Podcast appearances and mentions of aspen security forum

Whither Ireland-US relations? The second term of Donald Trump has been eventful. After just weeks in office, the US president has alienated some of the most pro-American governments in Europe with his interventions in the war in Ukraine and his moves towards an accommodation with the aggressor in the conflict, Russia. He has also promised tariffs on goods from the European Union and strongly criticised EU laws and regulations being applied to American companies operating in the bloc. The next edition of IIEA insights will look at how this upheaval in transatlantic relations is affecting Ireland's traditionally close ties with the US and how those ties might change over the next four years with Larry Donnelly, Law lecturer and columnist with the Journal.ie; Brian Jensen, retired US diplomat and former Section Chief at the US embassy in Ireland; Niamh King, Director of the Aspen Security Forum; and Fergal O'Brien, Executive Director at Ibec.

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I caught up with Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli at the Aspen Security Forum in mid-July. She is the new President and CEO of the One Campaign, which advocates on behalf of global development, justice, and equal rights, with a particular focus on Africa. I was interested in speaking with her at a major conference dedicated to international security precisely because African security issues are often far from the top concerns of the American foreign policy community. One of the big challenges facing many African countries today is how heavily indebted they are. Many African countries these days are spending far more money servicing debts than on their own economic and social programs. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli explains that this already has international security implications and is bound to get worse unless something changes. We discussed how we can change the narrative around Africa in general and why including Africa in conversations about global security will become increasingly imperative in the future.

This week, we're at the Aspen Security Forum, the annual gathering of national security and foreign policy heavyweights. The conference regularly draws senior government and military officials from the United States and around the world to chew over the big issues of the day, and this time we had a full plate. It's not exactly hardship duty escaping to a glamorous mountain paradise. But the real world hardly felt far away. Questions linger about the November elections and the security failure that led to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump while two wars grind on with no clear sign of stopping. Shane Harris sat down with his colleagues Courtney Kube of NBC News and Gordon Lubold of The Wall Street Journal to talk about the highlights of the conference and what people discussed on the sidelines, where the real action often happens.Watch recordings of the security forum panels. https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/ Read more from our guests. Courtney Kube: https://www.nbcnews.com/author/courtney-kube-ncpn3621 Gordon Lubold: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/gordon-lubold Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Noam Osband of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we're at the Aspen Security Forum, the annual gathering of national security and foreign policy heavyweights. The conference regularly draws senior government and military officials from the United States and around the world to chew over the big issues of the day, and this time we had a full plate. It's not exactly hardship duty escaping to a glamorous mountain paradise. But the real world hardly felt far away. Questions linger about the November elections and the security failure that led to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump while two wars grind on with no clear sign of stopping. Shane Harris sat down with his colleagues Courtney Kube of NBC News and Gordon Lubold of The Wall Street Journal to talk about the highlights of the conference and what people discussed on the sidelines, where the real action often happens.Watch recordings of the security forum panels. https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/ Read more from our guests. Courtney Kube: https://www.nbcnews.com/author/courtney-kube-ncpn3621 Gordon Lubold: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/gordon-lubold Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Noam Osband of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*) ICJ's landmark ruling declares Israeli occupation of Palestine illegal The International Court of Justice has ruled that the occupied Palestinian territories constitute a “single territorial unity,” which will be protected and respected. Stressing that The Hague regulations have become part of customary international law, and are thus binding on Israel, the court said, “Protection offered by the Human Rights Convention does not cease in case of armed conflict or occupation.” In reference to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, the court noted that Israel's “exploitation of natural resources” in occupied Palestinian territory is “inconsistent with its obligation” to respect Palestinians' right to sovereignty. *) Biden and Netanyahu to discuss Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal White House National Security Council Adviser Jake Sullivan has said President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss ways to reach a deal on a ceasefire in besieged Gaza and the return of hostages during their meeting. Sullivan told Aspen Security Forum in Colorado that the “overriding focus of the meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu is going to be about the ceasefire and hostage deal.” He said Biden will focus his energy with Netanyahu to “get this deal done in the coming weeks.” *) Democrats struggle to unite behind candidate as Biden vows to stay in race The Democratic National Committee's rulemaking arm has held a meeting, pressing ahead with plans for a virtual roll call before August 7 to nominate the presidential pick, ahead of the party's convention later in the month in Chicago. However, Democrats struggled to unite behind a candidate as President Joe Biden insisted he would stay in the election race against Donald Trump. It's a pivotal few days for the President and his party. And Democrats, racing time, are considering the extraordinary possibility of Biden stepping aside for a new presidential nominee before their own convention. *) Tunisia's Saied announces reelection bid in October Tunisian President Kais Saied has said he will run for a second term in the October 6 presidential election. Saied, who first won in 2019, officially announced his candidacy in a televised speech published on his Facebook page. Speaking in the southern region of Tatouine, the 66-year-old said he was answering the “country's sacred call” which left him no choice but to run for a second term. *) France bans hijab for French athletes at Paris 2024 French athletes have been barred from wearing the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, at the Paris Olympic Games. France imposed the ban on its national team players as it prepares to host the Games from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8. French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera initially announced the ban on September 24, 2023.

Few countries are better equipped to interpret the U.S.-China relationship than Singapore. The small but wealthy city-state has extensive contacts with Washington and Beijing and understands both sides. Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen sits down with FP's Ravi Agrawal on stage at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado to discuss China's assertiveness, U.S. soft power, and a shifting global order. Suggested reading: Ravi Agrawal: How Singapore Manages U.S.-China Tensions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's newscast: The city of Glenwood Springs is chipping in more money for an affordable housing project, the Trump assassination attempt comes up at the Aspen Security Forum, a human rights advocate says global leaders need to take accountability for their actions, and more.

On today's newscast, the Aspen Security Forum tackles the politics of green energy, three cultural institutions plan new housing at the Aspen Meadows campus, and Pitkin County is considering a new property tax.

July 16, 2024 ~ Congresswoman Debbie Dingell discusses a number of topics with Paul live from the Aspen Security Forum.

On today's newscast: Aspen City Council and Pitkin County Commissioners will visit the Brush Creek Park and Ride and the Airport Business Center to look at potential trail connections, Age-Friendly Carbondale is urging the town to make Highway 133 safer for pedestrians, the Aspen Security Forum will gather world leaders and experts in global affairs at the Aspen Institute campus this week, and more.

From July 15th to the 18th, the Chinese Communist Party is holding a gathering known as the Third Plenum. This is a highly anticipated political event, as Xi Jinping and party officials are expected to announce key economic reforms intended to spur the Chinese economy. For the past several years, especially since COVID, the Chinese economy has been lagging. According to my guest today, Anja Manuel, executive director of the Aspen Security Group, this is largely because Xi has prioritized regime security over economic growth. We kick off by discussing what the Third Plenum is and have a broad conversation about the economic and political context in which this meeting is occurring. We also discuss the broader geopolitical implications of a slowing Chinese economy and what that means for competition between the US and China. Finally, Anja Manuel previews the Aspen Security Forum, which kicks off on July 16th. This is a significant foreign policy and national security gathering that I've had the pleasure of attending for the past few years. https://www.globaldispatches.org/SaveUs 

Aaron Rogers' season is over before it began. Adding context to the story of a Seattle cop laughing after a collision that killed a grad student. Julio Rodgriguez made history last night but the Mariners suffered another disappointing loss. Biden lied about being at Ground Zero the day after 9/11. // Fugitive is still loose in Pennsylvania and Bryan wonders how much longer he can go without being caught. // Cop appeared to be joking about lawyers when caught laughing on bodycam footage after death of woman hit by a squad car. Bryan highlights Idaho Senator Jim Risch and comments he made back in July at the Aspen Security Forum in support of Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monica Juma is the National Security Advisor to Kenyan President William Ruto. Kenya is a stable democracy in a tough neighborhood. There is an ongoing Islamist insurgency across the border in Somalia, and nearby Sudan is in the midst of a spiraling civil war. On top of this all, the Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. I asked Monica Juma about each of these challenges, starting with how climate change is impacting Kenya's national security.    Today's episode was recorded live at the Aspen Security Forum. It is the last of three interviews I conducted on site in the middle of July, the others including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk and International Relations scholar Joseph Nye.    https://www.globaldispatches.org/     

Oleksandra Matviichuk is a 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She is a human rights lawyer who leads the Center for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian human rights organization.   Oleksandra Matviichuk has been systematically documenting Russian war crimes and crimes against humanity since 2014, when Russia first annexed parts of Ukraine. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, her work has intensified and includes advocating for ways to bring perpetrators to justice. We kick off discussing her work prior to the 2014 annexations and 2022 Russian invasion and then have a powerful conversation about reconciling her values as a human rights lawyer and the desperate need for a swift Ukrainian military victory against Russia.   I caught up with Oleksandra Matviichuk at the Aspen Security Forum, where we recorded our conversation live.  Please visit https://www.globaldispatches.org/ to get our free newsletter and learn more about our work. 

Zoe is joined by arms control and nonproliferation implementation specialist April Arnold this week, fresh from the Aspen Security Forum. They discuss highlights from the Forum, as well as April's assessment of the nuclear threat from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China. They also discuss the portrayal of nuclear risks in entertainment and media in the wake of the release of Oppenheimer. If you are under 40 and interested in being featured on the podcast, be sure to fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shr5IpK32opINN5e9.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoe is joined by arms control and nonproliferation implementation specialist April Arnold this week, fresh from the Aspen Security Forum. They discuss highlights from the Forum, as well as April's assessment of the nuclear threat from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China. They also discuss the portrayal of nuclear risks in entertainment and media in the wake of the release of Oppenheimer. If you are under 40 and interested in being featured on the podcast, be sure to fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shr5IpK32opINN5e9.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoe is joined by arms control and nonproliferation implementation specialist April Arnold this week, fresh from the Aspen Security Forum. They discuss highlights from the Forum, as well as April's assessment of the nuclear threat from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China. They also discuss the portrayal of nuclear risks in entertainment and media in the wake of the release of Oppenheimer. If you are under 40 and interested in being featured on the podcast, be sure to fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shr5IpK32opINN5e9.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I caught up with legendary international relations scholar Joseph Nye at the The Aspen Security Forum. This conference was a target rich environment for snagging great guests for the podcast and I have some excellent episodes coming up, including a conversation with the most recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the Ukranian Human Rights Lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk and Kenya's National Security Advisor Monica Juma.  I speak with Joseph Nye, best known for coming up with the concept of "Soft Power" describes the sources of Chinese soft power today and how that factors into geopoliticsl competition with the United States. We also discuss what opportunities might be harnessed to avoid a new Cold War between the United States and China. 

