Written by Elisa Garbil – 17.11.2025 Conflict between Kosovo and Serbia remains one of Europe’s most persistent and complex security dilemmas. More than two decades after NATO’s intervention in 1999, the region continues to balance precariously between tense coexistence and renewed confrontation. Listen to Serbeze Haxhiaj‘s episode to find out more! Historical Context What we are witnessing today…
Today, Dominic Bowen hosts Dr. Amgad Fareid Eltayeb on The International Risk Podcast to examine Sudan’s engineered famine, the influence of foreign backers, and the struggle of civilians caught between paramilitary violence and geopolitical ambition. They discuss how starvation, siege tactics, and external intervention have become central features of the war, driving one of the…
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Dr. Amgad Fareid Eltayeb about Sudan’s descent into catastrophe, the role of foreign backers in sustaining the war, and the deliberate use of famine as a weapon. Their conversation traces how a country once full of revolutionary hope has become the site of…
Amgad Fareid Eltayeb is a Sudanese politician, researcher, writer, and activist. He combines academic rigour with moral urgency. Lifelong commitment to truth-telling in the face of authoritarian violence, belief in citizen agency, and refusal to separate humanitarian imperatives from politics and power have defined his career. His training as a medical doctor was supplemented by postgraduate…
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen speaks with Sabrina Alam about the governance, strategic influence, and sustainability implications of Earth observation and space-based data. Their discussion explores how satellites are transforming environmental transparency while reshaping global power structures. Earth observation has become one of the most powerful tools for understanding…
Programme created and produced by Katerina Mazzucchelli Today, Dominic Bowen hosts Sabrina Alam on The International Risk Podcast to explore the intersection of Earth observation, ESG verification, and the geopolitics of space-based data. They discuss how satellites have become central to sustainability reporting, climate monitoring, and economic decision-making, while also forming part of critical infrastructure and…
Sabrina currently leads the KPMG EU Space Practice and is a Director in the Sustainability Advisory Practice at KPMG Luxembourg, where she works with clients across numerous industries on various sustainability matters ranging from Space Sustainability, Integration of space technology for Financial Services, ESG strategy, ESG reporting, Net Zero roadmap to Sustainable Finance and Diversity…
Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil The Sahel stands at a crossroad, it is torn by crisis, instability, and shifting power. Join Dr. Jessica Moody and Dominic Bowen as they dive deep into the region’s unfolding humanitarian emergency. What does ECOWAS’s withdrawal mean for the people? How is Russian influence rewriting the rules? And why are jihadist groups gaining ground?…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 10.11.2025 Across the dry savannahs that stretch from Mauritania to Chad, the Sahel stands as one of the world’s most fragile regions. A place where political instability, violent extremism, displacement, and climate stress are converging into a perfect storm. Once viewed mainly as a buffer between North and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Sahel…
Dr. Jessica Moody is a political risk, due diligence and peacebuilding consultant in West Africa. She conducts open source and on the ground research into political, economic and security developments in West Africa and provides timely forecasts as well as scenario planning to clients, enabling them to better plan their operations. She also provides detailed…
