{"id":385323,"date":"2026-10-06T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-cia-mi6-relationship-with-former-cia-analyst-david-mccloskey\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:00:08","slug":"inside-the-cia-mi6-relationship-with-former-cia-analyst-david-mccloskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-cia-mi6-relationship-with-former-cia-analyst-david-mccloskey\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the CIA-MI6 relationship with former CIA analyst David McCloskey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/o7rygkmfpXM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the CIA-MI6 relationship with former CIA analyst David McCloskey\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o7rygkmfpXM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former CIA analyst turned bestselling author David McCloskey joins Anushka Asthana, where they explore the widening cracks in transatlantic intelligence sharing. 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