CIA Launches Its First Podcast Called 'The Langley Files'

FOX News: CIA's first podcast disses Russia as a 'declining' power, warns China is a 'central geopolitical challenge'

The CIA launched its first episode of its new podcast 'The Langley Files' on Thursday

CIA Director William Burns called Russia a "declining" power in the first episode of the intelligence agency's new podcast, while warning that China is a "central geopolitical challenge" for the U.S.

The CIA's podcast, "The Langley Files," launched Thursday and featured Burns as its first guest.

The podcast comes during the CIA’s 75th anniversary — a time, Burns said, for the agency to "reflect on how we need to organize ourselves to navigate successfully what is an incredibly complicated international terrain."

Burns warned that terrain features a "major power competition with rising powers like China," which he referred to as a "central geopolitical challenge."

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WNU Editor: You can listen to "The Langley Files" podcast here (link here).

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