Episodes
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The CIA After 75 Years: A Retrospective on The Agency
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the Central Intelligence Agency. Dr. Simon Willmetts walks listeners through the founding of the Agency, its successes, controversies, portrayal in media and film, as well as its impact on state intelligence. Want to learn more about the largest intelligence...
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3D-Printed Firearms: Combat and Prevention
Katharina Krüsselmann of ISGA, Martin van der Meij from Europol, and Richard Martens from EMPACT Firearms/Zeeland-West-Brabant Police discuss the current landscape and future threat of 3D-printed firearms, and reflect on their co-organised conference in May 2022. You can find more information…
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The DRIVE Project - Resisting Radicalisation Through Inclusion
Praneet Khandal discusses with Professor Tahir Abbas and Dr. Richard McNeil-Wilson their work on radicalisation and the European Union Horizon 2020-supported DRIVE Project. Learn more at https://www.driveproject.eu/
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Remittances and Global Justice - JustRemit
Dr. Matthew Hoye and PhD Candidate Mohamed Muse talk about the work of the ERC-funded project JustRemit, an interdisciplinary study of global justice theories and remittances, combining perspectives from political theory, ethnography, and security studies. This episode discusses the impact that...
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The Future of Ukraine and the European Union with Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus
Ukraine is the only country to have ever submitted an application to join the EU whilst being invaded. Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus discuss the recent history of civil societies, the two revolutions in Ukraine's 21st century, and the evolution of Ukraine's political culture since. Follow...
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Researching War, Peace and Justice
Introducing a new research group to the ISGA family: War, Peace, and Justice. This podcast discusses the need for synthesised research using the three disciplines, its areas of focus, and ongoing projects. The podcast features Somia Sadiq, Dr. Ernst Dijxhoorn, and Professor Joachim Koops. Note:...
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Interview with Taylor Grossman and Heajune Lee on Cyber Norms
After a successful conference organised by The Hague Program For Cyber Norms, Jake sits down with Taylor Grossman and Heajune Lee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss their papers, their work, and the emerging field of cyber norms.
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Follow the Arabic Road: Journey into the heart of a language with Vanessa Newby. James Shires, and Hossam Ahmed
The events of 9/11 transformed the status of Arabic language teaching in universities and schools worldwide. In many European and North American universities, Arabic went from being treated as a dead language equated with Latin or Ancient Greek to being taught as a living, breathing modern…
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The Troubles With Borders: a discussion with Ramesh Premaratne Ganohariti and Jennifer Dowling
Jake, Ramesh, and Jen discuss the phenomenon of borders and their implications, using the case of post-Brexit Northern Ireland as a focal point. Thumbnail used: Stefan Solleder: Unfinished Artefacts: The Case of Northern Irish Murals (Creative Commons — Attribution 2.0 Generic — CC BY 2.0)
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Episode 2: Policing and Public Leadership, Lessons from COVID-19
Jake is joined by Dr. Anna Matczak of The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Moniek Akerboom, PhD candidate at Leiden University.
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Episode 1: Governing AI and Autonomous Weapon Systems w/ Matthijs Maas and Tim Wuisman
For the first episode of the Leiden Security and Global Affairs Podcast, Jake sits down with Tim Wuisman of Leiden University to interview Matthijs Maas from the University of Copenhagen and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.