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AUKUS doesn't only affect us. From the time that it was announced there were mixed reactions from our neighbours - some who wanted in, and some who thought it unwise and provocative. A big part of the fear - both regionally and within Australia - concerns the nuclear question. As the first non-nuclear country to ever acquire a conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarine, can we be confident of our own safety? And what happens to the waste that will remain dangerous for generations of Australians to come? NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.GUESTS:Gareth Evans - former Australian Foreign Minister (1988 –1996).Maria Rost Rublee - Associate Professor of International Relations at Monash University, with expertise in international security and nuclear politics.Dr Evan Laksmana - Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia Military Modernisation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Archivo completo del podcast ordenado por categorías temáticas en: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://global-strategy.org/podcast/⁠ ¡Bienvenidos a Estrategia, el podcast de Global Strategy! En este episodio, Albert Vidal (⁠@albert_vidal_⁠), acompañado por Gonzalo Vázquez (⁠@GonzaloVzquezO1⁠), repasa la crisis del mar Rojo desde sus inicios en octubre de 2023 hasta la actualidad. Primero desde una perspectiva militar y estratégica, centrada en los ataques y las operaciones militares que se han puesto en marcha en la región, para después abordar su perspectiva económica y política, con sus consecuencias más relevantes. Albert Vidal es analista e investigador en la oficina de Bahréin del International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), dentro del programa de Defense and Military Analysis. Es graduado en Relaciones Internacionales por la Universidad de Navarra, y máster en Estudios Árabes por la Universidad de Georgetown como becario Fullbright. Para consultar su última publicación, citada en el episodio, ver: Wolf-Christian Paes, Edward Beales, Fabian Hinz & Albert Vidal. “⁠Navigating Troubled Waters: The Houthis’ Campaign in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden”. International Institute for Strategic Studies⁠, diciembre 2024, El podcast está disponible en el canal de Global Strategy en ⁠iVoox⁠, ⁠iTunes⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, Google Podcast, ⁠Anchor⁠ y ⁠YouTube⁠. Puedes seguirnos suscribiéndote en cualquiera de esas plataformas y a través de nuestras cuentas en ⁠X (Twitter)⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ y ⁠Telegram⁠. Te agradecemos que nos ayudes a ganar en visibilidad dando al Me gusta o recomendando el podcast a tus amigos y, si eres docente en materias relacionadas con los temas que tratamos, te invitamos a incluir los podcasts en los materiales didácticos. Para citar como referencia bibliográfica: Vidal, Albert (2025), «Visión estratégica de la crisis en el Mar Rojo», Estrategia podcast 135, Global Strategy.

Future Horizons is back with an all new cast and brand new artwork! Just ahead of the Farnborough Air Show last year, the new UK Government launched its Strategic Defence Review shortly followed by its Defence Industrial Strategy, which aims to align national security with economy growth. In this series, we focus on these strategies and the role that Team Tempest will play in their delivery, as part of the Global Combat Air Programme. To help us to explore these themes, Business Development leads from our Team Tempest industrial partners will join us throughout this series, along with guests from the military and industrial sectors. In episode 1, we ask why the UK's approach to Future Combat Air System is of vital importance to our national security and how it is being designed to meets the challenges of the 21st century battlespace. Joining Zevi Watmough for this episode are:  Douglas Barry, Senior Fellow from Military Aerospace, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and co-author of the IISS paper: Tempest - Build, Bye or Goodbye John Stocker, BAE Systems, Business Development Director, FCAS Dave Morris, Leonardo, Head of Campaigns for Future Combat Air, GCAP John McCullough, MBDA, Sales and Business Development Executive, FCAS Mark Tivey, Rolls Royce, Business Development Director, Future Programmes, Combat Air Find out more about Team Tempest Follow us on Twitter for the latest news on Team Tempest Learn more about the opportunities for #GenerationTempest on Instagram Catch up our story so far on YouTube

AUKUS doesn't only affect us. From the time that it was announced there were mixed reactions from our neighbours - some who wanted in, and some who thought it unwise and provocative. A big part of the fear - both regionally and within Australia - concerns the nuclear question. As the first non-nuclear country to ever acquire a nuclear weapon, can we confident of our own safety? And what happens to the waste that will remain dangerous for generations of Australian to come? GUESTS:Gareth Evans - former Australian Foreign Minister (1988 –1996).Maria Rost Rublee - Associate Professor of International Relations at Monash University, with expertise in international security and nuclear politics.Dr Evan Laksmana - Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia Military Modernisation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Russland wird in der Ukraine nicht Halt machen. China weitet seine Macht nicht nur in Asien aus. Die USA werden unter Trump nicht mehr jeden beschützen. Und Europa wird massiv aufrüsten müssen. Das alles sagt Militäranalyst Franz-Stefan Gady. Der STANDARD hat beim europäischen Mediengipfel mit ihm über unser neues geopolitisches Zeitalter und die Zukunft des Krieges gesprochen. Und auch darüber, ob wir vor einem dritten Weltkrieg stehen. Zum Gast Franz-Stefan Gady ist unabhängiger Militäranalyst. Er ist Associate Fellow am International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London und berät Regierungen sowie Streitkräfte in Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten zu Strukturreformen, organisatorischer und doktrinärer Entwicklung sowie zur Zukunft der Kriegsführung. 2024 hat er das Buch "Die Rückkehr des Krieges: Warum wir wieder lernen müssen, mit Krieg umzugehen" herausgebracht. **Hat Ihnen dieser Podcast gefallen?** Mit einem STANDARD-Abonnement können Sie unsere Arbeit unterstützen und mithelfen, Journalismus mit Haltung auch in Zukunft sicherzustellen. Alle Infos und Angebote gibt es hier: [abo.derstandard.at](https://abo.derstandard.at/?ref=Podcast&utm_source=derstandard&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=podcast)

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Dr. Hasan Alhasan, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) based in Manama, Bahrain. Prior to joining IISS, he served for five years on the staff of the Crown Prince of Bahrain as a senior analyst on foreign policy and national security. Together, they compare Gulf states' foreign policies and their underlying strategies. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Leah Hickert to discuss how Gulf states handle shifts in U.S. strategies and what the Gulf expects from its Great Power partners. Transcript, "Hasan Alhasan: The Strategies of Gulf States," CSIS, July 23, 2024.

In this episode of the ChinaPower podcast Meia Nouwens joins us to discuss the major themes and takeaways from the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue. She discusses this year's record number of high-level participants and the significance of the dialogue for regional security. Nouwens unpacks both Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun's and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's speeches and analyzes what they can tell us about the current state of U.S.-China relations. Finally, Nouwens speaks to how China's participation and actions this year differed from previous years and what messages China may have been conveying regarding its approach to global security going forward. Meia Nouwens is a senior fellow for Chinese Security and Defense Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).  Her expertise lies in Chinese cross-service defense analysis, China's defense industry and innovation, as well as China's regional strategic affairs and international relations. She leads IISS research on China's Digital Silk Road and was a co-lead of the China Security Project with the Mercator Institute for China Studies. Prior to commencing at IISS, she worked for the European External Action Service as a policy officer in Taipei, and as a trade analyst in the EU's delegation to New Zealand. Meia holds a BA Hons in international relations and political science from Macquarie University, a master's in international relations and diplomacy from Leiden University in conjunction with the Clingendael Institute, and an MPhil in modern Chinese studies from the University of Oxford and Peking University.