This week on the show Fareed shares two important conversations he had while attending the Aspen Security Forum. First, he speaks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the America's role in supporting Ukraine and getting Kyiv the equipment it needs to push back Russian troops. They also talk about how to ensure that competition with China does not lead to conflict, as well as what steps are being taken to work towards a new nuclear deal with Iran. Then, Fareed speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via video conference while on stage at the forum. They discuss the Ukrainian counteroffensive and President Zelensky shares his thoughts on the state of the Russian army since the Wagner mutiny. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

When Alejandro Mayorkas was tapped to run DHS – the now 20-year-old behemoth with 260,000 employees created in the aftermath of 9/11 – Mayorkas said that he was determined to be the Secretary of Homeland Security, NOT the Secretary of Immigration. How's that going? Yesterday, Playbook co-author and Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza sat down with him on the sidelines of the Aspen Security Forum to find out. Mayorkas's department is charged with preventing foreign and domestic terrorist attacks. It monitors threats from weapons of mass destruction, protects infrastructure and ensures we're safe from cyber attacks.  What many of DHS's agencies do have in common is that you often don't hear much about them unless something really bad has happened. So even if Mayorkas didn't also oversee immigration, the most fraught of political issues, being DHS secretary – responsible for defending the nation against terrorism, computer hackers, nuclear weapons, and natural disasters – can often be a thankless job.  And despite his best attempts, it is Mayorkas's management of Border Patrol, ICE, and Immigration Services that has dominated his tenure and made him the GOP's main target of attack in the Biden Cabinet.  On this episode of Deep Dive, Ryan and Sec. Mayorkas discuss how the terrorism threat has changed over the last two decades, the challenges of confronting domestic extremism, why the end of Title 42 didn't lead to the border surge many predicted, the future of TSA, the fentanyl crisis, the prospects of impeachment, and how going through the meat grinder of D.C. politics has changed him. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Alejandro Mayorkas is the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.

The United Kingdom has long stood as one of the most important allies of the United States both economically and militarily. Martha traveled to the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado to sit down with the U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, for a conversation on the state of Russia's war on Ukraine and points of national security threats.    Secretary Cleverly touches upon the attempted coup operation led by Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the importance of arming Ukraine with advanced weaponry.   Later, Secretary Cleverly talks on the dangers that artificial intelligence poses to national security, and the growing threat of China.    Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monocle's US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to Nato's deputy secretary general, Mircea Geoana, at the Aspen Security Forum. Plus: Wagner mercenaries train Belarusian special forces close to the Polish border, thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president's resignation and we celebrate “Barbenheimer” in our culture round-up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RFK, Jr., Covid & “anti-semitism” - Of course China is building DNA specific bio-weapons. Do you think Fauci wasn't doing the same? When Rep. Jason Crowe spoke at the Aspen Security Forum, he said bio-weapons are being developed to target races and individuals, no one called him anti-semitic. But, when RFK, Jr. talked about a peer reviewed study showing Covid (very likely human-created with your tax dollars), effects Jewish, Chinese and Norwegian people less than others and factors like that could be weaponized in biowarfare, RFK, Jr. was a Jew--hater. Robert Kennedy has responded and he's absolutely correct about ethnically targeted bio-weapons as a threat. Is Ron DeSantis able to take down the Deep State? He and Tucker Carlson get deep into that discussion. What does God's Word say? 2 Timothy 4:4 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.Episode 966 Links: People say @RobertKennedyJr fueled an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, but he didn't. China has indeed been researching ethnically-targeted bioweapons. What's more, Kennedy triggered a long-overdue debate about how to rein in the dual-use research that has spiraled out of control.RFK, Jr. responds to the NY Post's allegation that he is anti-semitic“There's a new kind of censorship called targeted propaganda” - Presidential Candidate, @RobertKennedyJr, provides context on the viral video yesterday with @RabbiShmuleyTucker: "Maybe January 6th wasn't an insurrection."@VivekGRamaswamy: "You want to know what caused J6? Pervasive censorship in this country in the lead up to J6. We were told you could not question where the virus came from. We were told that you could not send a private message to someone on the eve of an election that Hunter Biden's laptop story was true. You were told you had to be locked down, you had to take a vaccine that was mandated while Antifa and BLM roam and burn the streets. That's what caused J6. A cycle of censorship."Intelligence Committee members warn US of bioweapons targeting DNA of individual Americans; Congressman Jason Crow says young Americans are too willing to give up their DNA infoThe Brevard County, FL Leadership Committee Adopted a Resolution Calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to Make COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Illegal. "The pharmaceutical companies committed crimes and pushed fraud on the public about the effectiveness of the vaccines and downplayed the risks and side effects, they argued. The Brevard Republican party's controversial letter will be sent to DeSantis and other state leaders asking to outlaw the vaccines in the Sunshine State."Tucker asks DeSantis about fighting the deep state and pardoning Assange: "My goal is to end the weaponization of government. Part of what you need to do if you have a two-tiered system of justice, you need to make sure if there are some people that got away that shouldn't have, they need to face the music. And if there are other people that are being targeted, then there needs to be use of the pardon power." 4Patriots https://4patriots.com Protect your family with Food kits, solar generators and more at 4Patriots. Use code TODD for 10% off your first purchase. Alan's Soaps https://alanssoaps.com/TODD Use coupon code ‘TODD' to save an additional 10% off the bundle price. BiOptimizers https://magbreakthrough.com/todd Use promo code TODD for 10% off your order. Bonefrog https://bonefrog.us Enter promo code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your subscription. Bulwark Capital http://KnowYourRiskRadio.com Find out how Bulwark Capital Actively Manages risk. Call 866-779-RISK or visit KnowYourRiskRadio.com Patriot Mobile https://patriotmobile.com/herman Get free activation today with offer code HERMAN. Visit or call 878-PATRIOT. RuffGreens https://ruffgreens.com/todd Get your FREE Jumpstart Trial Bag of Ruff Greens, simply cover shipping. Visit or call 877-MYDOG-64. SOTA Weight Loss https://sotaweightloss.com SOTA Weight Loss is, say it with me now, STATE OF THE ART! Sound of Freedom https://angel.com/freedom Join the two million and see Sound of Freedom in theaters July 4th. GreenHaven Interactive https://greenhaveninteractive.com Digital Marketing including search engine optimization and website design.

In this week's episode of Confluence, host Rana Sakar is joined by Anja Manuel, author, advisor and expert on U.S. foreign policy. Anja is a co-founder and partner at the consulting firm Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC and the Executive Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Security Forum. In their discussion, Rana and Anja exchange views on recent geopolitical developments, including strategic realignment towards the Indo-Pacific region, and the implications for the tech sector. Their conversation touches on a wide range of issues from challenges to research and innovation ecosystems to the rise of minilateralism and competition with China.Links:Anja Manuel's website - http://anjamanuel.com/Anja Manuel Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnjaManuel1This Brave New World - http://anjamanuel.com/thisbravenewworld

Kenya's Ambassador to the United Nations Martin Kimani gave a viral speech at the UN Security Council on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Months later, Ambassador Kimani reflects on the impact of that speech and why Russian aggression against Ukraine is so resonant to Africa's own experience with colonialism.  Our conversation was recorded live at the Aspen Security Forum in Mid July and Ambassador Kimani also discusses the impact of the war in Ukraine on Kenya and what opportunities still exist for multilateralism in a divided world.   

U.S. officials are warning that DNA data collected by ancestral kits can be used by China and Russia to create targeted bioweapons. Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) warned about this during a recent speech at the Aspen Security Forum. The threat goes beyond just ancestral DNA kits, however. Previous warnings also pointed to COVID test kits that U.S. intelligence officials warned could also be used to create bioweapons and tracking systems around biometrics. In other news, we speak with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) about Hunter Biden's laptop and its significance for the justice system. In this live Q&A with “Crossroads” host Joshua Philipp, we'll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience.   ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER

I caught up with Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Pryzdaz at the Aspen Security Conference in mid July.  Poland is a front line state to the crisis in Ukraine and has been directly impacted by Russia's invasion, including hosting millions of Ukrainian refugees. Poland was also and early target of Vladimir Putin's efforts to use gas exports as a kind of blackmail; and when Poland refused to pay for Russian gas in Rubles, Russian gas was abruptly cut off.  I kick off my conversation with the Deputy Foreign Minister with a discussion about the refugee situation in Poland. We have an extended conversation about how Poland responded to Russia's abrupt suspension of gas exports and what lessons from that episode Poland might impart on other countries in Europe. We then have a broad conversation about how Poland's proximity to the fighting in Ukraine is shaping its approach to that conflict.  

CIA Director Bill Burns spoke last week at the Aspen Security Forum, here are some of his comments regarding the war in Ukraine.

Ryan caught up with the former treasury secretary — and thorn in the side of Biden White House economists — Larry Summers on the sidelines of the Aspen Security Forum for a wide-ranging interview about last 18 months of economic debates, why so many policymakers got the inflation debate wrong, what Summers thinks about Joe Manchin blowing up Build Back Better over inflation concerns, what Biden — and Pelosi — are getting wrong in their approach to China, and why we are almost certainly headed into a painful recession. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Larry Summers is the former U.S. treasury secretary. Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio. Brook Hayes is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.

