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Why should the CIA should spy on companies abroad?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David S. Cohen, former deputy director of the CIA, about his piece in Foreign Affairs entitled "The Case for Economic Espionage."

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Tinbete Ermyas
Mary Louise Kelly is a host of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine. She is also the host of NPR's national security podcast, Sources & Methods.
Kai McNamee