Ein Kommentar von Rainer Rupp.Die jüngsten Militärmanöver Chinas rund um Taiwan unterstreichen Pekings Entschlossenheit, jede Bewegung in Richtung Unabhängigkeit der Inselprovinz zu verhindern. Die wird jedoch von den USA sowohl politisch als auch mit Waffenlieferungen unterstützt. Diese Entwicklungen verdeutlichen das Potenzial für eine Eskalation und einen größeren Konflikt in der ganzen Region.Im Gegensatz zu der oft widersprüchlichen, hysterischen und nicht selten irrational und moralin-betonten Sprache der westlichen Falken zeichnet sich die Sprache der politischen und militärischen Eliten Chinas und Russlands durch kühle Rationalität mit nachvollziehbaren Stellungnahmen aus. Im Fall Chinas konnte man das jüngst auf höchstem Niveau auf der internationalen Shangri-La-Konferenz beobachten, die vom 31. Mai bis zum 2. Juni 2024 in Singapur stattfand. Die alljährlich vom britischen International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), organisierte Konferenz über asiatische Sicherheitsfragen fand dieses Jahr in Fachkreisen besondere Aufmerksamkeit. Denn nach fast zwei Jahren Funkstille trafen sich der chinesische Verteidigungsminister und der US-amerikanische Kriegsminister am Rande der Konferenz zum ersten Mal wieder zu einer persönlichen Aussprache Auge in Auge.Nach dem bilateralen Gespräch und zurück im Shangri-La-Konferenzsaal erklärte US-Kriegsminister Lloyd Austin den hochrangigen internationalen Teilnehmern im typischen Kommunikationsstil des US-Herrschers, er habe ein zufriedenstellendes Treffen mit seinem chinesischen Amtskollegen Admiral Dong Jun gehabt, um dann den Rest seiner Rede damit zu verbringen, mit den zahlreichen Allianzen zu prahlen, die Washington in Asien aufbaut, um sie gegen China in Stellung zu bringen.Der chinesische Verteidigungsminister hielt dagegen und bekräftigte Chinas unerschütterliche Haltung in der Taiwan-Frage. Jeder Versuch, Taiwan von China zu trennen, würde für den Provokateur einen Akt der Selbstzerstörung bedeuten. Dong betonte, dass die Taiwan-Frage für Chinas Kerninteressen von zentraler Bedeutung ist und dass das Ein-China-Prinzip eine allgemein anerkannte internationale Norm darstellt. Dieses Prinzip, das sowohl von der UNO als auch von den USA bilateral anerkannt ist, besagt, dass es nur ein China mit der Hauptstadt Peking gibt und Taiwan eine Provinz dieses China ist. Nur noch eine Handvoll kleiner, von Taipeh finanziell unterhaltener Staaten erkennt Taiwan noch als souveränen Staat an...... hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/chinas-unerschuetterliche-haltung-in-der-taiwan-frage-von-rainer-rupp+++Bildquelle: awf8 / Shutterstock.com+++Ihnen gefällt unser Programm? Machen wir uns gemeinsam im Rahmen einer „digitalen finanziellen Selbstverteidigung“ unabhängig vom Bankensystem und unterstützen Sie uns bitte mit Bitcoin: https://apolut.net/unterstuetzen#bitcoinzahlungInformationen zu weiteren Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten finden Sie hier: https://apolut.net/unterstuetzen/+++Bitte empfehlen Sie uns weiter und teilen Sie gerne unsere Inhalte. Sie haben hiermit unser Einverständnis, unsere Beiträge in Ihren eigenen Kanälen auf Social-Media- und Video-Plattformen zu teilen bzw. hochzuladen und zu veröffentlichen.+++Apolut ist auch als kostenlose App für Android- und iOS-Geräte verfügbar! Über unsere Homepage kommen Sie zu den Stores von Apple und Huawei. Hier der Link: https://apolut.net/app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wolodymyr Selenskyj, der ukrainische Präsident, wirbt für eine internationale Friedenskonferenz in der Schweiz, um im andauernden völkerrechtswidrigen Angriffskrieg Russlands einen Prozess hin zum Frieden zu starten. Nachdem die Diplomatie wegen Russlands einseitigen Handelns als gescheitert galt, wird nun wieder eine Chance in der Diplomatie gesehen. Hierüber spricht der ukrainische Präsident in einer beeindruckenden Rede beim Shangri-La Dialogue des International Instituts for Strategic Studies (IISS), der größten Außen- und Sicherheitskonferenz Asiens, die ich live in Singapur mitverfolgen konnte. In dieser Sonderfolge nehme ich euch mit auf meine Reise zu dieser bedeutenden außenpolitischen Konferenz und habe die Rede von Präsident Selenskyj für euch aufgezeichnet.

On revient dans C Ce Soir sur le début de l'offensive israélienne à Rafah, où survivent plus d'1 millions de réfugiés palestiniens… Un retournement de situation alors que le Hamas annonçait lundi soir son accord sur une proposition de cessez-le-feu, 7 mois quasi jour pour jour après le début de la guerre. Alors l'offensive sur Rafah enterre-t-elle tout espoir de trêve ? Les deux parties sont-elles sincèrement engagées dans les négociations ou s'emploient-elles volontairement à les saborder ? On en débat avec : INVITÉS Alexandra SCHWARTZBROD, Journaliste, directrice adjointe de la rédaction de Libération, ancienne correspondante à Jérusalem (2000-2003), autrice de « Éclats » aux éditions Mercure de France (11/04/2024) Gérard ARAUD, Diplomate, ancien ambassadeur de France en Israël, ancien représentant permanent de la France aux Nations Unis (2009-2014) Jean-Pierre FILIU, Professeur des universités en histoire du Moyen-Orient contemporain, auteur de « Comment la Palestine fut perdue - Et pourquoi Israël n'a pas gagné. Histoire d'un conflit (XIXe-XXIe siècle) » aux éditions du Seuil (09/02/2024) Bernard GUETTA, Député européen Renew Europe Rym MOMTAZ, Chercheuse en relations internationales et défense européenne à l'International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Am Wochenende hat Iran Israel mit über 300 Drohnen und Raketen angegriffen. Die Schäden halten sich in Grenzen, 99 Prozent der Geschosse konnten unterwegs abgefangen werden. Wie ist das militärische Kräfteverhältnis zwischen Israel und Iran? Das Gespräch mit Fabian Hinz, Militärexperte am International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Weitere Themen: (01:36) Die Schlagkraft des iranischen Raketenprogramms (14:28) Scholz' China-Reise im Zeichen der Wirtschaft (21:49) Russlands Einfluss in Libyen (27:18) Die wiedererlangte Schönheit der Notre Dame (34:11) Euphorie für Solar-Express ist verflogen (39:17) Warum die Züge zwischen Davos und Filisur immer noch rollen

Nigel Gould-Davies is a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. Between 2010 and 2013 he held senior government relations roles in the international energy industry. Previously he has also served in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where his roles included head of the Economic Section in Moscow, ambassador to Belarus, and project director in the Policy Planning Unit. He is author of Tectonic Politics: Global Political Risk in an Age of Transformation (Brookings, 2019). ---------- LINKS: https://twitter.com/Nigelgd1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-gould-davies-5347b51a?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.iiss.org/people/russia-and-eurasia/dr-nigel-gould-davies/ https://gsas.harvard.edu/person/nigel-gould-davies BOOKS: Tectonic Politics: Global Political Risk in an Age of Transformation (2019) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tectonic-Politics-Insights-Critical-International/dp/0815737130 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2019/05/tectonic-politics-global-political-risk-age-transformation ARTICLES: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00396338.2024.2332057 https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/09/biden-putin-ukraine-appeasement-deterrence-donbass/ ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube's algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Iran Watch Listen, we sat down with Wolf-Christian Paes, an expert on arms and maritime security who served on the U.N. Panel of Experts on Yemen from 2018 until 2023. We discussed Iran's support for the Houthi rebel group, the ways in which arms are smuggled into Yemen, and the challenges of enforcing the arms embargo imposed on the Houthis by the U.N. Security Council—as well as what that bodes for the outcome of the current crisis in the Red Sea.  Expert Bio Wolf-Christian Paes is a Senior Fellow for Armed Conflict at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). From 2018 until 2023, he served as the arms expert on the U.N. Panel of Experts on Yemen, where he monitored the sanctions regime imposed by the U.N. Security Council and reported on maritime security. Prior to that, he was the Head of Advisory Services at the Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies (BICC). Related Resources Wolf-Christian Paes, “Assessment of the Response to Illicit Weapons Trafficking In the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,” U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2024. Reports of the Panel of Experts on Yemen “Iranian Technology Transfers to Yemen,” Conflict Armament Research, March 2017. “Evolution of UAVs Employed By Houthi Forces in Yemen,” Conflict Armament Research, February 2020. Jay Bahadur, “Following the Money: The Use of the Hawala Remittance System in the Yemen–Somalia Arms Trade,” Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, September 17, 2020. Credits Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee (Denys Kyshchuk): https://www.audiocoffee.net.

On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Yu Tiejun, Professor and President of Peking University's Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS). This conversation accompanies a new report and event culminating a two-year initiative of the CSIS Trustee Chair and IISS to avoid U.S.-China scholarly decoupling and restore ties amongst scholars, students, universities and think tanks. Yu and Kennedy recount the benefits and surprises of their exchanges between Beijing and Washington, the background that led to Yu to study international affairs, the role of IISS in China, and the importance of renewed collaboration in the current environment.  

On November 21, 2023, Singaporean diplomatic legend Bilahari Kausikan delivered Asia Society Switzerland's second annual State of Asia Address in front of a full house in the prestigious Aula of the University of Zurich.He set himself up to answer the question: Will this – can this – be the ‘Asian century', in a highly original speech filled with fundamental insights in the big issues facing Asia and the world.Bilahari is former Ambassador and Permanent Secretary of Singapore. He has spent his entire career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During his 37 years in the Ministry, he served in a variety of appointments at home and abroad, including as Ambassador to the Russian Federation and to the UN in New York. Among others, he is a Member of the Advisory Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He studied at Raffles Institution, the University of Singapore and Columbia University in New York.The full text of his speech is available as a download on our website. A video of Bilahari delivering the State of Asia Address is here.STATE OF ASIA brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all.Stay up-to-date on all events and activities at Asia Society Switzerland: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member. We'll be back with a new season of the podcast in early 2024.-STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 5, episode 6 - Published: November 23, 2023Host/Editor: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

Max and Donatienne discuss a recent major blow to Germany's environmental strategy, Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez officially forming a new government, the resignation of Portuguese PM Antonio Costa, and the EU's artillery promise to Ukraine falling flat. Then, Max is joined for a conversation with Rym Momtaz, consultant research fellow for European foreign policy and security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), on Emmanuel Macron and French foreign policy.    Learn more:   Russian Roulette | CSIS Podcasts 

There are certain geopolitical developments that need to be examined in an objective and timely manner for their profound strategic ramifications. After the attack by Hamas and the ensuing conflagration, we welcome two seasoned Middle East thinkers from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). We attempt to disentangle the key forces at work and the motives. In the context of the wider Abraham Accords and Biden's push for a Saudi/Israeli détente, we discuss how international relations in the region may evolve as a result of the conflict. We discuss the intelligence failure, the contextual backdrop, the competing powers, and what may lie ahead for key actors in the fractured region. Sign up to our newsletter for more in-depth insights | Follow us on LinkedIn | Watch on YouTube The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by Schroders, Bremont Watches and LiveTrade.

