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The Restricted Handling Podcast

Restricted Handling

Former CIA officers talk Russia, China, Iran, North Korea; international security, geopolitics, military, intel operations, sanctions and economic power plays Including daily news drops beyond the headlines (human analysis leveraging AI). It"s RH. restrictedhandling.substack.com

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00:09:43

RH 1.14.26 | Russia — Winter Strikes, Shadow Tankers,...

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2026/01/14

Russia didn’t blink—it leaned in. In this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down how Moscow is turning winter itself into a weapon, why the drone and missile campaign against Ukraine’s energy grid just hit a new level, and how the war is expanding far beyond the front lines. Over the last 24 hours, Russia launched one of its largest coordinated air attacks of the new year, throwing hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities in freezing temperatures. Power outages, heat

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00:09:45

RH 1.13.26 | China: Kill Lines, Carriers, and Control

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2026/01/13

China is not easing into 2026 — it’s hitting the accelerator, and this episode breaks down exactly how and why. In RH 1.13.26 | China: Kill Lines, Carriers, and Control, we dig into the last 24 hours of developments that show Beijing pressing forward across propaganda, military power, economic leverage, and information warfare, all at the same time. At the center of today’s episode is China’s newest propaganda export: the so-called “American kill line.” What started as online nationalist slang has

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00:09:55

RH 1.13.26 | Russia — Oreshnik Signals, Winter...

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2026/01/13

Russia didn’t slow down—it hit the gas. In this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down the last 24 hours of escalation, pressure, and quiet maneuvering as Moscow juggles diplomacy, winter warfare, and global influence operations all at once. The headline moment: Russia fired the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile toward western Ukraine, near Lviv. This isn’t just another strike—it’s a rare, nuclear-capable system that Russia almost never uses. The damage on the ground

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00:34:41

Glenn & Ryan w/ Emad Shargi - 5 Year IRGC Prisoner in...

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2026/01/13

👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast🔗 https://www.restrictedhandling.com/Get daily intelligence briefs, strategic analysis, and insights from former intelligence officers.Stay ahead of the curve.Iran. Prison. Protest. Power.This is not theory. This is lived experience.In this episode of the Restricted Handling Podcast, recorded from the Institute of World Politics (IWP) media studio in Washington, DC, hosts Ryan Fugit (former Army & CIA officer) and Glenn Corn (34-year CIA veteran,

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00:08:21

RH 1.12.26 | Russia: Jet Drones, Winter Blackouts,...

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2026/01/12

Russia is dialing things up—and this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast breaks down exactly how and why it matters.In RH 1.12.26 | Russia, we walk through one of the most revealing 24-hour stretches of the war so far, where Moscow blends old-school coercion with new-school technology, while Ukraine and its partners respond with increasingly global reach. If you’re tracking the Russia–Ukraine war, great power competition, drones, missiles, energy warfare, or European security, this episode is

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00:09:40

RH 1.12.26 | China: Satellites, AI Swarms, Taiwan...

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2026/01/12

China kicks off 2026 with confidence, capability, and a couple of very public stress tests—and this episode breaks it all down with energy, context, and just the right amount of bite. In this installment of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we dig into how Beijing is projecting power across space, technology, information warfare, and global security—while simultaneously getting checked in the Western Hemisphere. From exploding reusable rockets (progress, actually) to AI-fueled influence campaigns

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00:05:04

What to Watch Next Week (2026-01-11 to 2026-01-17)

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2026/01/11

Welcome back to The Restricted Handling Podcast for another deep-dive orientation episode: “What’s Coming Up Next Week in the World.” This is your no-nonsense, high-energy guide to the geopolitical events, power plays, and pressure points shaping the international security environment in the days ahead.In this episode, we break down the most important scheduled developments for the coming week across the world’s most volatile regions: Russia, China, Ukraine, the Middle East, and North Korea, plus

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00:11:46

RH Saturday Spy Stories Deep Dive: 10 Jan 2026

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2026/01/10

A weekly deep dive into the latest spy stories and intelligence updates from across the globe. We spotlight the hidden dynamics driving security crises, geopolitical maneuvering, and covert operations—all with a sharp, unvarnished perspective. From cyber threats to clandestine influence campaigns, this episode pulls together the week’s most critical developments, cutting through the noise and spin. Join us as we uncover the storylines shaping tomorrow’s conflicts, power plays, and intelligence

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00:09:00

RH 1.9.26 | China: AI Clampdown, Taiwan Drills,...

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2026/01/09

China is having one of those weeks where everything is connected—and none of it is accidental. In this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down how Beijing is responding to pressure across multiple fronts, from artificial intelligence and Taiwan to Venezuela, cyber operations, and information warfare. If you’re trying to understand how China thinks when it feels boxed in, this episode is a masterclass. We start with China’s sudden hard turn on artificial intelligence. Beijing has

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00:09:14

RH 1.9.26 | Russia Fires Oreshnik, Shrugs at Tankers,...

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2026/01/09

In RH 1.9.26 | Russia Fires Oreshnik, Shrugs at Tankers, Freezes Ukraine, we walk through one of the most consequential news cycles of the year so far, where Moscow absorbed pressure in one domain and then responded with strategic force in another. If you’re trying to understand where the Ukraine war, U.S.–Russia relations, and European security are actually headed—not where the talking points say they are—this episode is built for you. We start with Russia’s decision to launch

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00:08:53

RH 1.8.26 | China: Rare Earth Warnings, Cyber...

