"What happens to US society when public trust in our institutions, such as the just department or the intelligence community, is eroded by malevolent foreign players?" On this episode, Suzanne Spaulding takes listeners on a guided tour of some of the most dire national security threats, with a special emphasis on this fundamental question. National and cyber security expert Suzanne Spaulding has held a number of highly distinguished positions throughout her career including General Counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Legal Adviser to the Director of Central Intelligence’s Nonproliferation Center, and the Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security. She is currently a member of The Homeland Security Experts Group and Senior Advisor in the International Security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.