Fabian Hoffmann is a PhD scholar at the Oslo Nuclear Project. His research focuses on the proliferation, deployment and use of "non-nuclear strategic weapons", particularly conventional precision strike capabilities, and their implications for nuclear strategy and wider nuclear weapons policy (e.g. nuclear proliferation and nuclear disarmament). Before joining the University of Oslo, Fabian worked as a research assistant at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He holds an MA in War Studies from King's College London, UK, and a BA in International Relations from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Nuclear weapons pose an enduring challenge to international security. The Oslo Nuclear Project is a research program, which analyzes nuclear challenges to the international security. The program also educates a new generation of experts on nuclear weapons and international security.   Chapters: 00:00 Where did your interest in international relations come from? 10:00 Is preventing war a motivation for studying war? 13:00 Being naïve vs being realistic. Is war a part of our nature? 17:00 Should we be exposed more or less to war? 22:23 Where is the knowledge on nuclear weapons located? 24:40 It's not in Putin's interest to use nuclear weapons. 29:40 Potential different kinds of nuclear strikes  32:57 Tactical nuclear weapons vs. strongest conventional weapons 36:00 Nuclear deterrence 37:50 The hierarchy of military units from firing squad to division and corps 39:39 Potential use of tactical nukes in Ukraine? 40:58 NATO would have to get involved if Russia used nukes 50:00 Could Putin potentially escalate from tactical to strategic ICBM's? 53:42 The current nuclear power balance in the world 57:00 Which countries have nuclear weapons? 58:30 Should Ukraine have kept their nukes, 1994 Budapest memorandun., 01:03:40 Where is the tacit knowledge on creating nuclear weapons located? 01:11:25 The US can't produce the F22 Raptor anymore, due to lack of competent people and tacit knowledge 01:15:00 Would we accept new western countries acquiring nuclear weapons? Like Norway? 01:22:50 Mutual Assured Destruction, communications and retaliation 01:29:25 US tracking russian SSBN's (Sub Surface Ballistic Nuclear subs) in the Atlantic for weeks 01:33:00 How does a nuclear warhead work? 3 different kinds 01:45:25 The Russian Tsar boma, biggest nuclear explosion ever. 01:47:00 Transparency 01:51:00 Iran, Stuxnet, Saudi Arabia and North Korea 02:00:00 Missile defences, the Kinzhal and the US Patriot systems 02:21:21 USS Gerald R. Ford in the Oslo Fjord 02:23:30 F16's, AIM-120 AMRAAM, should we give them to Ukraine? 02:28:20 How long will the western support for Ukraine last? NATO membership? 02:35:49 UN peacekeeping forces, could they enter Ukraine? 02:42:46 Taiwan and China – the next big conflict? Nuclear risk? 02:50:46 Possible outcomes of Ukraine-Russia conflict

What challenges does China pose to Australia's security? And have the recent policy responses from Australian Governments been effective? In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dr Euan Graham, IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow, discusses his new book, Australia's Security in China's Shadow, with Professor Rory Medcalf in front of a live audience.The conversation follows insightful opening remarks delivered by Richard Maude, Senior Fellow at Asia Society Australia, and former Director-General of the Office of National Assessments.Dr Carolyn Bull is Deputy Head of the ANU National Security College, seconded from the Office of National Intelligence, Australia's peak intelligence agency.Richard Maude is Senior Fellow at Asia Society Australia, and former Director-General of the Office of National Assessments.Dr Euan Graham is a Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Indo-Pacific Defence and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).Professor Rory Medcalf AM is Head of the ANU National Security College. His professional experience spans more than three decades across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, journalism and academia. Show notes: Opening remarks delivered by Richard MaudeBook: Australia's Security in China's Shadow by Euan GrahamANU National Security College academic programs: find out more We'd love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to NatSecPod@anu.edu.au. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out what our guest expert says about Nato planning to open a liaison office in Japan, its first in Asia, to facilitate consultations in the region. Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor & Senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he chats with Mr James Crabtree, the Singapore-based executive director for Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).  Mr Crabtree is a former journalist and policy analyst whose previous job was an Associate Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  The podcast was conducted against the backdrop of Asia's worsening security situation, and weeks ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue that brings together security leaders of Asia and counterparts from major global powers.  Highlights (click/tap above): 1:05 Asia's deteriorating security situation; a confident Chinese President Xi Jinping 9:40 What Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Albanese might say in Singapore 14:40 Overlaying of Euro Atlantic issues with Indo Pacific 19:15 Nato in Asia; it will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from June 2-4, 2023 23:00 On the China-India spat, and the Quad 26:35 Artificial Intelligence as a national security issue Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Follow Speaking Of Asia Podcast every second Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast channels: In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL --- Special edition series: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Find out what our guest expert says about Nato planning to open a liaison office in Japan, its first in Asia, to facilitate consultations in the region. Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor & Senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he chats with Mr James Crabtree, the Singapore-based executive director for Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).  Mr Crabtree is a former journalist and policy analyst whose previous job was an Associate Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  The podcast was conducted against the backdrop of Asia's worsening security situation, and weeks ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue that brings together security leaders of Asia and counterparts from major global powers.  Highlights (click/tap above): 1:05 Asia's deteriorating security situation; a confident Chinese President Xi Jinping 9:40 What Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Albanese might say in Singapore 14:40 Overlaying of Euro Atlantic issues with Indo Pacific 19:15 Nato in Asia; it will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from June 2-4, 2023 23:00 On the China-India spat, and the Quad 26:35 Artificial Intelligence as a national security issue Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Follow Speaking Of Asia Podcast every second Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast channels: In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL --- Special edition series: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show we look at Japan, and the historic changes underway in its foreign and security policy. In March, prime minister Fumio Kishida visited Kyiv, marking the first time a Japanese leader has visited an active war zone since WWII. This comes amid successive changes to how Japan approaches national security concerns. We ask whether Tokyo is moving away from its pacifist constitution? What role has the rise of China and the invasion of Ukraine played? And is this the culmination of former prime minister Abe Shinzo's vision of Japan as a ‘normal country'? We look more widely to Tokyo's tumultuous relations with its neighbours, not just with China but also importantly South Korea. With Fumio Kishida expected to visit Seoul in the next few days, we look at why two democracies, both of which are US allies, find themselves continually at odds. Joining Bronwen Maddox in the studio this week is Robert Ward, the Japan Chair and Senior Fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), from Tokyo, Valerie Niquet, a Senior Research Fellow with Foundation for Strategic Research, and finally, from Singapore, Professor Alessio Patalano, an expert on East Asia and academic with King's College London's War Studies department. Read our expertise: Crumbling nuclear order needs leadership and commitment Cleverly's calculation makes ambivalence a clear policy Turkey at a crossroads Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Abdul Boudiaf and Matthew Docherty.

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're casting a look over the Egyptian economy and its recent fiscal troubles.Earlier in January, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed off on a $3 billion loan for Egypt; the fourth loan the country had received since 2016. The loan was granted following continued anaemic growth and a dramatic fall for the Egyptian pound, which lost over half its value. The economic problems have severely impacted the people of Egypt, with a third of the country's population now living in poverty, and another third on the brink of poverty. At the heart of the reforms demanded by the IMF, is an end to the control of the Egyptian military over large swathes of the national economy. This week, we're asking: Why is the economy in such a bad way? What the terms of the IMF deal? Can Egypt implement the reforms to bring about a stronger growth outlook? How much control does the military have over the economy? And how will they respond to the strict conditions that could undermine its position?Joining us, we have Umberto Profazio (@profazio), a Maghreb Analyst at the NATO Defence College Foundation (@NATOFoundation), and Associate Fellow for the Conflict, Security and Development Program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (@IISS_org).Also joining us, we speak with Marina Ottoway, a Middle East Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center (@WilsonCenterMEP) and a long-time analyst of political transformations in Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East. Previously, Marina worked at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, during which she played a central role in launching the Middle East Program.Sign up to our newsletter here.This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge.Theme music by Omar al-Fil. Other music by Blue Dot Sessions.To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email hugo.goodridge@alaraby.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

À qui profitera l'hiver en Ukraine ? À Poutine, qui veut priver les Ukrainiens de chauffage, en multipliant les tirs de missiles sur des infrastructures énergétiques, ou à l'armée ukrainienne, mieux équipée pour des combats par –10 degrés ? Analyse avec Paul Véronique, journaliste au service Monde de L'Express, et Yohann Michel, chercheur sur les questions de défense à l'International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Retrouvez tous les détails de l'épisode ici et inscrivez-vous à notre newsletter.L'équipe :Écriture : Charlotte BarisPrésentation : Xavier YvonMontage : Mathias PenguillyRéalisation : Jules KrotAlternante : Marion GalardMusique et habillage : Emmanuel Herschon / Studio TorrentCrédits image : Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images / AFPLogo : Anne-Laure Chapelain / Thibaut ZschieschePour nous écrire : laloupe@lexpress.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Meia Nouwens and Veerle Nouwens join us to unpack the relationship between European countries and China. They begin with an overview of Europe's relations with China, caveating that the relationship at large is similar, but different countries vary in their approaches to China. Meia explains that European views of China are shifting from seeing it as a potential partner to more of a competitor or systemic rival. Veerle also emphasizes that while European countries and Taiwan have maintained trade relations for years, China has grown more critical of these dialogues, and it is increasingly important for Europe to have clear and consistent messaging about its views on Taiwan. Lastly, they identify important factors that may impact the future of China-Europe relations, including U.S. policy towards China and China's behavior itself. Meia Nouwens is a senior fellow for Chinese security and defense policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). She is interested in cross-service defense analysis, China's defense industry and innovation, and China's regional strategy and foreign affairs. Veerle Nouwens is a senior research fellow at the International Security Studies Department of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). She focuses on China's foreign policy, cross-Strait relations, maritime security, and the Asia-Pacific region.

