Grey Dynamics
Ahmed Hassan
Insights into the Intelligence world
- 34 minutes 37 secondsFrom Starlink to Sim Cards: The Privacy Erosion Intel Pros Aren't Talking About
Even trained intelligence professionals make critical OPSEC mistakes in their personal lives.
In this episode, Ahmed Hassan sits down with Allen Pace, host of the OPSEC Podcast, to discuss the operational security vulnerabilities that compromise even the most experienced officers.
From burner phone misconceptions to the false security of Starlink, they dissect real-world examples of tradecraft failures.
Allen shares insights from his upcoming technical guide for intelligence teams, while Ahmed challenges the erosion of privacy rights in Europe and beyond.
Key topics include:
Why personal life is the widest OPSEC gap for professionals
Common burner phone mistakes that reveal identity
How your phone's sensors track you beyond what you realize
The Know Your Customer law's expansion into communications
Why Starlink isn't the "bulletproof" solution many believe
This is essential listening for intelligence professionals, security teams, and corporate leaders navigating digital vulnerability.
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12 December 2025, 4:40 am - 35 minutes 30 secondsFormer Senior CIA Officer Raymond White Returns to Discuss the Human Intelligence Fundamentals Course
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast. This week, we welcome back Raymond White, a former CIA senior case officer with over 25 years of experience in the field. Raymond spent his entire career as a case officer focusing on counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, earning the nickname “The Snow Leopard” within the agency. He also served as head of the CIA’s enterprise training program for aspiring case officers. Raymond has now created what he describes as the most comprehensive Human Intelligence (HUMINT) course available anywhere. We spoke about the course structure, the psychology and ethics of espionage, historical case studies like Oleg Gordievsky, for whom the course is designed for, and the potential for in-person training
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17 October 2025, 12:29 pm - 54 minutes 36 secondsFormer Australian Commando Scott Ryder on Tier One Culture
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast. Today, we kick off season five guest lineup with Scott Ryder, a former operator of the 2nd Commando Regiment with more than twenty years of experience in the Australian Army, including multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as domestic experiences with the Tactical Assault Group - East. Scott is not only a veteran but also an author. Today, we are covering some insights from his book “Forged in Fire: an Australian Commando's Story of Life and Death on the Frontline”, from the right way to write about special forces without compromising techniques and procedures to the real culture in tier one units.
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26 September 2025, 3:50 pm - 1 hour 40 secondsFormer CIA Case Officer and Station Chief Douglas London on Asset Recruitment and Tradecraft
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast. Today, we are hosting an episode with Douglas London, a former clandestine service case officer and station chief with over three decades of experience in downrange assignments. London career with Langley ranged from recruiting assets in hostile environments to operating under official cover.
Douglas London is also a Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where he teaches Intelligence and National Security Studies. During the episode, the author of “The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence” will share his insights on current tradecraft in human intelligence.
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6 June 2025, 4:00 pm - 1 hour 7 minutesGrey Dynamics Presents the OpSec Podcast: A Guide By Former USIC Cyber Contractor
Welcome back to Grey Dynamics. Today, we are thrilled to announce the OpSec Podcast, a project from our cyber intelligence and operational security expert, which will be produced and edited in-house every couple of weeks. Allen, the show host, is a seasoned intelligence and defence professional with over twenty years of experience, including military service, government contracting and the private sector.
Specialising in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) collection operations. Allen holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and top-tier certifications including CISSP and CASP+. Additionally, his career spans global assignments leading multinational teams and supporting mission-critical programs for the United States military and allied partners. Currently, he serves as a GEOINT advisor for the United States government and an OPSEC specialist in Grey Dynamics team.
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30 May 2025, 7:28 pm - 46 minutes 50 secondsNew Intelligence Courses, OPSEC and Political Risk with Ahmed Hassan
The Grey Dynamics Podcast welcomes you back. Today, we are doing another solo episode with important announcements. These include new school courses focused on Human Intelligence (HUMINT), as well as new podcasts and guides on Operational Security (OPSEC). Both of the initiatives are spearheaded by veteran intelligence officers and operators.
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23 May 2025, 4:00 pm - 29 minutes 5 secondsAhmed Hassan on Grey Dynamics Media Side, Intelligence Operations and Training
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. This week, we are doing another editor’s note with some current insights about the company. During this episode, I will be discussing how Grey Dynamics deals with -sometimes opposite- worlds of operational contracts and media publications. Furthermore, I will also provide some recommendations from the intelligence professionals looking to enter intelligence and security company management.
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11 April 2025, 4:00 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesFormer CIA Intelligence Officer and Daily Briefer David Priess
The Grey Dynamics Podcast welcomes you back. Today, we have an amazing guest: David Priess, a former intelligence officer, intelligence manager and daily briefer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Bill Clinton and George Bush administrations. Additionally, David Priess worked at the State Department as a desk officer in the Near East Bureau.
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28 March 2025, 5:00 pm - 1 hour 14 minutesFormer Diplomat and Founder of Intrigue Media John Fowler
Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. Today we are honoured to have John Fowler, founder of the global affairs start-up International Intrigue Media and former Australian Foreign Service diplomat. During his diplomatic career, he served and lived in Beijing and Shanghai after a lengthy training in Mandarin. John Fowler also holds a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School.
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- AIC: The Australian Intelligence Community
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21 March 2025, 5:00 pm - 48 minutes 34 secondsFormer CIA Senior Team Leader and GRS Veteran Thomas "Tom" Pecora
Grey Dynamics welcomes Thomas Pecora, a former CIA/GRS Senior Security Manager with over twenty-four years of experience working in protective operations, crisis management, physical security, and counterterrorism missions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan and the Philippines.
Tom was awarded both the Intelligence Star “for voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions ”and the Career Intelligence Medal for “exceptional achievements that substantially contributed to the mission of the agency”. He is also an adjunct professor at Wright State University and the author of the book, “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror”.
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14 March 2025, 5:00 pm - 59 minutes 20 secondsThe Inner Workings of Wagner with John Lechner
Grey Dynamics welcomes John Lechner to the podcast. He is a journalist and researcher, focusing on security issues with a heavy approach to on-the-ground coverage. John is also an expert on Russia’s growing influence in Africa. He speaks fluent Russian; advanced French, Turkish, and Georgian; and conversational Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), Chechen, German, and Sango.
You can find his articles published in Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, Kyiv Post, The Diplomat, Africa is a Country, African Arguments, The National Interest, and Defense One, among others. Additionally, his book on the inner workings of the Wagner Group is for sale on Amazon
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- John Lechner Author
- Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare
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- Wagner PMC Activity in the Central African Republic: A Geospatial Analysis
- PMC Wagner in Africa: Forecast
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