Ralph Goff is a 35-year veteran of the CIA, having served as a six-time Chief of Station across Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia. During his career, he also held the roles of Chief of Operations for Europe and Eurasia and Chief of the CIA's National Resources Division. Since leaving government, he advises on national security issues and speaks publicly on intelligence, geopolitics, and great power competition.

In this episode of Summation, Ralph and Auren discuss:

• Why blackmail almost never works in espionage and ideology still does
• Who is actually dying for Putin
• Why China is the biggest winner of the Ukraine war
• How technological surveillance transformed CIA tradecraft 

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Ralph Goff on Linkedin