In this session Professor Andrew Cottey analyzes how Western democracies use defence diplomacy to strategically engage with former or potential enemies. He describes how defence diplomacy can encourage multilateral regional cooperation and can support the democratization of civil-military relations. He particularly focuses on the relations between NATO and Russia, prior to the Russian invasion in Ukraine. This session is hosted by Hester Postma, project officer on Military Diplomacy. About the expert: Andrew Cottey is Professor and EU Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork. He has been at UCC since 1999 and was Head of the Department of Government and Politics from 2013 to 2018. His teaching and research are in the areas of international relations and international security. He has been a NATO Research Fellow, a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and a Visiting Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

This week we're interrupting our summer hiatus to bring you insight into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan the most senior elected US official to visit Taiwan in a quarter of a century. In retaliation, China has engaged its military in days of drills that escalated tensions to their highest in years. What did Nancy Pelosi hope to achieve by going to Taiwan and can we say that the trip was a success? How will this visit affect China-US relations and what are the pros and cons of the vague U.S foreign policy towards Taiwan, the so-called “strategic ambiguity”? To unpack all of this and much more, we talk to twin sisters Meia Nouwen and Veerle Nouwens.Meia is a senior fellow for Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernisation, and the Defence and Military Analysis Programme, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a London-based think tank. She helps us dig deeper into what China's display of force can tell us about its military capabilities and how far China has to go before they're ready for a full-fledged invasion.Veerle is a senior research fellow for Asia Studies and head of the Indo-Pacific Programme at the International Security Studies department of the Royal United Services Institute focusing on geopolitical relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Sophia Yan, China correspondent for The Telegraph and NuVoices Board member, hosts this week's episode.This episode was produced by Saga Ringmar with help from Lauren Lau, our newest podcast team members! Big kudos for their first episode. 

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he hosts James Crabtree, executive director for Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), ahead of this week's Shangri La Dialogue (June 10-12), which is organised by IISS and is resuming in-person after a two-year gap. They discuss the evolving Asian security environment, lessons from the Ukraine crisis and chances of a Nato-like formation taking shape in Asia. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:58 Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Asia 05:27 What lessons from Ukraine will China learn, when it comes to South China Sea, or Taiwan? 07:44 Is the US now fully back in Asia? 12:40 What does Beijing's attempt to sign a mega security deal with the Pacific Island nations say about Chinese power? 15:14 Has the arrival of Anthony Albanese in power changed things for Australia? 19:11 Is an "Asian Nato" bloc inconceivable? Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh Edited by: Eden Soh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he hosts James Crabtree, executive director for Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), ahead of this week's Shangri La Dialogue (June 10-12), which is organised by IISS and is resuming in-person after a two-year gap. They discuss the evolving Asian security environment, lessons from the Ukraine crisis and chances of a Nato-like formation taking shape in Asia. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:58 Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Asia 05:27 What lessons from Ukraine will China learn, when it comes to South China Sea, or Taiwan? 07:44 Is the US now fully back in Asia? 12:40 What does Beijing's attempt to sign a mega security deal with the Pacific Island nations say about Chinese power? 15:14 Has the arrival of Anthony Albanese in power changed things for Australia? 19:11 Is an "Asian Nato" bloc inconceivable? Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh Edited by: Eden Soh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he hosts James Crabtree, executive director for Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), ahead of this week's Shangri La Dialogue (June 10-12), which is organised by IISS and is resuming in-person after a two-year gap. They discuss the evolving Asian security environment, lessons from the Ukraine crisis and chances of a Nato-like formation taking shape in Asia. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:58 Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Asia 05:27 What lessons from Ukraine will China learn, when it comes to South China Sea, or Taiwan? 07:44 Is the US now fully back in Asia? 12:40 What does Beijing's attempt to sign a mega security deal with the Pacific Island nations say about Chinese power? 15:14 Has the arrival of Anthony Albanese in power changed things for Australia? 19:11 Is an "Asian Nato" bloc inconceivable? Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh Edited by: Eden Soh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Websites:  https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pour ce nouveau numéro d'À l'Est, du nouveau !, Gwendal Piégais (Le Courrier d'Europe centrale) s'intéresse aux divisions entre les armées d'Europe centrale. Entretien avec Yohann Michel, analyste à l'International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), contributeur au « Military Balance ».

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Euan Graham joins the program to discuss a post he wrote for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) about the Chinese lasing an Australian maritime patrol aircraft. Dr. Graham is a Senior Fellow at IISS. Download Sea Control 341 – A Chinese-Australian Lasing Incident with Dr. Euan Graham Links 1. … Continue reading Sea Control 341 – A Chinese-Australian Lasing Incident with Dr. Euan Graham →

In conversation with Dr Rosella de Falco and Ms Ashina Mtsumi Everyone has the right to health which relates to both the right of individuals to obtain a certain standard of health and health care, and the State obligation to ensure a certain standard of public health with the community generally. This episode was published in light of the World Health Day. World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation (WHO), as well as other related organisations. In today's  episode Dr Rosella De Falco and Ms Ashina Mtsumi from The Global Initiative For Economic, Social And Cultural Rights(GI-ESCR) explore the issue of reversing commercialisation of public services and advocating for quality public services for all with a particular focus on the right to health.  The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a number of flaws that existed in most public systems around the world. The Global Initiative For Economic, Social And Cultural Rights launched a report titled, ‘The failure of commercialised healthcare in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic'. Dr Rossella De Falco works as a Program Officer on the Right to Health at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR). She graduated cum laude with a Ph.D. in Human Rights from the University of Padova, Italy. She holds an LLM in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights from Essex University, an M.A. in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in International Cooperation and Development, Bologna University. She has authored several publications which can be found here. She previously collaborated with the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Ms Ashina Mtsumi is a human rights lawyer and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She is also an alumnus of the Master's programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and is passionate about social justice. She has worked in the human rights sector for over five years, carrying out research and advocacy on economic, social and cultural rights. In particular, her work focuses on the international human rights legal framework relating to the rights to land, housing, education, health and water, for marginalised communities. This conversation was recorded on 1 April 2022 Music: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chinoCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc   

Zwei Wochen nach Beginn der russischen Invasion in der Ukraine stellen wir in der neuen Folge unseres Podcasts „Das Politikteil“ eine einfache wie ebenso schwierige Frage: Was wissen wir wirklich über diesen Krieg? Es mangelt nicht an Informationen, Einschätzungen und Bildern. Aber: Was passiert gerade tatsächlich an den Kriegsschauplätzen? Wer ist überlegen: Russland oder die Ukraine? Welcher Information kann man wirklich trauen – und welcher nicht? Und woher beziehen eigentlich die Experten, die überall zu lesen und zu hören sind, ihre Infos? Franz-Stefan Gady ist Militäranalyst beim International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), er berät Regierungen und Streitkräfte in Europa und den USA, seine Feldforschung führte ihn mehrmals nach Afghanistan und in den Irak, wo er die afghanische Armee, Nato-Streitkräfte und kurdische Milizen in diversen Einsätzen begleitete. In der aktuellen Ausgabe von „Das Politikteil“ berichtet er über die Lage in der Ukraine – und erklärt, wie er zu seiner Lageeinschätzung kommt. Gemeinsam mit den Moderatoren Ileana Grabitz und Marc Brost analysiert er den beispiellosen russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine genauso wie den rund um die Uhr stattfindenden Informationskrieg. "Bei jedem Krieg gibt es einen Kampf um Informationen", sagt Gady. "Und Kiew hat diesen Krieg bisher ganz klar gewonnen." Im Podcast "Das Politikteil" sprechen wir jede Woche über das, was die Politik beschäftigt, erklären die Hintergründe, diskutieren die Zusammenhänge. Immer freitags mit zwei Moderatoren, einem Gast – und einem Geräusch. Im Wechsel sind als Gastgeber Tina Hildebrandt und Heinrich Wefing oder Ileana Grabitz und Marc Brost zu hören.

