How the CIA covertly shaped our modern world | The Global Story

US President Donald Trump’s attempts at regime change in Iran and Venezuela, controversial as they are, reflect the US’s long history of using both military and covert operations to achieve its goals abroad.

One of the forefathers of this approach to foreign intervention was Allen Dulles, the first civilian head of the Central Intelligence Agency, who used undercover – and often morally dubious – tactics to topple global leaders deemed unfriendly to America’s interests.

On today’s The Global Story, Tim Weiner, author of Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA and The Mission: the CIA in the 21st Century, joins Tristan Redman and Asma Khalid to explain how Dulles’ legacy played out through the ‘War on Terror’ and how it has helped shaped today’s US foreign policy.

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00:00 Introduction
04:13 Formation of the CIA
06:46 Allen Dulles
09:33 MK Ultra and Operation Artichoke
13:25 The Bay of Pigs
16:28 Counterterrorism operations post-Cold War
22:03 What next for the CIA?