Spy Chat with Chris Costa | Special Guest: Meredith Cavan

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A discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news. Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa leads the briefing. Costa, a former intelligence officer of 34 years with 25 of those in active duty in hot spots such as Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, is also a past Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council. He is joined by Meredith Cavan, the former Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cavan completed over two decades of distinguished service at the CIA. As the Deputy Director of Public Affairs, she oversaw the Agency’s public engagements, internal communications, and media relations. Earlier in her career, Cavan led the CIA’s Southeast Asia program, driving intelligence operations, analysis, and technical initiatives across more than two dozen countries in a strategically vital region. Cavan’s strategic acumen was honed by her experience briefing US Presidents, members of Congress, and foreign heads of state. Her understanding of national security dynamics and deep substantive expertise is enhanced by her career-spanning close partnerships with the US military, including her role as Special Advisor to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and her time at US Indo-Pacific Command. Cavan is the founder of Brightchord Strategies, a strategic communications firm, and is an adjunct professor at The College of William and Mary, where she teaches a class on Intelligence and National Security. This recording is from our March 12, 2026, Spy Chat event at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Spy Museum's upcoming programs: https://www.spymuseum.org/calendar/ Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntlSpyMuseum Twitter: https://twitter.com/intlspymuseum​​​​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spymuseum SpyCast: https://www.spymuseum.org/podcast/ The Spy Museum does not endorse, approve, or support the opinions stated by guest speakers.