Hybrid Threats, Critical Infrastructure, and the Changing Landscape of European Security

Hybrid Threats, Critical Infrastructure, and the Changing Landscape of European Security

Europe’s strategic environment is being reshaped by a rise in hybrid threats targeting the physical, digital and political foundations of modern societies. This episode of The International Risk Podcast examines these challenges through an in-depth conversation with Dr Tim Stevens, Reader in International Security at King’s College London and co-director of its Cyber Security Research…

Dr Tim Stevens

Dr Tim Stevens

Dr Tim Stevens is Reader in International Security at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and co-director of its Cyber Security Research Group. His research interests include cybersecurity politics, cyber risk, cyberwarfare and the global politics of technology. He has published widely on these topics, including Research Handbook on Cyberwarfare (Edward Elgar, 2024),…

Episode 291: Climate Insecurity, Conflict, and Europe’s Expanding Risk Perimeter with Dr Florian Krampe

Today, Dominic Bowen hosts Dr Florian Krampe on The International Risk Podcast to examine how climate insecurity is reshaping conflict dynamics, governance pressures, and Europe’s expanding risk perimeter. They discuss how environmental stress interacts with fragility, why climate impacts compound existing vulnerabilities, and how these pressures influence patterns of violence, mobility, and institutional strain across…

Climate Risk, Governance Stress and Europe’s Emerging Security Edges

Climate Risk, Governance Stress and Europe’s Emerging Security Edges

Climate variability is reshaping the strategic environment in ways that no longer fit within established divisions between development, security and governance. This episode of The International Risk Podcast offers a clear illustration of this shift through an in-depth conversation with Dr Florian Krampe, Director of Studies, Peace and Development at the Stockholm International Peace Research…

Dr Florian Krampe

Dr Florian Krampe

Dr. Florian Krampe is a German/Swedish political scientist and is the Director of Studies, Peace and Development, at SIPRI. He is also Director of the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme. His particular focus is on peace and conflict research, environmental and climate security, and international security. With over 16 years of experience, Dr. Krampe…

Shadow Fleets and the Fragility of Global Verification: Building Verifiable Maritime Intelligence From the Ocean Floor to the Orbit

Shadow Fleets and the Fragility of Global Verification: Building Verifiable Maritime Intelligence From the Ocean Floor to the Orbit

In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Tuana Yazici and Steven Adler about the emergence of shadow fleets as a strategic challenge to global maritime security and the difficulties of building verifiable intelligence across both the ocean and space domains. Bowen opens with unambiguous urgency, describing shadow fleets as “the…

Tuana Yazici

Tuana Yazici

Tuana Yazici is the Founder, Chair and CEO of Tuana Group, its subsidiaries AeroAI Voyages and AeroAI DesignLab, and the nonprofit AeroAI Global Solutions, an observer organisation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). Across these entities, she works at the intersection of space technologies, artificial intelligence and governance,…

Steven Adler

Steven Adler

Steven Adler is known for his contributions to data governance, information policy, and ocean sustainability. Over his career he has advanced international standards for responsible data use, pioneered collaborative governance models, and founded initiatives that bridge technology, policy, and environmental stewardship. He is formerly the Chief Data Strategist at IBM Watson and a former member…

Episode 287: Forging Solutions for Verifiable Maritime Intelligence to Combat Shadow Fleets with Tuana Yazici and Steven Adler

Programme created and produced by Katerina Mazzucchelli Today, Dominic Bowen hosts Tuana Yazici and Steven Adler on The International Risk Podcast to examine the growing challenge of verifiable maritime intelligence in an era shaped by shadow fleets, uneven enforcement and rapidly expanding remote sensing technologies. They discuss why traditional surveillance systems struggle to track unregistered…

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…