Stop Fighting.” The tortured story of Daniel Swift, a decorated Navy SEAL who went AWOL, only to end up on the frontlines of Ukraine's war with Russia. It's a story about the complicated relationship some of America's most experienced veterans have with combat, the challenges of returning home, the desire to make a difference, and the pull to return to the fight. Brett Forest and Ian Lovett are journalists for the Wall Street Journal who cover Ukraine.Read the article here,“The Navy SEAL Who Went to Ukraine Because He Couldn’t Stop Fighting.”"Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcdEmail comments and story suggestions to editors@realcleardefense.comSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss the latest developments in the most recent indictment of President Trump. They also discuss Senator Chuck Grassley's claim that a Burisma executive has damaging tape recordings of conversations with both Hunter and Joe Biden.

Emily Jashinsky, culture editor of The Federalist news site, White House correspondent Phil Wegmann and RealClearPolitics president and cofounder Tom Bevan join Andrew Walworth on today's RCP Takeaway podcast.

Jude Clemente, RealClear Energy editor and Robert Bryce , author and host of the Power Hungry Podcast, examine President Biden's approach to energy and the environment with moderator Andrew Walworth.

RealClearPolitics president and cofounder Tom Bevan joins Carl Cannon on today's RCP Takeaway podcast.

Mary Katharine Ham, writer at Outkick and host of the Getting Hammered podcast and Joe Concha, Fox contributor and columnist for The Messenger join RealClearPolitics president and cofounder Tom Bevan and moderator Andrew Walworth on today's RCP Takeaway podcast.

Visit RealClearPublishing for more information on“Kissinger’s Betrayal: How America Lost the Vietnam War”"Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcdEmail comments and story suggestions to editors@realcleardefense.comSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.