Saudi Arabia's changing society, economy, and the impact of King Salman with guest David Rundell, author of the book Vision or Mirage, Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. 7:16 - Richard's one big thing this week is the Saudi Games 2022 will welcome 6,000 athletes in March - the first time this huge event has been held in the Kingdom.6000 athletes from both sexes will compete in 45 sports in the host city Riyadh from March 10 - 20 with big prizes awarded.13:08 - Lucien's one big thing is a new report from the World Bank highlights the truly staggering annual cost of pollution in the MENA Region. Air pollution alone costs the MENA region about $141 billion a year, or 2% of economic output. Air pollution levels in MENA's largest cities are among the highest in the world. The average citizen in these cities is breathing in air that is 10 times more polluted than the WHO says is safe. The World Bank study said air pollution causes about 270,000 deaths a year, and the average MENA resident is sick at least 60 days in his/her lifetime due to exposure to elevated air pollution levels.The report talks about damage to the region's seas and coasts, which is especially interesting for Saudi Arabia as it is full steam ahead with plans to develop its Red Sea coastline for tourism.24:05 - The hosts take advantage of David Rundell's extensive experiences and knowledge about Saudi Arabia, and ask about the important role of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, changes in Saudi Arabia, and the "stakeholders" outlined in David's book, Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. 1:05:35 - Yallah!•Authorities in Saudi Arabia released the new logo for the “Founding Day,” a new holiday in Saudi Arabia to be celebrated in February, which includes various historical and traditional symbols linked to the glories, heroisms and nobility of the Saudi state. Per Arab News, "The phrase “Foundation Day — 1727 AD” is written below in a font inspired by several ancient manuscripts chronicling the history of the first Saudi state, so that the logo's comprehensive message is linked to the values ​​that represent the common Saudi culture, and conveys the meanings of pride, enthusiasm, authenticity, interdependence, hospitality, generosity, knowledge and science."•Organizers for the upcoming World Defense Show in Riyadh said they have sold out all of its pavilllions, as the Kingdom gears up to host its first major global defense and security event of its kind in Saudi Arabia. On March 5, as a pre-cursor to the inaugural World Defense Show, the first-ever Riyadh Defense Forum will be conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Founded by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the World Defense Show will kick off the first day with a "spectacular opening ceremony featuring live demonstrations of interoperable defense capabilities across all key domains."•U.S. Central Command boss Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr said there is ‘Rare Opportunity' to Integrate Air, Missile Defense in Gulf Region, according to a report from Airforcemag.com. McKenzie said that “the most immediate and credible threats to the American homeland” are still coming from the Middle East. Iran “remains the central threat around which U.S. Central Command is organized and my top priority as its commander,” McKenzie said in remarks to the Middle East Institute. "Specifically, my mission is to deter Iran from undertaking malign activities that undermine the security and stability of the region.”•Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has been assigned debut ratings by agencies Fitch and Moody's, receiving an ‘A' rating and ‘A1' rating, respectively. The PIF is looking to extend credit facilities and raise public debt to fund its ambitious spending and investment commitments at home and abroad, according to the Financial Times. Fitch said when issuing the rating, "“It is Fitch's view that the government has an oversight over PIF, notably over its investment and funding strategies through its Board of Directors, which is chaired by the Crown Prince and governed by appointed Ministries and government officials. Since 2015 PIF is organised under Council of Economic and Development Affairs of Saudi Arabia (CEDA) chaired by the Crown Prince, which is the supervisory body over PIF's operations. As the key policy -driven economic agent of Saudi Arabia, Fitch does not expect changes to PIF's status, ownership and control over the medium term.”•Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has approved the introduction of work from home in the government sector. The ministry's approval of telework as a new method of work in the government sector is part of achieving diversification and ensuring continuity of jobs in various work environments.•The Richard Mille AlUla Desert Polo 2022 is set to become the first modern polo tournament in the world to be staged in the desert. Taking place on 11 – 12 February, the event will bring together polo patrons and professionals from around the world. Organized by RCU in partnership with the SPF and Richard Mille, the event marks the second season of the two-day tournament, first introduced by RCU in 2020. Richard Mille became the name sponsor as of today.

Cyber-physical systems are delivering an increasing portion of the infrastructure services at the heart of our economy and national security, and you don't have to look far for examples of technology-enabled, industrial control, and the internet-of-things in the core operations of healthcare, food and agriculture, energy, transportation, or manufacturing. Further, one has only to look at the contemporary examples of our systems under stress, such as the JBS and Colonial Pipeline cyber attacks, to understand the fragile risk ecosystem confronting infrastructure owners and operators of cyber-physical systems.In fact, the title of this talk is purposely a catch-22, meaning that just as infrastructure resilience is inherently dependent on safe and secure cyber-physical systems, so too is the collective work to see cyber and physical security achieve resilience. About the speaker: Dr. David Mussington serves as the Executive Assistant Director (EAD) for the Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) at the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as of February 2021. As EAD, he helps lead CISA's efforts to secure the nation's critical infrastructure in coordination with government and the private sector. His priorities for ISD include vulnerability and risk assessments; securing soft targets and crowded places; training and exercises; and securing high-risk chemical facilities.Prior to joining CISA, Dr. Mussington was Professor of the Practice and Director for the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the School of Public Policy for the University of Maryland. At RAND Corporation he led counter terrorism and cyber security studies for the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, and Amtrak. He later took on the role of Chief of Corporate Security for Amtrak where he was the senior official overseeing infrastructure protection, counter terrorism, and emergency response programs.Later at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), he was assistant director of the Information Technology and Systems Division (ITSD), and directed cybersecurity studies for DHS, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Federal Communications Commission, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Moreover in 2010, Dr. Mussington was senior adviser for cyber policy in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), later serving on the Obama administration's National Security Council staff as Director for surface transportation security policy. In the former role, he led preparation and release of the 2011 Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, which was DOD's first enterprise-wide cyber strategy document.Dr. Mussington has a Doctorate in Political Science from Canada's Carleton University. He also received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto. He undertook post-doctoral work at Harvard's Belfer Center where he was a MacArthur Scholar, and at the U.K.'s International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

How are new technologies impacting the conduct of war? And what will be the impact more broadly on our societies and, in particular, our understandings of time, space, and self. “Military revolutions” refer to major changes in the technologies required for prosecuting wars, which in turn fundamentally alter the organization and functioning of human societies. This phenomenon has been observed for the Napoleonic wars, the industrial age, and the nuclear age. The 4th industrial revolution (4IR), characterized by the fusion of the digital, biological, and physical worlds through technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, genetic engineering and quantum computing (among others), is already profoundly changing the conduct of war (warfare). Yet, it also has the potential to simultaneously alter our perceptions of time (hyper-velocity weapons, speeding up of warfare), of space (militarization of new domains such as cyber and extra-atmospheric space), and of self (transformed human bodies through “augmented soldiers”, robotization of the battlefield). Combined, 4IR military technologies may trigger a new “military revolution” with far-reaching consequences not only for warfare but also for the politics, self-understanding and functioning of human societies. This talk will discuss how 4IR technologies may transform our understanding of war and affect our societies. Dr Schmitt is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark. He also currently serves as Vice-president and Scientific Director of the French Association for War and Strategic Studies (AEGES).Before joining CWS in 2015, he obtained his PhD from the department of War Studies, King's College London, and was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Montreal Center for International Studies (CÉRIUM). He holds MA degrees from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva) and Sciences Po Aix. A reserve officer in the French navy, De Schmitt has policy experience at the French MoD and NATO. He also worked for two think-tanks: the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He conducts research in two broad fields. First, he is interested in security and strategic studies, in particular multilateral military cooperation, comparative defence policies, arms control, military transformation and the changing character of warfare. Second, he looks at the role of ideas and norms in world politics, with research on strategic narratives, influence and propaganda, but also far-right ideologies. His current research project, entitled “Transforming Armed Forces in the 21st Century“, is founded by the Carlsberg Foundation (“Distinguished Associate Professor Fellowship“), the Independent Research Fund Denmark (“Research Project 1“) and the Gerda Henkel Foundation (special programme “Security, Society and the State“).

Are regional agreements the future for global trade networks? Moderator: Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator, Financial Times James Crabtree, Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Asia Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) This podcast episode was recorded on October 12, 2021 The AIG Global Trade Series 2021 examines the ongoing transformation of the world's multilateral trading system. Regional and plurilateral trade agreements are on the rise and changing in nature. Post pandemic, the search for supply chain resilience could accelerate the trend towards regionalism, and away from globalization. In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator, Financial Times; James Crabtree, Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Asia; and Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). Listen as they discuss whether regionalism is the future for global trade networks or a harbinger for deglobalization, fragmentation and fracturing of the global trade system. Do regional agreements complement or undermine the multilateral trading system underpinned by the World Trade Organization? Will trade, geopolitics and national security issues become ever more entangled through regional and bilateral agreements? And can greater regional integration be a positive force in creating a fairer, greener, and more sustainable global trading system? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast series are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of American International Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates (“AIG”). Any content provided by our speakers are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. AIG makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, correctness, or validity of any information provided during this podcast series and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses injuries, or damages arising from its use.

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. David Finkelstein joins us to discuss the PLA's new joint doctrine and how it will impact China's military modernization. Dr. Finkelstein describes his research process behind his new report and predicts the major new components of the doctrine. He argues that the concept of an integrated joint force represents a major doctrinal development within the PLA and is a response to a paradigm shift in how warfighting is conducted in an information-centric era. In addition, Dr. Finkelstein emphasizes how the joint doctrine will enhance the PLA's abilities to engage in all types of military operations, including high-end conventional operations. Lastly, Dr. Finkelstein analyzes the possible internal and external challenges the PLA will face when implementing the new doctrine, and how this timeline aligns with China's military modernization goals for 2027, 2035, and 2049.   Dr. Finkelstein is a vice president of the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and director of CNA's China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division. He is a long-time student of Chinese military and security issues, serving as a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). A retired US Army Officer, Dr. Finkelstein has spent his career in several tactical assignments, to include in Panmunjom, Korea, and in various China and Asia-related positions at the Pentagon, and has taught Chinese security issues at West Point. He is the author of “The PLA's New Joint Doctrine: The Capstone of the New Era Operations Regulations System.”

