International travel promises adventure, discovery, and the opportunity to explore diverse cultures and landscapes. For many listeners of The International Risk Podcast, international travel forms an integral part of life – a cornerstone of business operations in a globalized world. However, as we learned this week in our discussion with Torbjørn Pedersen, as much as […]
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Episode 134: The Risks of International Travel with Torbjørn Pedersen
In today’s episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Torbjørn “Thor” Pedersen, from Once Upon A Saga! Thor is a Danish traveler and adventurer who has recently dominated headlines for becoming the first person to travel to every country in the world… without an airplane! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates. Produced […]
Navigating the International Risks Posed by Mercenary Groups
In the complex landscape of global business and geopolitics, the ability to effectively manage international risks is paramount. As discussed on this week’s episode of The International Risk Podcast, one emerging challenge that demands our attention is the growing risk posed by the activities of mercenary groups around the world. As accounts of harrowing human […]
Episode 133: The Risk of Wagner in Africa with Nick Loxton and Michael Nwankpa
In today’s episode, we are joined by two exciting guests to discuss the international risks posed by the Wagner Group’s expansion into Africa! Our first guest, Nick Loxton, currently serves as Head of Intelligence Delivery at Geollect. Later in the episode, Dominic is joined by Michael Nwankpa, Founding Director and Director of Research at the Centre […]
The Ukraine War: Balancing Economic Risk and Global Security in the Oil Arena
Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked a pivotal moment in history and international risk. The assault, orchestrated by President Putin, swiftly escalated into the largest European conflict since World War II, with the legacy of that dark period in which 50 million lives catapulted from our collective memory to the present. On […]
Episode 131: Owais Arshad & Oleh Savytskyi on Western Financing of Russia’s War.
In today’s episode, we are joined by two exciting guests! Our first guest, Owais Arshad, is a geostrategist who advises on geopolitical developments, sanctions regimes, export controls, and international finance. Later in the episode, Dominic is joined by Oleh Savitskyi, a world-class climate and energy policy expert with 10 years of experience in the field. […]
Owais Arshad
Owais Arshad is a geostrategist who advises on geopolitical developments, sanctions regimes, export controls, and international finance. His clients have spanned both public and private sector entities such as central banks, financial regulators, commodity traders, hedge funds, and private equity firms. He has spoken at leading industry fora on emerging risks such as DeFi protocols […]
Oleh Savitskyi
Oleh Savitskyi is a world-class climate and energy policy expert. Oleh has 10 years of experience in the field – from youth climate activism to consulting the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine. Oleh participated in the UNFCCC conferences COP21 in Paris in 2015 and in Glasgow in 2021. Oleh is a fellow of the Michael Succow Nature […]
For Ukraine’s Women, the Risk of Rape Has Skyrocketed
By its very nature, conflict transforms territories into arenas of international risk. For well over a year, the ongoing war waged by Russian President Vladimir Putin against Russia’s former Soviet territory, Ukraine, has allowed the world to witness this transformation first-hand. For the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian men drafted into the war, […]
Episode 129: Nerida Williams on the Gendered Dynamics of the Ukraine war
In today’s episode, we are joined by Nerida Williams. Nerida has over thirteen years of experience as a media and communications specialist in the humanitarian and development sectors, including with the United Nations and several INGOs. Currently, Nerida works as the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s Senior Humanitarian Communications Advisor. IPPF is the world’s largest sexual and reproductive […]