On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, like a swimmer caught in a summer rip tide, the Jews and Israel are being transported inexorably to the Two State Solution the prophet Joel has warned about for the past 2,500 years. How are they getting there? Through the Abraham Accords provided by former US president Donald Trump, and Emmanuel Macron lobbying to make it happen. Nothing like a King James Bible to help you makes sense of the headlines, eh? For those of us looking daily for the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church, today's Prophecy News Podcast is here to remind you that we are in the drop zone for that blessed event, so don't lose sight of the prize in the closing moments. There is lots of work still left for us to do...TO THE FIGHT!!! In Israel, Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday expressed his support for leveraging Israel's new ties with several Arab countries to strengthen the Palestinian Authority, a first for a leading Israeli official. “I believe that we can leverage the Abraham Accords and ties with regional partners in order to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and promote confidence-building measures,” he said during a live interview at the Aspen Security Forum. You do remember us telling you that Emmanuel Macron and Mahmoud Abbas met on Wednesday to discuss the Two State Solution, right? Oh yeah, baby, that's how the snow blows.

On November 3, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milly, admitted in a speech at the Aspen Security Forum that the era of US dominance may be over. "We are entering a three-polar world. The United States, Russia, and China are all big countries.Comparing the military capabilities of China and America is a very popular topic on the internet. There are many videos or podcasts on this subject. What I try to do in this episode is to compile a list of advanced weapons systems that China possesses but the US does not. You be your own judge. This information on the list has been made public on the internet, or should I say the Chinese internet. There are always some people who psychologically cannot accept the fact that the military gap between China and the United States is gradually narrowing, and cannot accept the evidence listed. That is your own business.I set up and operate this channel alone, hoping to share the real China with the world as well as clarify misconceptions and lies against China. The continued development of China is the biggest game-changer in this century that affects all aspects of everyone's lives. Embrace the change and seize the opportunity.Creating original content is hard work, your support is what keeps me going. Please donate to this channel: https://paypal.me/ChinaExplained?locale.x=en_GB

It's clear the United States isn't united right now. A Pew Research poll done before the 2020 election showed about 9 in 10 voters worried a victory by the other party would lead to lasting harm for the country. Our partisan divides aren't just endangering relationships and slowing progress in Washington, they're threatening our national security. "The greatest gift the United States can give to our national foes is hating each other. Why? Because it's the ultimate distraction," says Arthur Brooks, professor at Harvard's Kennedy School and Business School. He speaks with Amy Walter, editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report, and Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, about this month's election results, the psychology behind our partisanship, what history shows us about division, and why there's hope on the horizon.

Boyd continues his conversation talking about Senator Ben Sasse's (R-NE) remarks at the Aspen Security Forum on elections in the digital era and where the silver lining is in all of this.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a sit down at the Aspen Security Forum, Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) talked about the disconnect between the political and tech classes and regular voters. Boyd takes a look at why this gulf is bad and how we can unite the country.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quick Take is a weekly dose of ideas and insights delivered in short form.Today's episode features Gayle Smith, the State Department's coordinator for the global response to Covid-19. Watch her full conversation from the Aspen Security Form. The talk was co-presented with the Aspen Institute Health, Medicine, and Society Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYXL0PpkvYEFollow us on instagram.com/aspenideas Follow us on facebook.com/aspenideasFollow us on twitter.com/aspenideas

This episode is about infrastructure, a subject, no doubt, that you have probably been hearing a whole lot about these past few days, especially if you are in the United States. That's because the U.S. Congress is getting set to vote on two multi-trillion-dollar bills, one of which is called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The success of that feat depends on whether the lawmakers can actually reach an agreement. What's kind of funny though, is that there is another infrastructure debate going on in this town, and it's about space infrastructure - that's both the assets on orbit and on the ground. Laura Winter explores the question of whether the Department of Homeland Security should designate space systems a critical infrastructure sector with Ron Keen a cybersecurity expert with the Department of Homeland Security's National Risk Management Center; Samuel Visner, a technical fellow at the Mitre Corporation, which bills him as its in-house global thought leader in national security, cybersecurity, and space systems security; and John Doyon, the executive vice president of the Intelligence National Security Alliance. Visner also spoke at this week's Aspen Security Forum and is a key author of a white paper titled “Designating the U.S. Space Sector as Critical Infrastructure,” which INSA published this week.

Today's episode of The Dispatch Podcastis a little bit different than the typical Friday version. Steve interviewed Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse at the Aspen Security Forum on the topic of America's response to the digital revolution across the globe. Among some of the more interesting topics discussed: China and “chuckleheads,” as Sen. Sasse refers to some members of Congress. Sen. Sasse explains why even though the country faces an immense amount of problems he is still optimistic about the future.  Show Notes:  Link to video of the discussion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why the new U.S.-based Bitcoin ETFs are a bad idea and will underperform Bitcoin.Topics covered include:What fund and ETF options are available for investing in BitcoinWhy the U.S. has only authorized Bitcoin ETFs that invest in Bitcoin futures even though there are closed-end funds that hold Bitcoin directlyWhat is there a regulatory battle surrounding cryptocurrencies?How closed-end funds differ from ETFsHow Bitcoin futures workWhy Bitcoin ETFs that invest in Bitcoin futures will lag the performance of owning Bitcoin directlyWhy investors should avoid the new U.S. Bitcoin ETFsThanks to Policygenius and Justworks for sponsoring the episode.For more information on this episode click here.Show NotesSEC Set to Allow Bitcoin Futures ETFs as Deadline Looms by Katherine Greifeld, Vildana Hajric, and Benjamin Bain—BloombergU.S. SEC Chair Gensler calls on Congress to help rein in crypto 'Wild West' Katanga Johnson—ReutersBitcoin Strategy ETF—ProSharesPurpose Bitcoin ETF—Purpose InvestmentsGrayscale® Bitcoin TrustOsprey Bitcoin TrustJacobi receives approval for "world's first tier one" bitcoin ETF—Funds EuropeRemarks Before the Aspen Security Forum by Chair Gary Gensler—U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCoinbase abandons lending product after SEC pushback by Hannah Murphy and Stefania Palma—Financial TimesCoinbase calls for creation of dedicated crypto regulator by Hannah Murphy and Stefania Palma—Financial TimesFirst bitcoin futures ETF to make its debut Tuesday on the NYSE, ProShares says by Tanaya Macheel—CNBCRustication by Dennis J. Pogue—Mount Vernon Ladies' AssociationIs Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Constructed of Rammed Earth?—Earth ArchitectureWhat is Roll Yield and How It Impacts Bitcoin, Commodity, and VIX ETF Returns—Money For the Rest of UsRelated Episodes355: Which Money Is Crazier: The U.S. Dollar or Bitcoin?319: Here Come Central Bank Digital CurrenciesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Author & Speaker, shared the story behind her title with us on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021.Gayle is the author of New York Times bestsellers, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011), Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Specia Ops Battlefield (2015), and The Daughters of Kobani (2021).Lemmon is a frequent speaker on national security topics, including at the Aspen Security Forum and TED forums, and has given talks at West Point, ODNI, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Infantry Museum. Her TED Talk on Ashley's War and the reshaping of the hero story to include women has received more than a million views worldwide. She regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, PBS, and National Public Radio. Along with her national security work, she has reported and written extensively on topics including child marriage in the United States for PBS NewsHour and on school choice, single moms, and the power and importance of girls' ambition for The Atlantic. Lemmon holds an MBA from Harvard and received the Dean's Award for her work on women's entrepreneurship. In addition to serving as a Robert Bosch Fellow in Germany, she served as a Fulbright scholar in Spain, on the board of the international aid organization Mercy Corps and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. She speaks Spanish, German, and French and is conversant in Dari and Kurmanci. SUE SAYS"Growing up Gayle was heavily influenced by the women in her life going back several generations. She lost her mother to cancer at the age of 13, but not before her mother taught her that women could and should work to serve others and help to make the world a better place. In bringing forth the remarkable and often untold stories of women in war-torn countries who are stepping and speaking out, she is doing just that."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/women-to-watch-r/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The template for the renewed battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan may well be found in Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book, The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice, (2021): the story of how the all-women's Syrian Kurdish militia (YPJ) defeated ISIS and left in its wake the most far-reaching experiment in women's justice and equality in their corner of the Middle East and beyond. Join Michael Zeldin in his conversation with Gayle as they discuss her book and its portends for future battles. Guest Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011), about a young entrepreneur who supported her community under the Taliban, Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield (2015), and The Daughters of Kobani (2021), the story of what ISIS has left in its wake: the most far-reaching experiment in women's equality in the least likely place in the world brought to you by women who have been battling ISIS town by town, street by street since 2013. These women served as America's ground force in the fight to defeat the Islamic State and The Daughters of Kobani tells for the first time this David and Goliath story of how they came to serve ISIS its first battlefield defeat. Ashley's War is currently being developed into a major motion picture at Universal with Reese Witherspoon producing, and The Daughters of Kobani has been optioned by HiddenLight Productions, founded by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sam Branson, and Chelsea Clinton.  Lemmon, who serves as an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with private sector leadership roles in emerging technology and national security firms, began writing about entrepreneurship in conflict and post-conflict zones while studying for her MBA at Harvard following a decade covering politics at the ABC News Political Unit. This work from Afghanistan, Rwanda, Liberia, Bosnia and beyond has been published by the World Bank, Harvard Business School, the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and CNN, among others. Following MBA study, she led public policy analysis during the global financial crisis at the global investment firm PIMCO. Lemmon is a frequent speaker on national security topics, including at the Aspen Security Forum and TED forums, and has given talks at West Point, ODNI, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Infantry Museum. Her TED Talk on Ashley's War and the reshaping of the hero story to include women has received more than a million views worldwide.  She regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, PBS, and National Public Radio. Along with her national security work, she has reported and written extensively on topics including child marriage in the United States for PBS NewsHour and on school choice, single moms and the power and importance of girls' ambition for The Atlantic. Lemmon holds an MBA from Harvard and received the Dean's Award for her work on women's entrepreneurship. In addition to serving as a Robert Bosch Fellow in Germany, she served as a Fulbright scholar in Spain, on the board of the international aid organization Mercy Corps and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. She speaks Spanish, German and French and is conversant in Dari and Kurmanci.  Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings.  In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously,