What does AUKUS mean for Britain? The new pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has grabbed headlines because of French disgruntlement over it triggering a cancelled a submarine deal. But what does the agreement mean for Britain? To find out I spoke to Dr. Euan Graham, Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Singapore for this week's #BritainDebrief for the Atlantic Council. Why did Australia choose to push for it? How has it been received in the region? And is there a chance Britain will be disappointed?

This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Emile Hokayem, a senior fellow for the Middle East at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). They discuss changing Middle Eastern views of the United States, the United States' focus on "defense diplomacy" with regional partners, and the implications of his conversations with regional actors for policymakers in Washington Then, Jon, Natasha Hall, and Danny Sharp, continue the conversation about competing visions of the United States in the Middle East and how they might influence each other. Emile Hokayem, “Reassuring Gulf Partners While Recalibrating U.S. Security Policy,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 18, 2021.  Jon Alterman "Focus on Influence, Not Power, in the Middle East," Defense One, March 25, 2021. Emile Hokayem and John Raine, “The Strategic Implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East,” IISS, December 2020. Transcript, "Competing Views of the United States," CSIS, October 5, 2021.

Großmächtekonflikte, instabile Regionen und globale Krisen: Wie sollte sich die kommende Bundesregierung außen- und sicherheitspolitisch aufstellen? Nana Brink im Gespräch mit Stefan Mair und Bastian Giegerich über strategische Herausforderungen und den notwendigen Wandel. Gäste: Dr. Bastian Giegerich leitet die Abteilung »Defence and Military Analysis« des International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. Zuvor hat er in verschiedenen Positionen für das deutsche Verteidigungsministerium und die Bundeswehr gearbeitet. Dr. Stefan Mair ist Direktor der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP). Er forscht unter anderem zu Außen- und sicherheitspolitische Herausforderungen Deutschlands und der EU. Moderation: Nana Brink Literaturempfehlungen: Gerlinde Groitl, Lora Anne Viola Die strategische Rivalität mit China in: Marco Overhaus (Hg.) State of the Union Beiträge zu Sammelstudien 2021/S 06, 03.06.2021, 45 Seiten, S. 32-35, https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/usa-state-of-the-union#hd-d40134e2503 Bastian Giegerich, Maximilian Terhalle The Responsibility to Defend: Rethinking Germany's Strategic Culture ISBN 9781032122731 Routledge, June 2021, https://www.routledge.com/The-Responsibility-to-Defend-Rethinking-Germanys-Strategic-Culture/Giegerich-Terhalle/p/book/9781032122731 Laura von Daniels, Stefan Mair Das Verhältnis der USA zu China: Auswirkungen auf die EU Die wirtschaftliche Konkurrenz und geopolitische Rivalität mit China prägt die US-Außenpolitik wie kein anderes Thema. Auch ein Wechsel im Weißen Haus wird daran wenig ändern. Wie kann die EU eigene Interessen verfolgen und ihre Werte hochhalten? Laura von Daniels und Melinda Crane im Gespräch mit Stefan Mair . SWP-Podcast 2020/P 11, 12.10.2020, https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/das-verhaeltnis-der-usa-zu-china-auswirkungen-auf-die-eu Laura von Daniels, Janis Kluge, Peter Rudolf Auswirkungen der US-Russland-Beziehungen auf die EU und Deutschland Die Beziehungen zwischen den USA und Russland bleiben angespannt. Das liegt an Russlands Versuchen, die US-Innenpolitik zu beeinflussen – und seiner Rolle in Konflikten wie in Syrien und in der Ukraine. Ein Machtwechsel im Weißen Haus könnte zu Gesprächen zwischen Moskau und Washington führen. Laura von Daniels und Ellis Fröder im Gespräch mit Janis Kluge und Peter Rudolf. SWP-Podcast 2020/P 12, 20.10.2020, https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/auswirkungen-der-us-russland-beziehungen-auf-die-eu-und-deutschland Barbara Lippert, Günther Maihold (Hg.) Krisenlandschaften und die Ordnung der Welt Im Blick von Wissenschaft und Politik SWP-Studie 2020/S 18, 10.09.2020, 108 Seiten, https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/krisenlandschaften-und-die-ordnung-der-welt

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) just came out with a report Cyber Capabilities and National Power: A Net Assessment. The countries covered in this report are the US, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Israel, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The IISS has divided the 15 states into three tiers of cyber power. But taking into account the methodology of the report, only in the US merits inclusion into the first tier. But how does America behave in cyberspace? Does it prefer cooperation with allies or perhaps not that much? And what about China and Russia? I had a chance to talk about the report and related topics with Greg Austin who leads the Cyber, Space and Future Conflict Programme at the IISS. Do you want to know what his biggest concern is regarding what the big powers are doing in cyberspace? Listen to our conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

Speaker: Wang Jisi, Professor in the School of International Studies and president of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University Wang Jisi is a professor in the School of International Studies and president of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies(IISS), Peking University(PKU). He is honorary president of the Chinese Association for American Studies, and was a member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of China’s Foreign Ministry in 2008-2016. After working as a laborer in the Chinese countryside in 1968-78, Wang Jisi entered Peking University and obtained an MA degree there in 1983. He taught in Peking University’s Department of International Politics (1983-91), and then served as director of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences until 2005. From 2005 to 2013, Wang Jisi served as dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University. He was concurrently director of the Institute of International Strategic Studies of the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China from 2001 to 2009. Wang Jisi was a visiting fellow or visiting professor at Oxford University (1982-83), University of California at Berkeley (1984-85), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (1990-91), and Claremont McKenna College in California (2001). He was invited as a Global Scholar by Princeton University in 2011-15 and spent 9 months in total there with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He has served as an adviser to a number of international institutions and journals, including the Asia Society Policy Institute, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, the journal The American Interest, and the journal Global Asia. Professor Wang’s scholarly interests cover U.S. foreign policy, China’s foreign relations, Asian security, and global politics in general. He has published numerous works in these fields.

This event is sponsored by the Asia Initiative Lecture Series at The Institute of World Politics. About the lecture: Diplomacy with North Korea must factor in an understanding of the Kim regime's fears and insecurity. Pyongyang's military actions and negotiating gambits jeopardize the United States, South Korea, and other nations' vital interests and policy goals. Accordingly, the study of North Korean threat perceptions—how Kim Jong-un thinks about the utility of force and about threats to his regime—is essential for averting strategic surprise and buttressing diplomacy. Dr. Cronin will address North Korean threat perceptions by examining the ruling elite's basic instincts of fear and insecurity. Drawing on the more than seven-decade of war and cold war on the Korean peninsula, he will offer constructive ideas for diplomacy, crisis management, and security policy. About the speaker: Patrick M. Cronin is the Asia-Pacific Security Chair at Hudson Institute. Dr. Cronin's research program analyzes the challenges and opportunities confronting the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, including China's total competition campaign, the future of the Korean peninsula, and strengthening U.S. alliances and partnerships. Dr. Cronin was previously senior advisor and senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and before that, senior director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at the National Defense University, where he simultaneously oversaw the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs. Dr. Cronin has a rich and diverse background in both Asian-Pacific security and U.S. defense, and foreign and development policy. Prior to leading INSS, Dr. Cronin served as the director of studies at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). At IISS, he also served as editor of the Adelphi Papers and as the executive director of the Armed Conflict Database. Before joining IISS, Dr. Cronin was senior vice president and director of research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In 2001, Dr. Cronin was confirmed by the United States Senate to the third-ranking position at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). While serving as Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination, Dr. Cronin also led the interagency task force that helped design the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). From 1998 until 2001, Dr. Cronin served as director of research at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Prior to that, he spent seven years at the National Defense University, first arriving at INSS in 1990 as a senior research professor covering Asian and long-range security issues. He was the founding executive editor of Joint Force Quarterly, and subsequently became both deputy director and director of research at the Institute. He received the Army's Meritorious Civilian Service Award upon his departure from NDU in 1997. He has also been a senior analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, a U.S. Naval Reserve intelligence officer, and an analyst with the Congressional Research Service and SRI International. He was associate editor of Strategic Review and worked as an undergraduate at the Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale News. Dr. Cronin has taught at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and the University of Virginia's Woodrow Wilson Department of Government. He read international relations at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, where he received both his M.Phil. and D.Phil. degrees, and graduated with high honors from the University of Florida. He regularly publishes essays in leading publications and frequently conducts television and radio interviews.

