Episodes
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 6 Part Two: Fishing for a Better Future
The season's final podcast outlines key takeaways and looks ahead at what action is required globally to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a warming world. Hosts Grace Evans and Lauren Young explore some of the solutions suggested throughout the series for addressing…
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 6 Part One: Fishing for a Better Future
The season's final podcast outlines key takeaways and looks ahead at what action is required globally to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a warming world. Hosts Grace Evans and Lauren Young explore some of the solutions suggested throughout the series for addressing…
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 5 Part Two: Policing the Sea: Tackling Illegal Fishing in a Warming World
This penultimate episode of the series explores the challenges and opportunities for monitoring and enforcement efforts. Policing our vast oceans is already presenting many difficulties, and with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing operators set to adopt new behaviours in a warming...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 5 Part One: Policing the Sea: Tackling Illegal Fishing in a Warming World
This penultimate episode of the series explores the challenges and opportunities for monitoring and enforcement efforts. Policing our vast oceans is already presenting many difficulties, and with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing operators set to adopt new behaviours in a warming...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 4 Part Two: Fishy Business: Where Illegal Fishing Converges with Other Crimes
This two-part episode focuses on organised criminal fishing, including its convergence with other crime types. With fish stocks set to decline and shift, will organised criminal networks become more sophisticated in accessing shrinking fishing grounds, and will there be an increase in associated...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 4 Part One: Fishy Business: Where Illegal Fishing Converges with Other Crimes
This two-part episode focuses on organised criminal fishing, including its convergence with other crime types. With fish stocks set to decline and shift, will organised criminal networks become more sophisticated in accessing shrinking fishing grounds, and will there be an increase in associated...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 3 Part Two: All Ashore: Inland Illegal Fishing and Climate Stress
This episode, in two parts, focuses on the inland challenges arising from climate change, including the implications for freshwater fisheries. With the interconnected impacts of climate stress on land and at sea and shrinking freshwater fish stocks due to climatic change, how will global illegal...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 3 Part One: All Ashore: Inland Illegal Fishing and Climate Stress
This episode, in two parts, focuses on the inland challenges arising from climate change, including the implications for freshwater fisheries. With the interconnected impacts of climate stress on land and at sea and shrinking freshwater fish stocks due to climatic change, how will global illegal...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 2 Part Two: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea
This episode, in two parts, focuses on rising sea levels and the implications for fishing communities and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries. With islands sinking below the waterline, EEZs increasingly disputed and fishers at risk of being displaced, will illegal, unreported and unregulated...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 2 Part One: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea
This episode, in two parts, focuses on rising sea levels and the implications for fishing communities and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries. With islands sinking below the waterline, EEZs increasingly disputed and fishers at risk of being displaced, will illegal, unreported and unregulated...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 1 Part 2: Chasing Fish: The Pursuit of Cooler, Deeper Waters
This episode, in two parts, examines climate-induced species distribution shifts and the impacts these have on fishers across the world, while also exploring the new opportunities arising from melting polar ice. With many marine species already shifting poleward to deeper waters, and with...
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RUSI Net Earth: Episode 1 Part 1: Chasing Fish: The Pursuit of Cooler, Deeper Waters
This episode, in two parts, examines climate-induced species distribution shifts and the impacts these have on fishers across the world, while also exploring the new opportunities arising from melting polar ice. With many marine species already shifting poleward to deeper waters, and with...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 12: Looking to the Future of Countering Extremism and Terrorism
In the final episode in this season of RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism, hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Thomas Renard and Emily Winterbotham to discuss what counterterrorism might look like in the future. In an environment of shifting national security priorities, great...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 11: The Importance of Communication to Terrorism and Counterterrorism
In Episode 11 of RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism, hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Jared Shurin and Michael Jones to discuss the essential nature of communication to both terrorism itself and to efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism and terrorism. The fields of...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 10: The Role of Youth in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
In Episode 10 of RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism, hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Saji Prelis and Claudia Wallner to discuss the role youth have in preventing and countering violent extremism. Youth, often loosely seen as those aged somewhere between 15 and 35, have long...
