Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer, US Air Force combat veteran, and Fortune 10 corporate advisor. 💥Join us on our Journey to 1 Million Subscribers💥 Bustamente is the founder of EverydaySpy which trains individuals and groups in skills drawn from elite intelligence agencies. Check out EverydaySpy: https://yt.everydayspy.com/triggernometry Check out Andrew on YouTube @Andrew-Bustamante Find Andrew on social: https://www.instagram.com/everydayspy #war #politics #news Sponsored by Raycon Everyday Earbuds. Get 20% Off + Free Shipping at https://buyraycon.com/trigger SPONSOR: Try Verso’s incredible longevity products and get 15% off by using code TRIGGER at https://buy.ver.so/trigger Verso Scientific References: 1. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.868640/full 2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35844164/ 3. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/6/456 OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Andrew’s Career 02:06 What Recruitment Looked Like 03:15 Using Diversity in a Smart Way 04:32 What Does the CIA Do? 10:13 The Pitfalls of Short-Term Thinking 17:48 The CIA Under Trump 22:30 Sponsor Message: Raycon Earbuds 24:04 What Should the CIA Be Doing in the Middle-East? 28:53 Why Wouldn’t America Let Israel Completely Destroy Hamas? 38:40 The Weakness of the West 44:19 Is China Actually a Real Threat? 52:19 Is Ideology Ruining Our Global Influence? 56:00 Sponsor Message: Verso 57:43 The Path to Gaining Influence Again 1:01:56 Andrew’s Take on the Ukraine Invasion 1:15:41 Criticisms of Zelensky 1:23:15 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/