Show Notes
We break down Russia’s use of gig-economy recruits and online networks for espionage and violence, the growing damage to U.S. bases across the Middle East, and what Iran may be gaining strategically from the conflict. We also discuss the Houthis’ leverage over another maritime choke point, the messy legacy of U.S. proxy warfare in Syria, and how Saudi, Emirati, Omani, and other regional actors are hedging as American influence erodes.
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– Start
– Russia’s New Gig-Economy Espionage Model
– Foreign Governments Hiring Proxies for Assassinations
– Russian Online Networks & Recruitment for Violence
– The KGB’s History of Using Terrorist Proxies
– Is Russia Directing Online Chaos?
– Chinese Influence, Ghost Guns & Suspicious Networks in the U.S.
– Accelerationism & Using Chaos as a Weapon
– Recruiting Vulnerable People Online
– How Intelligence Services Slowly Escalate Recruits
– Iran Recruiting Israelis Through Fake Relationships
– The Damage to U.S. Bases Across the Middle East
– Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain Is Effectively Abandoned
– Losing America’s Foothold Inside the Strait of Hormuz
– Did the Pentagon Expect Its Gulf Bases to Get Hit?
– Why Deterrence Against Iran Failed
– Has Iran Strategically Defeated the U.S.?
– What Would It Actually Take to Defeat Iran?
– Iran’s Likely Endgame in the Strait of Hormuz
– Gulf States Are Beginning to Hedge Away From Washington
– Houthis Threaten a Second Maritime Choke Point
– Why the U.S. Is Now Talking Directly to the Houthis
– Houthis Say Saudi Shipping Is the Target
– The Mecca Agreement Is Already Being Tested
– Who Actually Struck Mecca?
– Saudi Arabia’s Secret Counter-Iran Programs
– The Gig Economy of Proxy Warfare
– Timber Sycamore & the Chaos of the Syrian War
– The Myth of the “Moderate Rebels”
– When the U.S. Bought Syrian Rebels Xboxes
– Trying to Get U.S. TOW Missiles Back From Warlords
– Did the TOW Missile Program Actually Work?
– Assad’s Intelligence Services & Fear as a Weapon
– Why the Houthis Aren’t Simply Iranian Proxies
– Who Was Operating the Captured Saudi Equipment?
– Saudi vs. Emirati Proxy Forces in Yemen
– Oman’s Role in the Yemen & Hormuz Crisis
– JSOC Operations in Eastern Yemen
– The Failed U.S. Strike in Yemen During the Soleimani Operation
– Could Yemen’s Rival Factions Be Turned Against Each Other?
– UAE Mercenaries & Covert Operations in Yemen
– The UAE’s Huge Paydays for Former U.S. Intelligence Personnel
– Foreign Officers Running Emirati Elite Units
– Training the UAE Presidential Guard
– Closing Thoughts
– American Insurgent & Final Plug
– End
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Support the show on Patreon:⬇️
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Jack's news outlet:⬇️
https://thehighside.substack.com/
Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️
Jon's Twitter:
https://x.com/jonathanhackett
Jon's LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett
Jon's books:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett
Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett
Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️
Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong
Find Mick Mulroy here:
Fogbow ⬇️
https://fogbow.com/
Lobo Institute ⬇️
https://www.loboinstitute.org/
Twitter ⬇️
https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA
LinkedIn ⬇️
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/
Whitefish security summit ⬇️
https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com
Find Marc P here:
https://x.com/Mpolymer
Find Andy Milburn here:
Twitter ⬇️
https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8
LinkedIn ⬇️
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023
Substack ⬇️
https://amilburn.substack.com/
Andy’s book ⬇️
https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations
– Start
– Russia’s New Gig-Economy Espionage Model
– Foreign Governments Hiring Proxies for Assassinations
– Russian Online Networks & Recruitment for Violence
– The KGB’s History of Using Terrorist Proxies
– Is Russia Directing Online Chaos?
– Chinese Influence, Ghost Guns & Suspicious Networks in the U.S.
– Accelerationism & Using Chaos as a Weapon
– Recruiting Vulnerable People Online
– How Intelligence Services Slowly Escalate Recruits
– Iran Recruiting Israelis Through Fake Relationships
– The Damage to U.S. Bases Across the Middle East
– Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain Is Effectively Abandoned
– Losing America’s Foothold Inside the Strait of Hormuz
– Did the Pentagon Expect Its Gulf Bases to Get Hit?
– Why Deterrence Against Iran Failed
– Has Iran Strategically Defeated the U.S.?
– What Would It Actually Take to Defeat Iran?
– Iran’s Likely Endgame in the Strait of Hormuz
– Gulf States Are Beginning to Hedge Away From Washington
– Houthis Threaten a Second Maritime Choke Point
– Why the U.S. Is Now Talking Directly to the Houthis
– Houthis Say Saudi Shipping Is the Target
– The Mecca Agreement Is Already Being Tested
– Who Actually Struck Mecca?
– Saudi Arabia’s Secret Counter-Iran Programs
– The Gig Economy of Proxy Warfare
– Timber Sycamore & the Chaos of the Syrian War
– The Myth of the “Moderate Rebels”
– When the U.S. Bought Syrian Rebels Xboxes
– Trying to Get U.S. TOW Missiles Back From Warlords
– Did the TOW Missile Program Actually Work?
– Assad’s Intelligence Services & Fear as a Weapon
– Why the Houthis Aren’t Simply Iranian Proxies
– Who Was Operating the Captured Saudi Equipment?
– Saudi vs. Emirati Proxy Forces in Yemen
– Oman’s Role in the Yemen & Hormuz Crisis
– JSOC Operations in Eastern Yemen
– The Failed U.S. Strike in Yemen During the Soleimani Operation
– Could Yemen’s Rival Factions Be Turned Against Each Other?
– UAE Mercenaries & Covert Operations in Yemen
– The UAE’s Huge Paydays for Former U.S. Intelligence Personnel
– Foreign Officers Running Emirati Elite Units
– Training the UAE Presidential Guard
– Closing Thoughts
– American Insurgent & Final Plug
– End
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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