Außerdem: Der Absturz von Chinas größtem Internetkonzern.Ein mit Spannung erwarteter Termin der US-Börsenaufsicht steht heute unter anderem im Fokus. Gary Gensler, der neue Chef der SEC, spricht heute beim Aspen Security Forum über Zukunft von Kryptowährungen. Der Weg in den Mainstream dürfte lang und hart werden.In China wird derweil die staatliche Regulierung erneut auf die Spitze getrieben. Wieder einmal trifft es den Internetriesen Tencent, den Regierung und Staatsmedien unter Beschuss genommen haben.Zu den interessantesten Unternehmenszahlen gehören heute die Quartalsergebnisse von BP. Der britische Öl- und Gaskonzern hat einen überraschend hohen Gewinn gemeldet. Der wirkt sich auch auf die Dividende aus.Die Aktie des Tages kommt heute von einem Autobauer. BMW hat frische Zahlen veröffentlicht. Auch hier ist der Gewinn gestiegen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The template for the renewed battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan may well be found in Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book, The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice, (2021): the story of how the all-women's Syrian Kurdish militia (YPJ) defeated ISIS and left in its wake the most far-reaching experiment in women's justice and equality in their corner of the Middle East and beyond. Join Michael Zeldin in his conversation with Gayle as they discuss her book and its portends for future battles. Guest Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011), about a young entrepreneur who supported her community under the Taliban, Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield (2015), and The Daughters of Kobani (2021), the story of what ISIS has left in its wake: the most far-reaching experiment in women's equality in the least likely place in the world brought to you by women who have been battling ISIS town by town, street by street since 2013. These women served as America's ground force in the fight to defeat the Islamic State and The Daughters of Kobani tells for the first time this David and Goliath story of how they came to serve ISIS its first battlefield defeat. Ashley's War is currently being developed into a major motion picture at Universal with Reese Witherspoon producing, and The Daughters of Kobani has been optioned by HiddenLight Productions, founded by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sam Branson, and Chelsea Clinton.  Lemmon, who serves as an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with private sector leadership roles in emerging technology and national security firms, began writing about entrepreneurship in conflict and post-conflict zones while studying for her MBA at Harvard following a decade covering politics at the ABC News Political Unit. This work from Afghanistan, Rwanda, Liberia, Bosnia and beyond has been published by the World Bank, Harvard Business School, the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and CNN, among others. Following MBA study, she led public policy analysis during the global financial crisis at the global investment firm PIMCO. Lemmon is a frequent speaker on national security topics, including at the Aspen Security Forum and TED forums, and has given talks at West Point, ODNI, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Infantry Museum. Her TED Talk on Ashley's War and the reshaping of the hero story to include women has received more than a million views worldwide.  She regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, PBS, and National Public Radio. Along with her national security work, she has reported and written extensively on topics including child marriage in the United States for PBS NewsHour and on school choice, single moms and the power and importance of girls' ambition for The Atlantic. Lemmon holds an MBA from Harvard and received the Dean's Award for her work on women's entrepreneurship. In addition to serving as a Robert Bosch Fellow in Germany, she served as a Fulbright scholar in Spain, on the board of the international aid organization Mercy Corps and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. She speaks Spanish, German and French and is conversant in Dari and Kurmanci.  Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings.  In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kenn...

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011), Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield (2015), and The Daughters of Kobani (2021). Additionally, Ms. Lemmon is the Chief Marketing Officer at Rebellion Defense, and is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, serving as an expert on their Women and Foreign Policy Program, She also serves in private sector leadership roles in emerging technology and national security firms, Ms. Lemmon is a frequent speaker on national security topics, including at the Aspen Security Forum and TED forums, and has given talks at the U.S. Military Academy, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the National Infantry Museum. In today’s podcast, Ms. Lemmon discusses writing about disruptors, the emergence of female fighters and military leaders, and the future of women on the battlefield. The following bullet points highlight key insights from our discussion: In The Daughters of Kobani, Lemmon details the story of an all-female Kurdish Militia that partnered with the United States to fight ISIS in Syria. Their story demonstrates the evolving nature of women in combat, as role-breakers step forward to lead both women and men in conflict. The successful collaboration between this militia and the U.S. military provides strong justification for the formation of future counterterrorism partnerships. These efforts could include a ground partner force, a light U.S. special operations presence, and U.S. air support. While partnerships with local groups can be challenging, success in Kobani shows significant advantages to such endeavors. As the United States forms these partnerships, it will be critical for the U.S. military to consider and define U.S. responsibilities post-conflict. Partner allegiance to the United States involves significant risk, and thus the United States should be certain to support partner efforts before, during, and after conflicts. The Daughters of Kobani demonstrates the advantages for the inclusion and advancement of women in conflict operations. By harnessing all available talent and integrating women across all levels of the military, the United States can significantly advance U.S. national security interests. Importantly, this effort may involve the dismantling of structures that no longer serve U.S. interests and a reshaping of the conceptualization of power. The establishment and preservation of U.S. values will be essential in order to maintain U.S. leadership internationally. The United States is not competing against other democracies for global influence, and thus will have its policies and behavior criticized on the international stage. Commitment to high democra

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies  and Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Topics: — Key takeaways from Friday’s Aspen Security Forum discussions with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks — National security elements of President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress — A look at when the Biden administration will submit its budget request to Congress — Implications of Biden’s focus on human rights and drive for greater Buy American strictures on US national security and allies — The need to change the Pentagon’s internal financial planning processes — Shift of people and units to the US Space Force

The Aspen Security Forum does great non-partisan work, we’re huge fans here at ALL MARINE RADIO.  President Trump’s National Security Advisor, Ambassador Robert O’Brien sat down as a guest for an hour — the discussion and Q&A are well worth your time — click HERE to watch the entire interview entitled “President Trump’s National Security […]

When the US economy begins to recover, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says there will be winners and losers. The recovery will be more bearable for the rich than the poor. He believes the recovery includes three stages: collapse, bounce-back, and slog. We’ve experienced collapse and bounce-back already. “Now we’re headed for a slog,” he says, “where we’re going to play mediocre wack-a-mole [with the virus] in the US and other parts of the world.” He thinks a recovery will be tepid until a vaccine is developed that “returns us to normal.” When July 4th of next year rolls around, he says it won’t resemble 2019’s healthy economy but will be better than that of 2020. In a conversation with Gillian Tett, US editor-at-large of the Financial Times, he talks about the Federal Government’s decisions during the pandemic, including passage of the CARES Act, the behavior of the stock market, and how the economic situation is exacerbating social tensions.As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

Disinformation online is on the minds of voters, candidates, government officials, and technology platforms as the US election gets closer. Already experts have seen disinformation campaigns around the Covid-19 pandemic, which could spell trouble in November, says Laura Rosenberger, director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy. “When you’re sowing doubt about the information the government is providing about the pandemic, you’re sowing doubt in citizens’ faith in their democratic institutions. That primes us to have less faith in the integrity of the election.” She speaks with Renée DiResta, technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, and Cecilia Kang, technology reporter for The New York Times, about how this perfect storm of disinformation is being tackled.As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

Wes Moore, author of Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City (written with Erica Green), says communities around the United States must confront systemic racism. His book, about the life of Freddie Gray delves into the uprising that followed Gray’s death just days after he was taken into police custody. With the recent death of George Floyd, Moore says we’re reliving history. In a conversation with Dina Powell McCormick, former US Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, Moore talks about Freddie Gray, systemic racism, and how the Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated poverty in America. Moore serves as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, New York City’s largest poverty fighting organization.As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

Three retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch join host Mike McNamara for an hour of current events discussion every Thursday here on ALL MARINE RADIO. TODAY’S TOPICS: Playing poker The CG of US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, USMC, did an extended interview with David Ignatius […]

The Commanding General of the US Central Command sat down with the Washington Post’s David Ignatius for an hour long discussion about the CENTCOM area of operations as part of the Aspen Security Forum — it’s awesome stuff.  General McKenzie is a straight-talker and discusses Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia & China in this hour long […]

This week on GeoPod Tenjin Consulting's Alexander Downer and Georgina Downer discuss the ticking time bomb that is China-US relations and the US ban on Chinese video-sharing app Tik Tok. We also discuss Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's speech to the Aspen Security Forum and his developing world view, how the US Presidential election is unfolding, and the political games being played in Malaysia.

