USA military, AI in the military

Securing Defence Autonomy in the Age of AI-Native Systems

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Written by Elisa Garbil – 24.07.2025 As AI-native systems redefine the contours of military capability, defence institutions face a fundamental challenge: how to harness the advantages of autonomy, connectivity, and speed without undermining democratic oversight, institutional control, and strategic clarity. While modern warfare increasingly depends on brilliant machines, which are autonomous, adaptive, and integrated, the risks introduced…

The Geopolitics of Global Health: Power, Pathogens, and the New Rules of International Risk

The Geopolitics of Global Health: Power, Pathogens, and the New Rules of International Risk

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In today’s complex international risk landscape, the idea that global health exists outside the sphere of politics no longer holds. What was once perceived as a humanitarian and scientific endeavour has become a site of contestation shaped by geopolitical rivalries, strategic dependencies, and unequal access to resources. From vaccine diplomacy to digital surveillance, and from…

Episode 250: The Myth of Neutrality: Global Health in a Multipolar World with Dr. Abha Saxena

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This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Abha Saxena for a timely and incisive look at the geopolitics of global health. Dominic and Abha explore how vaccines, health infrastructure, and disease surveillance data are no longer just instruments of public good, but strategic tools of influence. They discuss the myth of apolitical global…

Abha Saxena

Abha Saxena

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Dr. Abha Saxena is an independent bioethics advisor for the past seven years, with a special interest in training and research in global bioethics. Her areas of interest are in the ethics of infectious disease outbreaks, health systems research, healthy ageing, adolescent health care, human challenge studies, data collection, mining and sharing and new technologies…

corporate business risk

International Risk and Volatility Is the Cost of Doing Business: Clarity Is Your Competitive Advantage

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By Dominic Bowen Host of The International Risk Podcast | Partner at 2Secure | Strategic Advisor In today’s fractured world, business leaders and policymakers face a daunting reality: global volatility isn’t a disruption, it’s the baseline. As Host of The International Risk Podcast, and a Partner at a leading Risk Management Consulting Firm, I speak…

Episode 249: The growing role of AI within the Manosphere with Dr. Allysa Czerwinsky

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Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil This week on the podcast we have Allysa Czerwinsky back to dive into the Manosphere and the ideologies that go with it, such as inceldom. Dominic and Allysa discuss the structures and dynamics of online extremist communities, what the differences are between the Red Pill and the Black Pill, and…

Allysa Czerwinsky

Dr. Allysa Czerwinsky

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Dr. Allysa Czerwinsky (she/her) is a Research Fellow in AI Trust and Security and recently earned her PhD from the University of Manchester. Her research explores how male supremacism and misogynist extremism manifest in digital environments, accounting for the complex interplays between technology, harm, and violence. Her doctoral work traces the narratives present in stories shared to several…

Episode 248: Tightening Immigration Rules and Their Impact on Businesses with Will Tear

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Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil Today Dominic Bowen hosts Will Tear on the podcast to discuss the tightening of immigration rules and what impact these have on businesses. They discuss real world examples of immigration challenges, the difficult task of balancing immigration policies and business needs, global competitiveness, ups killing, future risks and more! Will…

Will Tear

Will Tear

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Will is the Director at Pattison Shepley Ruvolo. He has focused on international recruitment for over 18 years in the areas of Immigration, Global Mobility and International Reward. With the advancements in technology and ever globalising world economy the demand for the best talent is less and less restricted by borders. Will’s aim is to…