Episode 279: The Role of Organised Crime Groups in The Amazon with César Muñoz Acebes

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil In this episode, Dominic Bowen is joined by César Muñoz Acebes to examine the deepening crisis in the Amazon. They unpack the role of organized crime in environmental destruction, the links to drug trafficking and illegal economies, and the devastating consequences for local communities and global stability. A critical look at how crime, politics,…

rainforest, Amazon

Convergent Crime in the Amazon: A Systems Risk Every Board Must Own

Written by Elisa Garbil – 31.10.2025 The Amazon is not simply a forest. It is a vast, transnational market in which criminal networks monetise land, timber, minerals, cattle, and people, and launder those proceeds into mainstream supply chains. This convergence of environmental crime, organised crime, and corporate procurement creates a composite risk that is far bigger than…

Dr. Michele Mosca

Dr. Michele Mosca

Michele Mosca is the CEO and co-founder of evolutionQ, a cybersecurity company that pioneered quantum risk management with a software product suite that enables scalable cryptographic resilience, which is essential in the era of advanced computing capabilities enabled by quantum computing and AI.  Michele is a renowned expert in cryptography and among the world’s leading experts…

Episode 278: Post-Quantum Cryptography and Global Infrastructure Risk with Dr. Michele Mosca

Today, Dominic Bowen hosts Dr. Michele Mosca on The International Risk Podcast to explore the global urgency surrounding post-quantum cryptography and the risks quantum computing poses to modern infrastructure. They discuss how the question is no longer if but when quantum computers will break today’s encryption, the implications for global finance and critical systems, and what governments, businesses, and institutions must do…

Not If, But When: Post-Quantum Cryptography and Global Infrastructure Risk

Not If, But When: Post-Quantum Cryptography and Global Infrastructure Risk

Quantum computing has shifted from theoretical promise to imminent reality. Its progress has profound implications for global cybersecurity, financial stability and the integrity of the systems that underpin everyday life. In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Dr Michele Mosca, Co-Founder and CEO of Evolution Q, about the timeline, governance,…

The Myth of Normal - Gabor Maté

The Myth of Normal: Illness, Health and Healing in a Toxic Culture – Gabor Maté

Written by Elisa Garbil – 24.10.2025 In The Myth of Normal, Gabor Maté presents a profound critique of contemporary society and the hidden risks embedded within our daily lives. At the heart of his argument is a radical reframing of illness and dysfunction where he asserts that Chronic illness – mental or physical – is to…

Episode 277: Skyrocketing gold prices: 2025 geopolitical risks and trends

On October 7th, 2025, gold prices soared to an all-time high of over US$4000 an ounce, and reached about US$4,380 an ounce on October 20th, a new peak that challenges even the inflation-adjusted records of the 1980s.  Today, we are joined by Dr. Moshe Lander. Moshe is a Canadian economist and Senior Lecturer at Concordia University,…

Dr. Moshe Lander

Dr. Moshe Lander

Dr. Moshe Lander is a Canadian economist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Concordia University, where he has taught since 2013, and a sessional instructor at Dalhousie University. Before joining academia full-time, he served as Senior Economist with the Government of Alberta from 2003 to 2007. His fields of expertise include public…

Skyrocketing Gold prices: 2025 geopolitical risks and trends

Skyrocketing Gold prices: 2025 geopolitical risks and trends

In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen is joined by Dr. Moshe Lander to examine the waves of gold prices and investment trends, and what they are linked to, from investor sentiment to geopolitical instability and historic legacy. Moshe Lander is a Canadian economist and Senior Lecturer at Concordia University, and a…

The Dam of All Dams: Assessing China’s Hydropower Ambitions on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet

The Dam of All Dams: Assessing China’s Hydropower Ambitions on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet

It’s kind of China’s moonshot. Nothing like it has been built before. And when a moon mission happens, the world is watching.” Brian Eyler on the International Risk Podcast On 19 July 2025, Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over the ceremony marking the start of construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam project on the…