In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at three current risks and upcoming events: China's plan to conduct military exercises off the coast of Taiwan China's rare public statement on Hong Kong The shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival and what it means for major event planning & physical security strategy //static.leadpages.net/leadboxes/current/embed.js Episode Transcript Bryan Strawser: Hello and welcome to the Managing Uncertainty podcast. This is our BryghtCast edition for the week of July 29th, 2019. Bryan Strawser: This is Bryan Strawser, Principal and CEO here at Bryghtpath. With me is- Bray Wheeler: Bray Wheeler, Consultant with Bryghtpath. Bryan Strawser: As a reminder, the Bryghtcast episode is where we take a few recent events in the news and talk about their connectivity to the private sector and issues that organizations may want to be prepared with. Bryan Strawser: We're going to start with an announcement this morning that China's military is holding exercises this week in waters off the coast of Taiwan. This was announced by China's Maritime Safety Agency and came just days after the government in Beijing reiterated that it was ready to fight if there was any move towards independence for the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Of course, to the Chinese, they often refer to it as the wayward province of Chinese Taipei, which is how Taiwan is referred to in international terms at conferences and such, where both countries are present. Bryan Strawser: China claims that it is stepping up military drills in recent years, including even flying what Beijing calls Island Encirclement Exercises, and sending warships into surround international waters. Bryan Strawser: Bray, what does this mean for companies that operate in Taiwan? Bray Wheeler: Well, it certainly means that Taiwan is back in the news. Bryan Strawser: Yeah, it's been a while. Bray Wheeler: For China, it's been a bit quiet. Hong Kong has dominated a lot of the discussion as it relates to China, as well as some of the trade stuff, so Taiwan has been a bit under the radar here, at least for the last month or two. Bray Wheeler: Really, for companies that are in Taiwan, probably not anything direct or immediate, however, the fact those exercises are going on, [South] China Sea is still a thing that's important. We have other activity in other important straits within the Maritime world. The fact that these are happening definitely could impact, could disrupt, could delay Maritime shipping, commerce in those areas should these escalate, be prolonged, or something happens, an accident or whatnot. Bryan Strawser: Taiwan had its own military exercises in May, both air, land, and sea. Or, I guess that's all three, not both. They vowed to defend themselves against China's growing threat to their independence. Bryan Strawser: China also has reiterated that it would be ready to go to war against those who try to split Taiwan from the country, and accused the United States of undermining global stability and denouncing our arms sales to the island. Bryan Strawser: Taiwan primarily uses US equipment. Bray Wheeler: It does. Bryan Strawser: That's purchased from us. Bray Wheeler: It does. Bryan Strawser: Or, purchased from our companies. Bryan Strawser: I was at the Aspen Security Forum two weeks ago, out in Colorado. The second night of the conference, the keynote interview before the crowd was Admiral Phil Davidson, who is the Commander for US Indo-Pacific Command. This is the joint command that's responsible for all US interests in the Pacific ocean, including China and Taiwan. Bryan Strawser: He got a question about Taiwan, and Admiral Davidson pointed out that Taiwan is a US ally. We have treaty obligations as a country to Taiwan, but he mostly focused on the fact that a big part of what the United States Navy does in the South China Sea, maybe to be more clear about it, in international waters of the South China Sea, is to continue to reinforce the freedom of navigation that is guaranteed by the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. That's the big story in the South China Sea, just in general. This activity, whether it's Vietnam, whether it's the Philippines, whether it's Taiwan, whether it's Bradley Islands. That South China Sea is a major route. Bryan Strawser: Right. Bray Wheeler: Coming out from that area. Especially as companies are looking to shift into Vietnam, into other areas of Asia, it's going to become more important. It's going to more of an issue as some of these countries start either to defend themselves, or they run exercises, and China's trying to assert its dominance on the area. Bryan Strawser: So, the key take away here for organizations, if you operate in this area or have travelers that go through Taipei, or your source from countries bordering the South China Sea, is to just continue to monitor the situation between China and Taiwan. This probably never ends, as long as they are separate countries, or a country and its wayward province. Bryan Strawser: What's next? Bray Wheeler: Next up, staying in China, but shifting back to Hong Kong in just a quick update. I don't know that we want to spend too much time since we've talked quite a bit about Hong Kong here lately. Bray Wheeler: Recently, China has actually officially commented on the protests that are happening in Hong Kong. So, Hong Kong protests have been going on for about eight weeks now. China has been reluctant to say anything, or seemingly so. Bray Wheeler: They've since come out and made ... I'm trying to find the official spokesmen for Hong Kong and Macao Affairs commented as the first Chinese statement on it, calling the situation in Hong Kong grave, that the protesters were committing evil and criminal acts, and has damaged the city's reputation and stability. Bray Wheeler: It's the first time that China has said this, which probably isn't going to be helpful in terms of calming the situation. Bryan Strawser: I don't think it's going to be helpful at all. Bray Wheeler: No. Bray Wheeler: They also used the language of “Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong. Hong Kong affairs are Chinese domestic affairs. It's one country, two system model.” Bray Wheeler: Just reinforcing that position, that outlook, or view of how they see Hong Kong is in direct contrast to what the protesters are actually protesting of. They see themselves as, yes, they are a part of China, but they are independent and fiercely independent. They're China's reinforcement of their assertion of control, their support. For the Hong Kong leader Carrie Lamb, all those things are only going to exacerbate, only going to continue this protest activity that's going on. Bryan Strawser: Yeah, it seems, I don't know, this almost feels like an escalation on the part of China, in that they rarely make direct commentary on Hong Kong. Bray Wheeler: They do. Bryan Strawser: This, to me, is almost an escalation of the situation. That's some really bluntly strong language. I don't see that making protesters go home. Bray Wheeler: No. If anything, it's just going to keep it going, which probably to China's view, helps make their case. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: Hong Kong is out of control, Hong Kong needs more governance from China. The fact that they've made that direct language of Hong Kong's affairs from China's affairs are domestic affairs, is pretty, pretty blatant in terms of where they stand on it, and pretty escalatory. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: From a protester's standpoint. Bryan Strawser: The bottom line here for organizations is to continue to monitor what's going on in Hong Kong, and keep an eye on what that might mean for travelers and for your business operations in the city. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. The fact that it's been eight weeks now, it's come off the radar in terms of other things that have popped up, new topics. The fact that this is still going on, China is taking these kinds of positions, means that this is probably going to continue and could only become more complicated. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bryan Strawser: So, the other issue we want to talk about ... We're recording this on Monday the 29th. You may not hear this for a few days, but the other breaking issue over the weekend into today was the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, which, for perspective, is outside of San Jose, I believe about 45 to 60 miles. Definitely not in a city, it's in a small town. Bryan Strawser: This festival, which gets about 100 thousand visitors each year, there was a shooting last night involving a 19-year-old, which is just now being identified having used a rifle for this homicide. I believe that there were 12 wounded and five killed. Is that correct? Bray Wheeler: Yeah. I've seen mixed numbers. It's probably slightly too early. I've seen three, but if you're saying five, that's entirely possible with injuries and stuff like that. Bryan Strawser: As we're recording this press conference, there's a ... As we're recording the podcast, rather, there's a press conference going on with the Gilroy police and other agencies. There's some new information being released that may be different than what we're telling you. Bryan Strawser: Part of what we wanted to talk about here, was, this festival poses an interesting physical security issue that we want to highlight. This festival is fenced in, from our understanding. There was weapon screening occurring at the entrances to the festival, but what the shooter did is come around the backside of the festival, crossed a creek, and then cut the chain-link fence and gained access with his weapon by those means. Then, came into the festival and began shooting. Bray Wheeler: Which, you know, to these festivals and to gatherings credit, these organizations, these events are starting to think through physical security safety, think through processes, think through mechanisms to help control some of the violence or the safety. It's not just mass shooting and things like that, it could be anything. From theft to riots, to protests, all these kinds of things, to help control what's happening at some of these events. Bray Wheeler: The only caveat to that is, the physical security mechanism itself isn't enough. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: You have to still layer yourself on, and I think that's, unfortunately, some of these organizations and events have to catch up a bit. Bray Wheeler: They're doing the right things, but if you're not screening the backline of the fence, then the fence doesn't do too much other than probably keep some wildlife out. Bryan Strawser: Right. Bryan Strawser: The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have put out some planning guidance for mass gatherings, I think is how they worded it. For large scale events, and this was an output of the 2017 shooting in Las Vegas at the country music festival that was going on. There were a number of issues that came out of the after-action discussion that happened around that festival. Bryan Strawser: Part of this is, if you decide to do as they did at this Garlic Festival, and you're doing weapon screening, you need to look at the rest of your security perimeter and then take the right actions to ensure that you're adequately protection your patrons. That's your goal, I assume, by doing weapons screening and other screening to keep prohibited items out, food. It's probably just as much about food as it was about weapons. Bryan Strawser: You've got to look at the whole perimeter, right? You've got to really think about defense in-depth, and can't just trust that the chain link fence is going to keep the bad guy out, or keep another unwanted individual with prohibited items out. You've got to look at the whole story. Bryan Strawser: I think the FBI DHS Guidance really gets to that issue, in terms of how they talk about planning. Bray Wheeler: There are definitely issues of resource constraints and things like that, too, with some of these events. Security can be super expensive, and it can suck up a large chunk of some of these things' budget. They don't have to. Bray Wheeler: As I said, they're doing the right things and they're thinking about it the right way, but it's one of those, you have to make sure that some of these areas that you're just throwing up a fence to make sure you have something there, you have to layer on a human element to it or something else. Bray Wheeler: There was some talk about adding cameras and things like that. Certainly, that'll probably become easier and easier as technology evolves, but camera systems are pretty expensive. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: And you have to have somebody monitoring it. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: And you have to have people watching for it. If you're switching between cameras, a guy cuts a fence, he can do that in a couple of minutes and be in and through and you don't see it, either. Bryan Strawser: Right. Bray Wheeler: Depending on how you placed it. Bray Wheeler: It's making sure you're having perimeter walks, and things like that, to at least know and identify opportunities of, hey, that wasn't there before. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: Hey, there's a hole in the fence. Hey, this is going on, so that you can control some of that, or at least be able to react. Bryan Strawser: I would say, just to be clear, we're not passing judgment on the Garlic Festival. Not all the details are out. Bryan Strawser: As we were talking this morning, it did stand out to us that you've really got to think about physical security holistically, and it can't just be about screening weapons at your points of entry. If you've got a secure area, then you've got to look at your other boundaries, as well. Bray Wheeler: I think that's absolutely fair. As you said, we don't know everything that was in place. I think just generally, as organizations, as companies are thinking about these events, they're definitely softer targets. They're definitely an opportunity. Bray Wheeler: Again, not just for violence, it could be for protest, it could be for theft, all sorts of different things, nefarious activity that you don't want a part of. It gets back to you have to think about it holistically, and you have to make some decisions around the risks that are posed to you as part of that festival. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bray Wheeler: Where you're having it when you're having it, the crowd. Is it open to the public, a closed group? All those things play a factor in how you layer on your security. Bryan Strawser: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Bryan Strawser: Bottom line, for businesses, if you're holding large events, or you're securing large events, think about physical security holistically and use the tools that are given to you. There's the DHS FBI guidance on planning for large scale events and mitigating the after shooter threat of large scale events. Use that documentation, it's available on the FBI and DHS websites. Bryan Strawser: That's it for this edition of Managing Uncertainty BryghtCast edition. We'll be back later in the week with an additional episode, focused on a single topic. Bryan Strawser: Thanks for listening.

