Episode 285: Sudan Now: Famine, Foreign Backers, and the Future of Civilian Voices with Dr. Amgad Eltayeb

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…

The Anatomy of Sudan’s Collapse: War Economy, Foreign Support, and a Nation Under Siege

The Anatomy of Sudan’s Collapse: War Economy, Foreign Support, and a Nation Under Siege

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…

Dr. Amgad Fareid Eltayeb

Dr. Amgad Fareid Eltayeb

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…

Earth Observation, ESG, and the Geopolitics of Space-Based Data

Earth Observation, ESG, and the Geopolitics of Space-Based Data

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…

Episode 284: Eyes on the Earth, Power in Orbit: Climate Intelligence and the New Geography of Geopolitical Risk with Sabrina Alam

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 Alam

Sabrina Alam

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…

Episode 282: Live from Ukraine with Dominic Bowen: The Frontlines of Resilience and the Future of Leadership

Today, our host Dominic Bowen joins live from Ukraine on The International Risk Podcast for a special episode examining resilience, leadership, and hybrid warfare in the heart of Europe’s most critical conflict. In conversation with one of our international relations specialist, Dominic reflects on daily life in Kyiv amid the largest drone and missile attacks since the full-scale invasion…

Resilience, Hybrid Warfare, and the Future of Security: Lessons from Ukraine

Resilience, Hybrid Warfare, and the Future of Security: Lessons from Ukraine

In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen joins live from Kyiv in conversation with one of our international relations specialists to examine how hybrid warfare, authoritarian cooperation, and civilian resilience are reshaping Europe’s security landscape. Speaking from Ukraine as the country endures its most intense wave of drone and missile attacks…

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…