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2026/01/08

In RH 1.8.26 | China, we break down a packed 24-hour period where Beijing is recalibrating fast after the U.S. move in Venezuela, while simultaneously turning up pressure across Asia, cyberspace, energy markets, and global diplomacy. This is one of those moments where nothing is technically “new,” but everything feels sharper—and that’s usually when things matter most. We start with Japan, where China is leaning hard into economic ambiguity. The dual-use export ban is still officially vague, but the

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00:08:41

RH 1.8.26 | Russia: Tankers Seized, Winter Blackouts,...

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2026/01/08

In today’s episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down one of those 24-hour news cycles where Russia seems to be spinning plates on a unicycle—while the road gets steeper. We start at sea, where the United States didn’t just threaten enforcement against Russia’s shadow energy trade—it acted. Two oil tankers linked to Russian and Venezuelan sanctions evasion were seized in coordinated operations across the Atlantic and Caribbean. One of them tried a last-minute identity swap, slapping

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00:12:15

RH 1.7.26 | Economic & Sanctions Deep Dive: Russia &...

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2026/01/07

Step beyond the headlines and official spin to uncover the deeper realities inside Russia and China’s economies. We take a close look at how Moscow and Beijing project power abroad while grappling with fragile foundations at home, from Russia’s unsustainable wartime spending to China’s faltering growth and anxious workforce. We cut through state narratives to reveal the costs of these economies, costs borne not by leaders, but by ordinary citizens facing higher prices and shrinking opportunities

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00:07:52

RH 1.7.26 | Russia — Drones in the Deep, Paris...

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2026/01/07

In RH 1.7.26 | Russia: Drones, Deep Strikes & a Submarine Shadow, we walk through the last 24 hours of developments that show how Moscow is juggling battlefield losses, diplomatic maneuvering, and global power plays — sometimes gracefully, often not. We start deep inside Russia, where Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major missile and artillery arsenal in the Kostroma region and set a massive oil depot ablaze in Lipetsk. These weren’t symbolic hits. They went after the logistical backbone of

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00:08:35

RH 1.7.26 | China: Caracas Shock, Taiwan Squeeze,...

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2026/01/07

China takes a hit abroad and turns up the pressure closer to home. In this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down a wild 24 hours that left Beijing scrambling, recalculating, and squeezing every lever of power it has within reach. We start with the aftershocks of the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and flew him to New York—an event that landed like a thunderclap inside China’s foreign policy establishment. Just hours before the raid, senior Chinese

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00:09:40

RH 1.6.26 | Russia — Peace Talks, Hybrid Cables,...

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2026/01/06

Russia is having one of those weeks—and this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast breaks down exactly why January 6, 2026, matters far more than the headlines suggest. In this episode, we unpack how Moscow is trying to balance diplomacy and destruction at the same time—and why it’s failing to hide the strain. While peace talks grind forward in Paris, Russia launches one of its largest combined drone and missile attacks of the winter, striking Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure, a hospital

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00:08:58

RH 1.6.26 | China: Venezuela Shock, Taiwan Pressure,...

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2026/01/06

China woke up to a rough morning—and this episode breaks down exactly why. In RH 1.6.26 | China: Venezuela Shock, Taiwan Pressure, Chips & Control, we unpack how the U.S. seizure of Venezuela’s president sent shockwaves straight through Beijing, exposed uncomfortable limits to China’s global reach, and forced Chinese leaders into full-on damage control mode. This episode dives into the aftershocks, not just the headline. China had just reaffirmed its “all-weather” partnership with Caracas hours

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00:09:52

RH 1.5.26 | Russia — Drones Over Moscow, Maduro Gone,...

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2026/01/05

Buckle up—this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast cuts straight into the pressure points shaping Russia’s world right now, and nothing about it is quiet or subtle In RH 1.5.26 | Russia — Drones Over Moscow, Maduro Gone, Budanov Moves In, we break down a 24-hour window that perfectly captures where Moscow stands in early 2026: stretched, reactive, and increasingly boxed in—militarily, diplomatically, and psychologically. We start with Russia’s surprisingly muted reaction to the U.S. military

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00:08:47

RH 1.5.26 | China — Maduro Snatch, Taiwan Pressure,...

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2026/01/05

In this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down a wild 24 hours that sent shockwaves straight through Beijing—and rippled across Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, and beyond.The headline moment: the United States executes a stunning overnight operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, abruptly ending China’s long-running effort to prop up one of its closest partners in the Western Hemisphere. The timing couldn’t have been worse for Beijing. Just hours before the raid,

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00:41:52

How the US Captured Nicolas Maduro & What Comes Next...

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2026/01/05

Before you dive in—go to👉 https://restrictedhandling.comSign up for FREE daily intelligence briefs. You’ll get sharp, no-nonsense intel delivered straight to your inbox—including analysis like what you’re about to hear in this episode, often before it hits the mainstream.In this explosive episode of the Restricted Handling Podcast, Ryan Fugit is joined by Glenn Corn and David Fitzgerald—a 37-year CIA veteran and former multi-time Chief of Station—to break down one of the most consequential

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