In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at three current risks and upcoming events: Audio Deepfakes:  Axios reveals recent information released by Symantec where audio deepfakes were used to swindle money out of large organizations. Iran's seizure of a UK Tanker in Gulf as a major escalation between Iran and Western Powers Boris Johnson wins the race to be Tory Leader and becomes UK Prime Minister   //static.leadpages.net/leadboxes/current/embed.js Episode Transcript Bryan Strawser: Welcome back to the Managing Uncertainty podcast. This is Bryan Strawser, Principal and CEO at Bryghtpath. And with me today is the one and only Bray Wheeler. Bray Wheeler: Good morning. Bryan Strawser: This is our Bryghtpath episode for the Week of July 22nd. We did not have episodes last week due to some travel and poor planning on our part, but we're back now in that we're back in our usual rhythm of two episodes a week - the Bryghtcast episode focused on current events and what they mean for your business, and a deeper dive episode, which will come out later this week. Bryan Strawser: So we're going to start by talking about an article that was in Axios's newsletter on July 19th in an article by Jennifer Kingson about the coming deep fake threat to business. I'm just gonna read the opening paragraph and then tie this back to something I heard last week at a conference that I was at. Bryan Strawser: So from the article, "In the first signs of a mounting threat, criminals are starting to use deep fakes, starting with artificial intelligence and generated audio to impersonate CEOs and steal millions of dollars from companies which are largely unprepared to combat them. Why does this matter? Nightmare scenarios abound as deep fakes grow more sophisticated. A convincing forgery could send a company's stock plummeting or soaring, extract money, or ruin its reputation in a viral instance. For example, imagine a convincing fake video or audio clip of Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosing a massive defect the day before a big Tesla launch. The company's share price would crumble. For all the talk about deep fake videos, it's deep fake audio that has emerged as the first real threat to the private sector." Bryan Strawser: The article goes on to describe an incident that Symantec identified, and last week I was at the Aspen Security Forum at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado. One of semantics lead security architects described the scenario that's highlighted in the article that they saw. They have seen three successful deep fake audio attacks on businesses, and not small businesses, big business. In each of these, a company's CEO called a senior financial officer to request an urgent money transfer except it wasn't the CEO. It was deep fake audio generated by sampling the CEO's voice from earnings calls, investor presentations, interviews on the news. Bray Wheeler: Even TED Talks they were saying, too, right? Bryan Strawser: TED Talks. That's right. Bray Wheeler: YouTube videos. Anything. Bryan Strawser: Anything you think about the number of times that a Fortune 500 CEO is on audio or video somewhere where that video could be extracted and then reassembled using AI machine learning. This was a part of a cybersecurity panel at the Aspen Security Forum last week, and it was scary. It was scary. Bray Wheeler: Well, it's almost one of those things where the bigger company you are, the more at risk you are for that because you're remote, you're using all sorts of technology to be able to conduct business that smaller businesses are, 'hey, we're sitting across from each other. We can do that in-person versus over the phone, voicemails,' all sorts of stuff. Bryan Strawser: Think about how much more advanced this is from what we saw before as the kind of spearfishing type of attempts to do money transfers. I mean when I was interim chief security officer for a Fortune 500 company back in 2017, we had an outside email that looked like it was from our CEO, but it was not from the CEO, that was sent to the controller to make a wire transfer and fortunately said controller was a very smart lady who looked at that and said, 'He's never asked me to do this before. This seems weird,' and called me. I got the CSO involved, and we very quickly identified that that email was fake. It was coming from an outside email address disguised to look like the CEO. So not overly difficult to detect. This sounds almost impossible to detect that this is fake. Bray Wheeler: Well yeah, especially if you, ... the topics that they're talking about in these interviews too, it probably doesn't take much for the AI and the software to be able to piece some of this stuff together and make it sound legit. Bryan Strawser: Make it sound legit. So the challenge for businesses is this needs to be, I think immediately become part of the education around social engineering and fraudulent attempts, particularly with folks that have wire transfer authorization, ACH transfer authority, within a company in the finance or accounting areas. This needs to be part of some immediate awareness communication. Bray Wheeler: Oh yeah. It's almost one of those things you have to almost go back to kind of some rudimentary, even security precautions where it's saying, 'Hey, here's the word of the day or none of this is done over the phone. It's all done in person. If you get any of this stuff over the phone, over email, any of that kind of stuff that it's not legit.' Bryan Strawser: Right Yeah. I mean and your wire transfer, your controls around financial transfers, and remittance payments need to be such that a simple phone call or email does not authorize such payment of any type of any amount. It needs to be through a controlled process that's internal to the company. Those are things I would look at and have a central place. We always talk about having a central place for companies to report, or your employees rather, to report this kind of behavior when it comes up. Even if it's they just want a place to check out if this is legit or not. Bray Wheeler: Yup. Oh yeah, because it's the better safe than sorry. Bryan Strawser: For sure. Bray Wheeler: You're almost better taking the time to say, 'Nope, that's legit. That actually is coming from us,' versus the one that gets through. Bryan Strawser: Totally. Bray Wheeler: I think even too, the example they give of having Elon Musk report something out, even the reputational problems. So kind of the financial piece aside, even having a process and revisiting some of the ways that we make announcements, the way that messages come through, that it is firm. You do have a standard process that it's not case by case basis as you're making these different announcements. That it has to be within a process because that'll help you manage your reputation. It will let it not escalate into something that's different. It'll let you double-check yourself, so to speak, as a company. Bryan Strawser: What's next? What's our next challenge? Bray Wheeler: So what's next? The Strait of Hormuz, some more stuff happening in the Gulf. So we've talked about Iran a little bit in the past related to their own strikes and things like that. What's happened over the last couple of weeks, and the last week, in particular, late last week Iran has been a little bit more active in the streets. Bray Wheeler: They ended up capturing a British oil tanker. It was flagged UK, has a diverse kind of multinational crew aboard it. But Iran said it was conducting itself in ways that violated interim international maritime law. It was seized, UK, US, other countries have said it was in international waters. Iran says it was in Iranian national waters. So needless to say Iran his kind of confiscated that vessel taking the crew, seized them. They're showing them photographs and videos of them still on the boat. Bray Wheeler: But the big case here is it's escalated tensions, and it's made the issue more complex because the US and UK aren't necessarily aligned and applying pressure to Iran for the nuclear aspect of the situation. This is more international trade route. So there's a little bit of who's helping who, and when are we going to help each other, and who's going to get involved? It's made it a little bit more complicated, but there are reports of six to 10 more oil tankers, British UK flag oil tankers still stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. They can't move them. It's really kind of unsettled, the straits over there over the weekend here. Bryan Strawser: There's a number of foreign policy issues. I think that this raises that play into how companies should be processing this. Again, as I mentioned in the last segment, I was at the Aspen Security Forum last week and this action along with the challenges, foreign policy challenges with Iran; the pretty hot topic of conversation to say the least. Bray Wheeler: I bet. Bryan Strawser: I think the consensus on Iran's strategy right now is that they're attempting, given President Trump's challenges with maintaining and building alliances, they are attempting to split the United States from other countries by forcing them down different paths of action. I'm not sure that strategy will be successful. The Brits and the US have typically supported each other down the line in foreign policy and militarily when it comes to things like this. But the ball's right now is really in the UK's court on how they want to proceed. They have been clear they want their tanker returned, but there's probably less pressure internally at the UK because the crew are not British. No one on the crew is a British citizen. There are some tough choices ahead for the UK. Bryan Strawser: I did note that the US took a number of actions last week. They put armed aircraft overhead of US commercial vessels that were moving through the Strait of Hormuz in order to defend them, but there were no attempts to interfere over the weekend. We're also apparently deploying up to 10,000 Air Force, Navy, Army, to Saudi at the invitation of the Saudi King. That gives us a significant increase in air coverage and maritime surveillance capability. We're moving a carrier from outside of the Persian Gulf into the Persian Gulf. Of course, that's 75 square yards square or 0.75 square miles of sovereign US territory with a propeller and an air wing, a big air wing. Bray Wheeler: Big air wing. Bryan Strawser: So there's a lot of capability. I think we're moving there to have more options. The challenge for businesses I think is what we've been talking about, which is this is the current kind of conflict hot spot. So if you operate in the Gulf, you're dependent upon Gulf shipping, or you have travelers or others in the UAE, Saudi, Kuwait Qatar, countries that are US allies, that are safe to operate in. There's a higher potential conflict, military conflict in the area than before. All that said, I don't think Iran is looking for a war. This is a power play. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. This is them exerting themselves. I think it ... everybody defaults to ... and obviously the oil prices, oil stockpiles, things like that. So if your companies are dependent on the oil that's coming out of that area, that's certainly something to consider, and have some more conversation about because of this will likely kind of tit for tat kind of seizing of different takers and disrupting, and all this kind of stuff. It hasn't gone away in a couple of months, that this is probably gonna continue. Now if you're reliant on probably more US-based or South American, or something like that, then you're in a little bit better shape. But yeah, this is definitely an Iranian kind of power play on a bunch of different fronts in terms of different policies and topics. Bryan Strawser: Yeah, it'll be interesting to see where this progresses given the next topic we're going to talk about because I think the British course of action will depend upon what starts to happen beginning tomorrow. That is when a Queen Elizabeth will invite the winner of the Conservative Party's leadership election, former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, to be the next prime minister and to form a new government in her name. She will have that audience tomorrow morning, London time, with Boris. Boris was the winner of the Conservative Party's leadership election, which was conducted via mail over the last three weeks, I believe it was. Bray Wheeler: Yup. Bryan Strawser: He and the finalist who, I don't recall who that was. Johnson will have about 90 days to figure out an acceptable Brexit plan and get that plan through parliament or the EU is just going to throw the UK out is my understanding of the table stakes here right now. Bray Wheeler: I think it's that is a good possibility that you is not going to renegotiate because of Boris Johnson's position on the issues and what he's been the champion of this whole plan; that if he takes any kind of a hard line or can't negotiate, the EU is just, ... they're done. I think if somebody else was in this office, there may be more of a conversation. There probably won't be right now. Bryan Strawser: Johnson, for those of you that don't follow UK politics, is a populist. He's definitely more along the lines of President Trump's style in terms of action and perhaps lack of organization at times, as he goes through that. This is gonna definitely change the UK cabinet. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the number two official in the cabinet has said he will resign. I imagine there'll be other, I mean he gets to pick them. He'll get to pick a new cabinet if he chooses to do so. Clearly, the chancellor has said he's not staying on. Bray Wheeler: Yup. Bryan Strawser: So we're gonna see some pretty major administerial changes, but there are really two immediate crises facing Johnson as PM tomorrow morning. That is, how does he figure out the Brexit strategy that parliament will accept? And second, what does he do about the tanker? The British tanker being held by the Iranian Republican Guard. Bray Wheeler: Yup. One, that's not to bring it completely back to the tanker, but there's a lot of conversation that's come up that UK is facing a lot of different tankers and things like that, re-flagging themselves, of the UK flag in the Strait and going to other countries. That has an impact in a lot of different ways for the UK. Bryan Strawser: It's interesting because the strategy in the 80s was the opposite. It was that companies wanted to flag their tankers with members of NATO because the US made a huge deal out of re-flagging several tankers to the US flag. So the US navy would have more obligation to protect them, and that would make it less likely Iran or Iraq, or others, would attempt to screw around with those tankers. Now we're going the other direction. Bray Wheeler: Now we're trying to mask ourselves with other countries that don't, ... that aren't involved in some of these seizures of illegal Iranian oil, or they say illegal Iranian oil. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. I think even long-term, one of the pieces that The New York Times called out to is that part of this breakfast Brexit plan, especially with the EU, is that Ireland issue, and being populous- Bryan Strawser: The Northern Ireland and Irish border. Bray Wheeler: Not having, ... he's not a huge fan of keeping goods free-flowing up there. That's really been one of the major pillars of peace in that area, and that's- Bryan Strawser: The relatively open border, Bray Wheeler: ... the relatively open border. Bryan Strawser: If it's a hard border crossing, it's going to cause problems up there. Bray Wheeler: It will most likely revert back. That's been part of the conversation that throughout this Brexit, but he definitely has a more hard-line on that; that, that border is important. Bryan Strawser: So for companies, if you operate in the UK or Northern Ireland or Ireland, the Free State of Ireland, or the EU for that matter, now's the time to start watching what happens. The next 60 to 90 days are gonna be critical for the Brexit strategy. They could leave. If they don't figure it out, then they leave with no treaty, no agreement, hard borders. That's going to be a real challenge for folks that for 30 some years have been used to free movements within the European Community, and that's going to stop. A portion of that was gonna stop anyway, but they were trying to soften the impact of that change. Certainly, from a trade standpoint, it's just going to be a mess if they don't figure that out. There's a lot to figure out. Bray Wheeler: Yup. Bryan Strawser: So that's it for this edition of the Managing uncertainty podcast Bryghtcast edition for the week of July 22nd. We'll catch you later in the week with our next episode. Thanks for listening.

