EU-Views: Joseph Wippl
Name: Joseph Wippl
Nationality: American
Occupation(s): Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Professor of the Practice of International Relations, former CIA officer
Connection to Europe: Served as an operations officer and operations manager in the National Clandestine Service (NCS) in Bonn, West Germany; Luxembourg; Madrid, Spain; Vienna, Austria; and Berlin, Germany.
Date of interview: March 1, 2016
In this episode Toria Rainy talks to Joe Wippl, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies about his long career with the CIA in Europe, challenges facing the EU, notably, uneven economic growth and uneven burden sharing during the current migration crisis, and the importance of transatlantic relationship to future peace and security efforts globally.