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RUSI Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 9: Preventing Violent Extremism with Resilience and Social Cohesion
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Gayatri Sahgal and Stijn Sieckelinck to discuss resilience in the context of preventing violent extremism, or what it means to try to ensure that individuals and communities can effectively resist radicalisation and recruitment or have the...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 8: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Using Mentorship
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Emily Winterbotham and Martine Zeuthen to discuss how and why mentorship efforts, often including a variety of supportive elements such as psycho-social or vocational mentorship, are one of the types of preventing and countering violent...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 7: The Role of Law Enforcement in Preventing Violent Extremism
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Martin Innes and Christopher Hockey to discuss the role police have in preventing and countering violent extremism. In this episode, we survey the two different contexts of the UK and Kenya, comparing the role of police in counterterrorism...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 6: The Role of Public Health and its Model in Counterterrorism
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Jonathan Metzl and Michael Jones to discuss how the public health model – an epidemiological approach attempting to prevent or reduce a particular illness or social problem in a population by identifying risk indicators – has been applied…
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 5: Deradicalisation, Disengagement, Rehabilitation and Reintegration
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Martine Zeuthen and James Khalil to talk about the types of countering violent extremism interventions addressed at people who have already been involved with violent extremism. Martine and James have a wealth of experience in supporting…
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 4: Connections between Development and Preventing Violent Extremism
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Simon Finley and Emily Winterbotham to discuss the opportunities and challenges where development efforts and preventing and countering violent extremism meet. The development field offers a range of interventions designed to respond to...
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 3: The Role of Education and Teachers in Preventing Violent Extremism
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Claudia Wallner and Paul Thomas to explore efforts aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism within public education environments. Education systems offer an existing environment where tools that can be useful in preventing…
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 2: How Conflict Environments Complicate Countering Violent Extremism
Hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Larry Attree and Christopher Hockey to discuss the challenges of implementing programming to prevent and counter violent extremism in active conflict zones. This conversation looks at the importance of thinking about violent extremism as…
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RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Episode 1: Examining the Multi-Faceted Impacts of Gender on Counterterrorism
To launch RUSI's 'Decoding Counterterrorism' podcast, hosts Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci are joined by Emily Winterbotham and Katherine Brown to delve into the complexity of gender in counterterrorism. Gender inequality can itself be a driver of violent extremism, and gendered dynamics of...
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Trailer: Welcome to RUSI's Decoding Counterterrorism Podcast
This new podcast series, hosted by Dr Jessica White and Raffaello Pantucci, builds on the research RUSI has conducted and draws upon global expertise to discuss key emergent themes within global counterterrorism programming. In the last few years, RUSI's Terrorism and Conflict group conducted...
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RUSI In Context Episode 17: Alison Levitt on Life as a Silk
Originally published 12 March 2021 In this episode, Karin talks to RUSI Trustee, Alison Levitt QC. Alison discusses her career as one of the leading criminal barristers in the UK, including several of her high profile cases. She also talks about gender, inclusivity and diversity, and even shares...
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RUSI In Context Episode 16: Jan Hall on Finding the Woman for the Job
Originally published 12 February 2021 In this episode, Jan Hall talks to Karin about her career as one of the UK's top headhunters, identifying and matching the appropriate people for some of the most demanding executive positions in FTSE's major companies. Hers is the story of not only…
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RUSI In Context Episode 15: Sir David Lidington on his Life in British Politics
Originally published 8 January 2021 In this episode, Karin talks to the new Chair of the Institute, the Rt. Hon Sir David Lidington, KCB, CBE. Sir David discusses his career from the early days as a special adviser to eventually becoming Prime Minister Theresa May's de facto deputy, as Minister…
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RUSI In Context Episode 14: Sir Mark Rowley on Policing
Originally published 11 December 2020 Welcome back to Season Two of our 'In Context' podcast. In this episode, Karin talks to RUSI Distinguished Fellow Sir Mark Rowley QPM. Sir Mark discusses his incredible career in the police force and the changes he has seen in the culture and practice of...
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On The Cusp Episode 14: General Riho Terras
Originally published 22 September 2020 What can other countries learn from Estonia's defence against greyzone aggression? How to best involve youth in national security? And what was it like to do more than three years' military service in the Soviet Navy? In the season finale, Elisabeth Braw...
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On The Cusp Episode 13: Professor Henry Farrell and Professor Abraham Newman
Originally published 8 September 2020. Globalisation is the new frontline of great-power competition. What does it mean China has cornered the market for rare earth processing (think smartphones and electric car batteries)? What about global choke points that can be exploited by countries wishing...
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On The Cusp Episode 12: Nina Hellum
Originally published 27 August 2020. Even with competitive national service, motivating soldiers is important. Elisabeth Braw discusses what motivates conscripts during their service with Nina Hellum, a social anthropologist at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Hellum specialises in...
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On The Cusp Episode 11: Dr Markus Jakobsson
Originally published 11 August 2020. Ever heard the term SIM-jacking? If not, you should familiarise yourself with this growing form of cyber aggression. Victims include Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. In this episode of On the Cusp, Elisabeth Braw discusses new forms of cyber aggression directed at...