On July 19th, Politico's defense editor, Bryan Bender, moderated a panel at the Aspen Institute's annual Aspen Security Forum, in Aspen Colorado. Bender has been following the recent UFO developments at the nation's capital, and he broke the story regarding the US Navy developing new guidelines for reporting UFOs.

On July 19th, Politico's defense editor, Bryan Bender, moderated a panel at the Aspen Institute's annual Aspen Security Forum, in Aspen Colorado. Bender has been following the recent UFO developments at the nation's capital, and he broke the story regarding the US Navy developing new guidelines for reporting UFOs.

In a wide-reaching discussion from the Aspen Security Forum, Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), discusses the major threats in the world today. From cyber warfare to Russia pulling out of a key nuclear arms treaty, the 29-member alliance is grappling with challenges across the globe. Stoltenberg speaks with Courtney Kube, Pentagon and Defense Department correspondent for NBC News, about Russia, Turkey, Afghanistan, cyberspace, and President Trump, who has been critical of NATO. He stresses the importance of being part of the organization, which celebrated its 70th anniversary this year. “NATO is good for Europe, but it’s also extremely good for the United States,” he says. “It is extremely good to have friends and allies.” Their conversation was held July 17, 2019 in Aspen, Colorado.

In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at three current risks and upcoming events: Audio Deepfakes:  Axios reveals recent information released by Symantec where audio deepfakes were used to swindle money out of large organizations. Iran’s seizure of a UK Tanker in Gulf as a major escalation between Iran and Western Powers Boris Johnson wins the race to be Tory Leader and becomes UK Prime Minister Episode Transcript Bryan Strawser: Welcome back to the Managing Uncertainty podcast. This is Bryan Strawser, Principal and CEO at Bryghtpath. And with me today is the one and only Bray Wheeler. Bray Wheeler: Good morning. Bryan Strawser: This is our Bryghtpath episode for the Week of July 22nd. We did not have episodes last week due to some travel and poor planning on our part, but we’re back now in that we’re back in our usual rhythm of two episodes a week – the Bryghtcast episode focused on current events and what they mean for your business, and a deeper dive episode, which will come out later this week. Bryan Strawser: So we’re going to start by talking about an article that was in Axios’s newsletter on July 19th in an article by Jennifer Kingson about the coming deep fake threat to business. I’m just gonna read the opening paragraph and then tie this back to something I heard last week at a conference that I was at. Bryan Strawser: So from the article, “In the first signs of a mounting threat, criminals are starting to use deep fakes, starting with artificial intelligence and generated audio to impersonate CEOs and steal millions of dollars from companies which are largely unprepared to combat them. Why does this matter? Nightmare scenarios abound as deep fakes grow more sophisticated. A convincing forgery could send a company’s stock plummeting or soaring, extract money, or ruin its reputation in a viral instance. For example, imagine a convincing fake video or audio clip of Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosing a massive defect the day before a big Tesla launch. The company’s share price would crumble. For all the talk about deep fake videos, it’s deep fake audio that has emerged as the first real threat to the private sector.” Bryan Strawser: The article goes on to describe an incident that Symantec identified, and last week I was at the Aspen Security Forum at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado. One of semantics lead security architects described the scenario that’s highlighted in the article that they saw. They have seen three successful deep fake audio attacks on businesses, and not small businesses, big business. In each of these, a company’s CEO called a senior financial officer to request an urgent money transfer except it wasn’t the CEO. It was deep fake audio generated by sampling the CEO’s voice from earnings calls, investor presentations, interviews on the news.

On this episode of Super Cities, we do a deep dive with Rob Walker, director of the Aspen Security Forum, an incredible foreign policy and national security event held every summer in Aspen, Colorado. We cover emerging foreign policy challenges, leadership, and the national security enterprise. Rob is a graduate of West Point and came to the Aspen Institute after retiring from the US Army.

В конце июля 2018 года вице-президент Microsoft, Том Берт (Tom Burt) выступил на мероприятии Aspen Security Forum, где рассказал о том, что в текущем году специалисты компании обнаружили и помогли властям США предотвратить атаки, направленные как минимум против трех кандидатов в Конгресс. Ответственность за эти атаки, предположительно, лежит на российских «правительственных хакерах». Дело в том, что осенью 2018 года в США пройдут так называемые «промежуточные выборы» — это выборы в Сенат и Палату представителей, а также губернаторские выборы в ряде штатов. Теперь, спустя месяц, представители Microsoft заявили, что раскрыли еще одну попытку вмешательства в грядущие выборы. На этот раз компании удалось обнаружить готовящуюся фишинговую кампанию, за которой якобы стояли работающие на ГРУ хакеры из группировки APT28, также известной под названиями Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Strontium, Sofacy, Sednit и Tsar Team. Президент Microsoft Брэд Смит (Brad Smith) сообщил, что сотрудники Digital Crimes Unit выполнили предписание суда и перехватили управление шестью доменами, созданными группировкой: my-iri.org; hudsonorg-my-sharepoint.com; senate.group; adfs-senate.services; adfs-senate.email; office365-onedrive.com. Первый и второй домены пытаются имитировать настоящие домены Международного республиканского института и Института Хадсона. Еще три домена — это попытка подделать различные ресурсы, связанные с ИТ-инфраструктурой Сената. Предполагается, что все они должны были стать частью узконаправленных фишингововых кампаний, хотя конкретные цели хакеров идентифицировать не удалось, и злоумышленники так и не успели воспользоваться доменами по назначению. Смит сообщает, что за последние два года Microsoft «закрыла» уже 84 домена, так или иначе связанных с APT28 и фальшивыми сайтами, создаваемыми группой. Нужно отметить, что каких-либо доказательств и технических подробностей заявление Microsoft не содержит. Специалисты ограничиваются общими словами о том, что схема действий хакеров зеркально повторяет паттерны, которые ранее наблюдались во время атак на президентские выборы в США в 2016 году и прошлогодние президентские выборы во Франции. Обвинения Microsoft уже прокомментировали представители МИД РФ и пресс-секретарь президента РФ Дмитрий Песков. «Мы не знаем, о каких хакерах говорится [в заявлении компании], в чем заключается влияние на выборы, — заявил Песков. — Из Америки мы слышим подтверждения о том, что никакого влияния на выборы не было. О ком именно идет речь? Что является доказательствами и на основании чего делаются выводы вот такой категории — мы не понимаем. Такие данные отсутствуют. Соответственно мы к таким утверждениям и относимся». «Жаль, что крупной международной компании, к тому же давно, активно и успешно работающей на российском рынке, приходится участвовать в захватившей Вашингтон охоте на ведьм,— говорится в сообщении Министерства иностранных дел. — Это их выбор. Нам же придется сделать необходимые выводы».