In the 46th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the sexual misconduct and assault allegations against Vice-Adm. Edmundson, Chinese ships swarming the South China Sea, and the increasingly deadly crackdown in Myanmar. Today's feature interview guest is Dr. Bastien Giegerich [23:45], Director of Defence and Military Analysis at The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). This week's RnR segment [51:20], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve's RnR picks for the week are: 1. Bill and Ted Face the Music: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1086064/ 2. Invincible: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6741278/ 3. Harlan Coben: https://www.harlancoben.com/

My guest is a leading macroeconomist and recognised as a top-100 financial-services influencer.  He is a member of several international think tanks, with a wealth of policy experience working in the private sector and academia and advising market participants, fortune 100 corporations, policy makers and institutions. He worked at the Bank of England, in the Bank’s Markets and Financial Stability divisions and its Centre for Central Banking Studies. He co-founded the independent macro-financial and geo-political advisory firm, Rosa and Roubini Associates with the renowned economist Nouriel Roubini.    Please welcome my guest, Brunello Rosa. BIO Brunello Rosa is a leading macroeconomist, included in the list of the top-100 financial-services influencers in the world by Onalytica, with a wealth of policy experience working in the private sector and academia and advising market participants, fortune 100 corporations, policy makers and institutions. He is a member of the Chief Economists Advisory Board of the European Investment Bank and of the Advisory Board of the Ambassador of Italy to the UK. He travels extensively for business-related, academic and policy reasons in Europe, North America, and Asia. He co-founded, together with the renowned economist Nouriel Roubini, Rosa & Roubini Associates, an independent macro-financial and geo-political advisory firm. He is also an active member of several leading think tanks, such as the Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), the UK’s Institute of Directors, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) and the Bretton Woods Committee. Brunello Rosa joined Nouriel Roubini coming from the Bank of England, where he had mainly worked in Markets, in the division that implements monetary policy and provides liquidity insurance. He also briefly served in the Bank’s Financial Stability area and its Centre for Central Banking Studies. Brunello Rosa holds a number of academic positions. He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of Bocconi University (Italy), a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of International Politics and a Research fellow of the City Political Economy Research Centre at City, University of London. He is a Research Associate of the Systemic Risk Centre of the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he is a practitioner lecturer in finance for MSc students and in macroeconomics for professionals undertaking executive education. He is a Guest Speaker at the MSc in Central Banking and Financial Regulation co-organised by the Warwick University Business School and the Bank of England, within the module on Behavioural Finance. He is author of several publications in leading periodicals and is regularly and widely quoted in the most relevant media outlets. He is often invited as a guest in tv and radio programs to comment the current geopolitical and macro-financial events. Recorded on: 4th February 2021 Links: More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: https://podfollow.com/speaking-business-podcast Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

To discuss, ChinaTalk assembled two of my favorite Japanese think-tankers, Yuka Koshino, a Research Fellow at the UK think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), and Akira Igata, the Executive Director at the Tama University-affiliated Center for Rule-making Strategy (CRS). Joshua Fitt of The Center for a New American Security cohosts. Thanks to CNAS for making this show possible.  Outtro songs: Takayan, What’s the meaning of living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDQQnBVUsk  Hideyoshi, Majinahanashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a3sPzbG68I You heard it here first, Takayan's gonna be huge. And if for whatever reason you want to get depressed listening to AR's propaganda rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmAkYGQXv5Q Please consider supporting ChinaTalk at https://glow.fm/chinatalk/ 

To discuss, ChinaTalk assembled two of my favorite Japanese think-tankers, Yuka Koshino, a Research Fellow at the UK think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), and Akira Igata, the Executive Director at the Tama University-affiliated Center for Rule-making Strategy (CRS). Joshua Fitt of The Center for a New American Security cohosts. Thanks to CNAS for making this show possible.  Outtro songs: Takayan, What's the meaning of living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDQQnBVUsk  Hideyoshi, Majinahanashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a3sPzbG68I You heard it here first, Takayan's gonna be huge. And if for whatever reason you want to get depressed listening to AR's propaganda rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmAkYGQXv5Q Please consider supporting ChinaTalk at https://glow.fm/chinatalk/  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

« L'Iran et ses rivaux », c'est le titre de notre Livre international. Entretien avec Clément Therme, chercheur à l'International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), qui a piloté cet ouvrage collectif. 

This event will explore the fallout of the recent murders of Qasim Soleimani, Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the senior commander of al-Hashd al-Shaabi and the founder of Kata'ib Hezbollah. The assassination, on 2 January 2020, of Qasim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis has thrown Iraqi and wider regional politics into turmoil. Soleimani was one of the most senior figures controlling Iranian foreign policy. Al-Muhandis, as the senior military commander in al-Hashd al-Shaabi, wielded as much if not more influence in Iraq than any other government figure. The speakers will discuss the likely regional and Iraqi fallout from their murders, how Soleimani’s death will influence Iranian power projection across the region, what retaliatory moves Iran is likely to undertake, the ramifications for Iraqi politics and security and how the ongoing protest movement will be affected. Toby Dodge is Kuwait Professor and Director of the Kuwait Programme at the LSE Middle East Centre. He is also Professor in the Department of International Relations. Toby currently serves as Iraq Research Director for the DFID-funded Conflict Research Programme (CRP). From 2013–18, Toby was Director of the Middle East Centre. He has been visiting, researching and writing about Iraq for over twenty years and his main areas of research include the comparative politics and historical sociology of the Middle East, the politics of intervention, the evolution of the Iraqi state, state-society dynamics and political identities in Iraq. Dina Esfandiary is a Director at Herminius and a Fellow in the Middle East department of The Century Foundation (TCF). Previously, she was an International Security Program Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and an Adjunct Fellow in the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Middle East Program. Prior to this, she worked at the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) in the War Studies Department at King’s College London from February 2015, and in the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London from October 2009. Dina is the co-author of Triple-Axis: Iran’s Relations with Russia and China, and Living on the Edge: Iran and the Practice of Nuclear Hedging. She is completing her PhD in the War Studies department at King’s College London. Patrick Porter is Professor of International Security and Strategy at the University of Birmingham. He is also Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, London. His research interests are great power politics, US/UK foreign and defence policy, and the interaction of power and ideas in the making of them. His book Blunder: Britain's War in Iraq (Oxford University Press, 2018) was shortlisted for the British Army Military Book of the Year Prize, 2019. He has appeared as an expert witness before the parliamentary Defence Select Committee, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, and the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. Ghoncheh Tazmini is a Visiting Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre. Formerly an Associate Member at the Centre for Iranian Studies at SOAS, where she was Iran Heritage Foundation Fellow, Ghoncheh conducts research on Iran-related themes as a British Academy grant-holder. She is currently researching Iranian-Russian alignment in the Middle East. Join the conversation on Twitter using #LSEMiddleEast

https://westminster-institute.org/events/total-competition-the-china-challenge-in-the-south-china-sea/ Patrick M. Cronin is the Asia-Pacific Security Chair at Hudson Institute. Dr. Cronin’s research program analyzes the challenges and opportunities confronting the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, including China’s total competition campaign, the future of the Korean peninsula, and strengthening U.S. alliances and partnerships. Dr. Cronin was previously senior advisor and senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and before that, senior director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at the National Defense University, where he simultaneously oversaw the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs. Dr. Cronin has a rich and diverse background in both Asian-Pacific security and U.S. defense, and foreign and development policy. Prior to leading INSS, Dr. Cronin served as the director of studies at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). At IISS, he also served as editor of the Adelphi Papers and as the executive director of the Armed Conflict Database. Before joining IISS, Dr. Cronin was senior vice president and director of research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In 2001, Dr. Cronin was confirmed by the United States Senate to the third-ranking position at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). While serving as Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination, Dr. Cronin also led the interagency task force that helped design the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). From 1998 until 2001, Dr. Cronin served as director of research at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Prior to that, he spent seven years at the National Defense University, first arriving at INSS in 1990 as a senior research professor covering Asian and long-range security issues. He was the founding executive editor of Joint Force Quarterly, and subsequently became both deputy director and director of research at the Institute. He received the Army’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award upon his departure from NDU in 1997. He has also been a senior analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, a U.S. Naval Reserve intelligence officer, and an analyst with the Congressional Research Service and SRI International. He was associate editor of Strategic Review and worked as an undergraduate at the Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale News. Dr. Cronin has taught at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and the University of Virginia’s Woodrow Wilson Department of Government. He read international relations at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, where he received both his M.Phil. and D.Phil. degrees, and graduated with high honors from the University of Florida. He regularly publishes essays in leading publications and frequently conducts television and radio interviews.