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On The Cusp Episode 10: Stewart McDonald MP
Originally published 21 July 2020 Elisabeth Braw speaks with Stewart McDonald MP, the SNP's defence spokesman, who has followed up on Elisabeth's proposal for teenager resilience training and initiated a Resilience Scotland proposal. In McDonald's Resilience Scotland plan, people from all parts…
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On The Cusp Episode 9: Senator Angus King
Originally published 7 July 2020. Elisabeth Braw speaks with Senator Angus King of Maine, one of two independent members of the US Senate and the co-chairman of the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission, about how to deter cyber attacks. Plus, how to keep the economy going in case of severe cyber...
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On the Cusp Episode 8: Damian Collins
Originally published 7 July 2020 Elisabeth Braw speaks with British member of parliament and disinformation expert Damian Collins about why disinformation and misinformation keep spreading and whether parliaments should legislate to fix the problem. Plus: should other countries' parliaments be…
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On the Cusp Episode 7: Rear Admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum
Originally published 25 June 2020 Elisabeth Braw speaks with Rear Admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum, the Swedish Navy's new commander, about the challenges of defending a country with an enormous coastline, about greyzone aggression, citizens' trust in authorities, involving youth in national security and...
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On the Cusp Episode 6: Jonathan Kewley
Originally published 26 May 2020 Despite massive efforts to improve cyber defence, cyber attacks are growing. Even hospitals are attacked. A central but little-discussed aspect are the legal implications for cyber victims. Listen to Elisabeth Braw's discussion with Jonathan Kewley, who as co-head...
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On the Cusp Episode 5: Giedrimas Jeglinskas
Originally published 12 May 2020 Elisabeth Braw speaks with Giedrimas Jeglinskas, NATO's Assistant Secretary-General for Executive Management, about what his job running NATO's headquarters entails, about NATO's efforts to help fight coronavirus and whether NATO should even do humanitarian work....
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On The Cusp Episode 4: Samantha Ravich
Originally released 29 April 2020 Cyber aggressors are not taking a break simply because countries are busy battling coronavirus – quite the opposite. In this episode Elisabeth Braw talks with Dr Samantha Ravich of the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which has just published a major report…
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On The Cusp Episode 3: Dan Eliasson
Originally released 3 April 2020. Elisabeth Braw talks with Dan Eliasson, Director General of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. They discuss how countries can help their populations prepare for a national crisis without knowing what exactly the contingencies will be. On the Cusp is a monthly...
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On The Cusp Episode 2: James Vickers
Originally published 3 April 2020. Elisabeth Braw explores how insurance gaps impact major disasters with James Vickers, and finds there are enormous gaps. On the Cusp is a monthly podcast from the Modern Deterrence Project at RUSI. Hosted by Elisabeth Braw, each month Elisabeth interviews an...
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On The Cusp Episode 1: Per Brekke
Originally published on 3 April 2020. We need to get used to the idea that our convenient societies can't be convenient every single day. Could teenagers play a larger role in helping countries respond to threats? Elisabeth Braw and Per Brekke discuss.
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RUSI Analysis Podcasts: A Conversation with HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom
Tensions in the Gulf region have soared following a drone and missile attack on Saudi oil facilities, and the Kingdom is faced with a plethora of security challenges. These come at a time of extensive social and economic reforms inside the Kingdom. Prince Khalid discussed all these questions and...
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RUSI In Context Episode 13: Sir John Scarlett
Originally published 29 August 2019 In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even green ink, among other issues!
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RUSI Analysis Podcast: The New Boris Johnson Government
Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Dr Jonathan Eyal discuss the implications of the premiership of Boris Johnson and the impending Brexit deadline. Professor Malcolm Chalmers is Deputy Director General at RUSI, Dr Jonathan Eyal is the Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships.
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RUSI In Context Episode 12: Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Originally published 19 July 2019 This episode Karin sits down with the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. A Labour politician who was both the 10th Secretary General of NATO and the Secretary of State for Defence.
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RUSI Analysis Podcast: The Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History Awards 2019
The panel of judges have exceptionally this year awarded two medals: John Hussey and Helen Parr received prizes for their books, Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815 and Our Boys respectively. The winners emerged from a strong shortlist of authors writing on military history. At the award ceremony the...
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RUSI Analysis Podcast: The Rt Hon Jack Straw Presents 'The English Job: Understanding Iran'
Recorded on 10 July 2019 at 18:15 In 2001, Jack Straw became the first senior British government minister to visit Iran since the 1979 revolution and has developed a growing interest in the country ever since. His latest book examines Britain's extraordinary and tangled relationship with Iran…
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RUSI In Context Episode 11: Jane Marriott OBE
Originally published 18 April 2019 Recently appointed as the new UK High Commissioner to Nairobi, Jane Marriott joins Karin for the In Context podcast to discuss her varied career, including working in hot spots such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen and her service as Director of the Joint...
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