While at the Aspen Security Forum a few weeks ago, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sat down with John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of the CIA and Acting Director of the CIA, to discuss what’s going on in the intelligence community, Trump dealing with Putin’s Russia and the best tricks of his magic career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s a Skullduggery first as co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sat down with a former member of the Trump administration, Tom Bossert, for an interview from the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colo. Bossert served as President Trump’s first Homeland Security adviser until he was pushed out in April 2018. Isikoff and Klaidman also caught up Bill Browder in Aspen to get the full story on how he became Vladimir Putin’s bete noire. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

07-19-2018 - Securing The Homeland - Kirstjen Nielsen at Aspen Security Forum - audio - English

The US government is setting its sights on the Chinese Communist Party. Michael Collins, the deputy assistant director of the CIA's East Asia Mission Center said at the Aspen Security Forum that the US is in another Cold War with China. And the Director of the FBI Christopher Wray says China is the "most challenging, most significant threat," to the United States. Meanwhile, in Beijing, rumors of a coup against Xi Jinping by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin swirl. China Rising panel at the Aspen Security Forum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYmNS2TfK6M

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats goes over President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in this discussion held July 19th. These are his first public comments after standing by the intelligence community’s findings on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump has questioned the intelligence assessment. Coats manages America’s 17 intelligence agencies and serves as the President’s principal intelligence advisor. He spoke with Andrea Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News. Show Notes Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Email your comments to aspenideastogo@gmail.com. The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

In today's podcast we hear that Singapore's SingHealth has sustained a major data breach: authorities speculate it may have been the work of a nation-state yet to be determined (or at least named). A third-party data exposure affects major manufacturers, including car makers. The Aspen Security Forum concludes with sobering warnings from senior US Government officials and the private sector of election interference and the prospects of a "cyber 9/11." Ecuador may be tiring of Mr. Assange. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks revisiting the notion of a metaphorical cyber moon-shot.  For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/July/CyberWire_2018_07_23.html

Skullduggery is on the road at the Aspen Security Forum at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Victoria Nuland, former Assistant Secretary of Sate for European and Eurasian Affairs, to discuss the latest news from this fascinating forum, the fallout from the Trump/Putin Helsinki summit and the possibility of a second meeting between the two leaders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has defended the Trump administration’s controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy that has led to families being separated at America’s southwest border. In this discussion, she addresses illegal immigration, saying it reflects a broken system. Her conversation with Peter Alexander, national correspondent for NBC News, also touches on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign and terrorism. Alexander asks if homegrown, lone-wolf terrorism is the greatest threat today in the US. Their conversation on June 19 was part on the Aspen Security Forum held by the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Program. Show Notes Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Email your comments to aspenideastogo@gmail.com. The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

FBI Director Christopher Wray is firm in his position that Russia was involved in the 2016 presidential campaign. “The intelligence community’s assessment has not changed,” he says, “and my view has not changed, which is that Russia attempted to interfere with the last election.” Wray spoke July 18 at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado. His interviewer, Lester Holt of NBC News, also asked Wray about the indictment of 12 Russian nationals, the Robert Mueller investigation, China, and North Korea. The Aspen Security Forum is a yearly gathering of top-level government officials, industry experts, and journalists. It’s held by the Institute’s Homeland Security Program. Show Notes Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Email your comments to aspenideastogo@gmail.com. The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

News from around the globe is dominating US headlines. President Trump plans to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong-un in June, Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller is continuing his probe into Russian meddling. Former members of the US intelligence community and the White House weigh in on these global moving parts. Lisa Monaco, former advisor to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, former CIA director, and James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence speak with Nicolle Wallace, host of MSNBC's "Deadline: White House." Their discussion was held in Washington, DC as a preview for July's Aspen Security Forum. Show Notes Listen to the Aspen Ideas to Go episode, Securing the Homeland, Featuring John Kelly. Subscribe to Aspen Insight, and listen to the episode, Using Music to Tackle Hate. Follow our show on Twitter @aspenideas and Facebook at facebook.com/aspenideas. Email your comments to aspenideastogo@gmail.com.

In this episode, you’ll hear from the nation’s new White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly. Kelly spoke in July at the Aspen Security Forum. At the time, his job was Homeland Security Secretary. In his conversation with Pete Williams, justice correspondent for NBC News, Kelly talks about Putin’s Russia, cybersecurity, and immigration. You’ll also get a glimpse of his leadership style. How will it apply to his new role as Chief of Staff?

"Keep Calm and Carry On" Hosts: Vicky Davis, Darren Weeks COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AND CREDITS AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22057-govern-america-july-29-2017-keep-calm-and-carry-on FBI arrests Debbie Wasserman Schultz IT guy. Is the fix in for the investigation? Trump says no to trannies. FBI agent indicted in LaVoy Finicum's murder lawyers up. Germany's "cultural enrichment" continues. Trump agrees to sign off on new sanctions on Russia, Russia seizes U.S. diplomatic facilities, North Korea conducts another long-range missile test, and China conducts military exercises. We dive into the Aspen Security Forum with the joint chief of staff of the U.S. military and touch upon the Security vs. Liberty discussion taking place at the Aspen Institute. Also, coverage of the National Security Forum Panel on the Role of Intelligence, companies that microchip employees, vacuums that suck up more than dirt, and is the United States recruiting for germ warfare? Phone calls.

What are the most pressing external and internal threats to the United States? Two former US Intelligence officials discuss Syria, Russia, ISIS, and President Trump’s embattled relationship with the Intelligence community. John Brennan, former CIA Director, and James Clapper, former US Director of Intelligence, sit down with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Their conversation was part of the Aspen Security Forum, held in July 2017.

In a rare interview, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency weighs in on the global security scene and explains the current risks to the United States. John Brennan is interviewed by Dina Temple-Raston, counterterrorism correspondent for NPR, at the Aspen Security Forum. Even though the Islamic State, or ISIL, has lost territory in the Middle East, it continues to be a “global menace,” according to Brennan. He discusses what’s needed in the fight against the brutal terror group. He also discusses Russia, China, and cybercrime, and explains why Syria is the most complex issue he’s dealt with in his career.

Vladimir Putin continues to taunt the US and Europe at every turn by testing NATO’s resolve, propping up Assad, provoking Ukraine, and even doing what he can to further complicate the migrant crisis. Domestically, Russia’s involvement in hacking the Democratic National Convention is in question. Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the current state with Elissa Slotkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Their discussion, which takes place at the Aspen Security Forum, is moderated by Massimo Calabresi, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent, Time Magazine.

The Director of the FBI has said that the Bureau has counterterrorism investigations underway in all 50 states, underscoring the gravity of the “insider” terrorism threat in the United States. Simultaneously, terrorists from abroad, especially “foreign fighters” from among ISIL’s ranks, are seeking to enter Western countries. In this episode FBI Director James Comey speaks with Brooke Masters of the Financial Times about terrorism, cybercrime, an uptick in violence in minority communities in the US and Apple’s refusal to hack into the iPhone of a terrorist. Comey spoke at the Aspen Security Forum Global in London in April. (music bed: Podington Bear/Bambi, photo: Miles Willis)

Last week, the Aspen Security Forum featured interviews from a host of Obama administration national security officials, some of which we provided last week. This week is part II, wherein we share edited discussions from White House Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch.  Monaco's conversation with Mike Isikoff of Yahoo News ventures into the Administration's policy on ISIS and what she calls a "generational struggle," the trials of social media as a recruitment vehicle, and most interestingly, whether Obama would act unilaterally to move Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the United States.  Clapper's discussion with Andrew Mitchell of MSNBC is most notable for his comments on lone wolf attacks and going dark, a threat about which he shares much of the same concern as FBI Director Comey. Later, Clapper touches on the OPM hack and why the United States is choosing to respond much more forcefully to economic espionage than "traditional" espionage. Finally, in her interview with Andrew Mitchell, Loretta Lynch walks us through the challenges of domestic terrorism, the Justice Department's approach to intvestigating and prosecuting home grown ISIS supporters, and the legal protections afforded to Guantanamo Bay detainees should they be moved to the United States. 

Is notorious Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead—again? And then, Tamara and her very important friends at the Aspen Security Forum were discussing the threat of ISIS and the real truth about encryption. Plus in Object Lessons, Shane is heading off to paradise, and Tamara brought back some primo swag. 

FBI Director James Comey, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers all spoke this week at the Aspen Security Forum. CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewed Comey. The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza spoke with Johnson. And New York Times reporter David Sanger interviewed Rogers. We have edited the interviews down to manageable length and strung them together for listeners. Thanks to the folks at the Aspen Security Forum for giving us permission to use the audio.

This week, the gang discusses Kayla Mueller, the last American hostage held by ISIS, who was confirmed this week to have died. Plus, President Obama asks Congress for a new authorization to use military force against ISIS. And why is the venerable Aspen Security Forum—so far—booking only men as its featured speakers?