Antônio Sampaio, Research Associate for Conflict, Security and Development, joins Dr Kori Schake for this episode of Sounds Strategic.How to provide robust security in rapidly growing cities has been a persistent challenge for policymakers, especially as more people are expected to move into cities throughout the 21st century. In this episode, Antônio explores the case of Rio de Janeiro, a city that has experienced extreme violence for decades as a result of state neglect and gang activity. Although Rio remains one of the most violent cities in the world, Antônio details some of the successful policies that have brought back a degree of stability and state control in the favelas, unofficial suburbs that have been the traditional heartland of Brazilian gangs.Most importantly, the policy successes and failures that Antônio highlights in his research in Rio have important lessons and applications for urban security in other cities around the world, from countering cartels in Mexico to reintroducing state control in the re-claimed city of Mosul in Iraq.For Antônio, developing effective human-centric approaches to urban security is vital and should be considered of equal importance to wider national-level security sector reform and development efforts before, during and after conflict. Counter to many policymakers' concerns, Antônio does not believe rapid urbanisation inherently leads to greater violence in cities. He warns that this belief is used to justify military-centric policy that increases police lethality but overlooks local political dynamics within cities. Reading recommendations:Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime and The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Illicit Order: The Militarised Logic of Organised Crime and Urban Security in Rio de Janeiro, (September 2019)David Kilcullen, Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla, (London: C. Hurst & Co., 2013)Benjamin R. Barber, If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities, (London: Yale University Press, 2014)Antonio Sampaio, ‘Before and after urban warfare: Conflict prevention and transitions in cities', International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 98, No. 1, April 2016, pp. 71-95Favourite data visualisation:The Atlas of Urban Expansion, UN HabitatKarachi, The Atlas of Urban Expansion, UN HabitatDate of recording: 6 September 2019Sounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in LondonTheme music: ‘Safety in Numbers' by We Were Promised Jetpacks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Global wealth and power are shifting eastwards, changing the way the region – and indeed the world – works politically and strategically. Lowy Institute Program Director Hervé Lemahieu, the principal researcher behind the Asia Power Index, and Bonnie Bley, Research Fellow, gave a visual and analytical presentation of the changing distribution of power in Asia. The event marked the Australian launch of the 2019 Lowy Institute Asia Power Index, the largest study of power in the region ever undertaken. Find out how countries in the region perform in terms of what they have, and what they do with what they have. This was followed by a discussion of the Index’s findings and their implications for the changing political economy, military balance, and diplomatic networks of Asia. About the 2019 Asia Power Index: The annual Lowy Institute Asia Power Index evaluates 25 countries and territories across 126 indicators divided into eight thematic measures of power: military capability and defence networks, economic resources and relationships, diplomatic and cultural influence, as well as resilience and future resources. The Index is made available through a specially designed digital platform, at power.lowyinstitute.org. Hervé Lemahieu is Director of the Asian Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute. Hervé leads the research for the annual Asia Power Index – launched by the Institute in 2018 – and developed the project methodology to map the changing distribution of power in the region. Hervé joined Lowy from the International Institute for Strategic Studies and was previously a consultant at Oxford Analytica. Hervé has an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford, and an MA with first-class honours in International Relations and Modern History from the University of St Andrews. Bonnie Bley is a Research Fellow for the Asian Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute and one of the principal researchers behind the Asia Power Index. Bonnie also leads the research on the Global Diplomacy Index, a digital project which maps the diplomatic networks of 60 countries. Bonnie joined the Institute from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), and studied at University College London (UCL) and the University of Bologna.

Descritpion: Over the past 70 years, more than one million troops from more than 110 nations have participated in 70 UN peacekeeping missions. It is a remarkable achievement, but at a time when multilateral institutions are increasingly asked to justify their relevance, the future of peace operations is less certain. The global order is changing and this uncertainty has profound implications on the world’s biggest international organisation and its flagship activity. This roundtable generates a discussion about UN approaches to peace by analysing challenges and opportunities that the UN is facing in the changing global order. Participants will collectively grapple with the following dilemmas: How is the rebalancing of relations between states of the global North and the global South impacting UN decision making? How is the rise of regional organisations as providers of peace impacting the primacy of UN peace operations? How have violent extremism and fundamentalist non-state actors changed the nature of international responses and what does this mean for previously advanced longer-term approaches to conflict resolution? How are demands from non-state actors for greater emphasis on human security impacting the UN’s credibility, and is the UN even able to prioritise people-centered approaches over state-centered ones? Speaker bios: Mats Berdal is Professor of Security and Development in the Department of War Studies and Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Research Group (CSDRG) at King’s College London. Between 2000 and 2003 he was the Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). From 2015 to 2016, Berdal served on the Norwegian Commission of Inquiry on Afghanistan set up to evaluate Norway’s military, humanitarian, and civilian involvement in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014. Cedric de Coning is a Senior Research Fellow with the Peace, Conflict and Development Research Group at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), where he also co-convenes the NUPI Center on UN and Global Governance. He is also a Senior Advisor for the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and he has served in various advisory positions in the African Union and United Nations, including to the High Representative of the African Union Peace Fund, the head of the AU’s Peace Support Operations Division, and on the UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group. He holds a PhD in Applied Ethics from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Ian Martin was the Executive Director of Security Council Report in New York from 2015 to 2018. He served as a member of the High Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (HIPPO) appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, which reported in June 2015. He has headed United Nations missions in several countries, most recently as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) 2011-12. His previous senior UN appointments include Head of the Headquarters Board of Inquiry into certain incidents in the Gaza Strip; Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal; Special Envoy for Timor-Leste. Mateja Peter is Lecturer at University of St. Andrews, where she co-directs the Centre for Global Constitutionalism. She is also Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Peter obtained her PhD from Cambridge University and subsequently held post-doctoral positions at research institutes in Washington, Berlin and Oslo. Her recent peer-reviewed articles appear in Third World Quarterly, Global Governance, and Cambridge Review of International Affairs. Peter works at the intersection of international relations and law, researching on global governance and international organisations, peace operations and peacebuilding.

Each year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London publishes The Military Balance, an annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 171 countries around the world. Last week, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Bastian Giegerich, director of defense and military analysis for IISS, who leads the research and publication of The Military Balance, which has just come out for 2019. They discussed Chinese military modernization, global defense spending and how it's changing around the world, Russia's violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Agreement, NATO, and cyber.

In this week's episode of “The Beacon”, Verity Bligh talks to Kori Schake and Caitlin Vito at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). Kori Schake is Deputy-Director General of the IISS and was previously a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. Caitlin Vito is Coordinator for the Deputy Director-General's Office at the IISS and is a regular contributor to its publications on armed conflict and migration issues. Kori is also a regular panel-member on David Rothkopf's Deep State Radio podcast and Caitlin is a fellow avid podcast listener. Together, they talk about engaging young women in International Relations, nerd out about podcasts and reflect on the way in our life-choices shape both our careers and world-views.

Antonio Sampaio, research associate for security and development, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), gives a talk for the Business and Practice of Journalism Seminar Series.

Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Timothy Colton, Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University, and Samuel Charap, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The two are coauthors of "Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia."

Podcast du Black Coffee Morning "Élection présidentielle de 2017 : quelle place pour la politique étrangère ?" du 30/01, animé par Bruno TERTRAIS, directeur adjoint de la Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS) et membre de l’International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), François GODEMENT, directeur du programme Asie et Chine de l’ECFR, et Manuel LAFONT RAPNOUIL, directeur du bureau de Paris de l’ECFR.

Event recording from 7/11/2016 Speaker: Dr Samir Puri , Department of War Studies , KCL. Chair: Dr Domitilla Sagramoso, CSDRG, Department of War Studies, KCL. This event was part of the CSD MA Monday Seminar Series, hosted by the Conflict, Security and Development Research Group. Dr Samir Puri reflects on the conflict resolution and human security challenges presented by the war in east Ukraine. Immediately before becoming a Lecturer in War Studies, Dr Puri spent one year (2014-2015) with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. He recently returned to Ukraine to author a report on the human security situation in parts of the Donetsk region. He will speak about the state of the ceasefire in the east, and will examine the local dynamics of the conflict from an on-the-ground perspective. Although the Ukraine conflict has slipped from international media headlines, fighting still persists. For as long as a resolution to the war remains elusive, the impact on the people of the region remains significant. Having worked in government, academia and think tanks, Dr Puri's capabilities extend across theory and practise in international security affairs. He spent six years working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2009-15). His assignments included counter-terrorism strategy and policy support to a number of peace processes. In 2014-15 he was seconded to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in eastern Ukraine. His duties involved patrolling in the field, and reporting on ceasefire violations and weapons withdrawals in line with the Minsk process. His book, Fighting and Negotiating with Armed Groups, has been published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) as part of its Adelphi series. His first book, Pakistan’s War on Terrorism, was published by Routledge. For more information about the event, visit https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/events/eventsrecords/Ukraine-A-Frontline-Perspective-of-the-War-in-the-East.aspx.

This podcast features an exclusive interview with Dr Samir Puri discussing his new book launch "Fighting and Negotiating with Armed Groups: The Difficulty of Securing Strategic Outcomes”. Dr Samir Puri is a Lecturer in the Department of War Studies. He spent six years working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2009-15) where his assignments included counter-terrorism strategy and policy support to a number of peace processes. In 2014-15 he was seconded to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in eastern Ukraine. His book, “Fighting and Negotiating with Armed Groups”, has been published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) as part of its Adelphi series. It follows his first book, Pakistan’s War on Terrorism, was published by Routledge, and numerous publications from his tenure as a Defence Analyst at RAND (2006-09)." For more information about Dr Samir Puri, visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/people/lecturers/puri.aspx. For more information about upcoming events, visit www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/events/

On November 3rd, Dina Esfandiary, a MacArthur Fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London gave a talk on what implications the Iran Deal has on other countries in the region. Dina Esfandriary was a Research Associate in the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London from October 2009. Before she joined IISS, she worked at a Disarmament NGO in Geneva, Switzerland. Her research focuses on security, relations between states and non-proliferation in the Middle East, including Iran and Syria’s WMD programmes. Dina has published widely, including in the Atlantic, The Telegraph, the Washington Post, the National Interest, Arms Control Today, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, International Affairs, and Survival (the IISS’ journal). Dina is currently a PhD student in the War Studies department at King’s College London and she holds Masters Degrees from Kings College London and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. The talk was hosted by Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) and chaired by Dr Mathew Moran, Senior Lecturer in International Security. DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this recording are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this recording are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

Richard Caplan is Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford. He has also been a Specialist-Advisor to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs in the UK House of Commons; a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Editor of World Policy Journal, and New York Director of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR). On 9 February 2015 Professor Caplan came to the Department of War Studies to give a talk on ‘Responsibility to Protect: Old Wine in New Bottles?’. The event was part of the CSD Seminar series. DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

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