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Former CIA Spy Laura Ballman (S5 Ep1)

GLOBAL IMPACT SHOW | Season 5

A Fascinating Episode with a Former US Female Spy turned Global Analyst: LAURA BALLMAN Timestamps: 00:00:00 -Intro 00:00:40 -Michael's Ukraine Update 00:02.39 -Laura Ballman Bio 00:07:49 -Laura from Journalist to US Spy 00:13:51 -Requirements to Becoming a Spy 00:15:41 -Female/Male Spy Training 00:18:11 -Vladimir Putin 00:21:58 -Ukrainian Cultural Theft by Russia 00:27:13 -Ukraine War 00:32:35 -Hollywood Portrayal of Spies 00:38:04 -From CIA to FBI 00:40:35 -"Thomas Crown Affair" Movie & Art Crimes 00:45:12 -Laura Favorite Spy/Crime Shows 00:46:55 -Spies Personal Life Challenges 00:51:32 -Global World Issues Highlights 00:53:41 -China & TikTok Threats 01:00:07 -Laura Future Projects & Positive Message 01:05:59 -Goodbyes BIO: Laura Ballman started a career in Journalism working for CNN, Newsweek, the Associated Press, and The Economist, even more fascinating she went on to become a former CIA operations officer who served nearly two decades undercover first as an overseas CIA clandestine operations officer and later as a counterintelligence division chief for the Department of Energy and National Laboratories Complex. Laura also served as a tour leading intelligence for the FBI’s international Art Crime Team, which investigates felony art forgeries, thefts, smuggling, and illegal financial schemes. Now based in Washington DC, Laura advises governmental and private clients on risk-management and promoting democratic values and is a widely sought speaker and author on issues related to foreign policy and the international art market. She appears regularly as a TV news commentator on a variety of networks including CNN, Fox and News Nation. Insta: laura_ballman Twitter: laura_ballman Linkedin: Laura Ballman