{"id":357316,"date":"2026-07-01T19:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-cia-covertly-shaped-our-modern-world-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:36","slug":"how-the-cia-covertly-shaped-our-modern-world-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-cia-covertly-shaped-our-modern-world-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How the CIA covertly shaped our modern world | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6pqVrG2Fn4w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the CIA covertly shaped our modern world | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pqVrG2Fn4w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump\u2019s attempts at regime change in Iran and Venezuela, controversial as they are, reflect the US\u2019s long history of using both military and covert operations to achieve its goals abroad.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2013 and often morally dubious \u2013 tactics to topple global leaders deemed unfriendly to America\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s 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&#8217; legacy played out through the \u2018War on Terror\u2019 and how it has helped shaped today\u2019s US foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #CIA #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n04:13 Formation of the CIA<br \/>\n06:46 Allen Dulles<br \/>\n09:33 MK Ultra and Operation Artichoke<br \/>\n13:25 The Bay of Pigs<br \/>\n16:28 Counterterrorism operations post-Cold War<br \/>\n22:03 What next for the CIA?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump\u2019s attempts at regime change in Iran and Venezuela, controversial as they are, reflect the US\u2019s long history of using both military and covert operations to achieve its goals abroad. 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