Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security in Political Science and International Studies, at the University of Birmingham. A political scientist by background, he specialises in the management of contemporary security challenges, especially in the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts, in post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies, and in contemporary geopolitics and great-power…
Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil The impact of the patriarchy on health care and climate change is one many of us might be aware of but do not know much about. Today Dominic hosts Petra Verdonk to discuss exactly what these consequences are and how they appear in our daily lives. Find out more about…
Petra Verdonk is an occupational health psychologist who earned her PhD in 2007 at Radboud UMC in Nijmegen with the dissertation Gender Matters in Medical Education. Most recently, she founded her own agency, Beyond Boundary, where she works at the intersection of gender, intersectionality, health, and the climate crisis. Her research and teaching focus on…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 28.07.2025 Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it is a risk accelerator that intensifies existing social, economic, and health disparities. As the frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters escalate, certain populations face disproportionate burdens. Among the most affected are women and girls, particularly those living in poverty or facing intersecting…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 25.07.2025 In Conspiracy Theory, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey deliver far more than a cultural or political commentary; they offer a chilling and essential analysis of how conspiracy theories have evolved into a core driver of strategic international risk. For professionals working in international relations, global policy, cybersecurity, security intelligence, or…
Zac Staples is a former U.S. Navy officer and the founder and CEO of Fathom5, an industrial defence-technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Since 2018 he has led Fathom5 to uninterrupted growth and profitability. Zac and the Fathom5 team are building Brilliant Machines with new actuators, cyber resilient designs, and AI optimization. Among the company’s many accomplishments…
Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil This week Dominic hosts Zac Staples and they dive into how AI-native defence systems are reshaping the battlefield—and why getting this wrong isn’t just bad for business, it’s catastrophic for global stability. Zac Staples is a former U.S. Navy officer and the founder and CEO of Fathom5, an industrial defence-technology company headquartered…
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…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 18.07.2025 On the 27th of June 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda signed a landmark peace agreement in Washington, D.C., mediated by the United States and Qatar. This deal is meant to be potential turning point in the region’s turbulent history, the deal, which has…
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…
