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The Interview, The Interview, Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?

The Interview

The Interview

Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?

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24 November 2023

23 minutes

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Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise running Cold War operations in Moscow, Havana and beyond.

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