Meet our diverse roster of international experts, thought leaders, and practitioners. Discover the unique insights and experiences each guest brings to our discussions on global risk, security, and geopolitics.
Duncan Depledge is a British researcher working on climate security, defence policy and the geopolitics of the Arctic. He is Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security at Loughborough University. His research focuses on the implications of climate change for the changing and future character of war. It also examines the shifting geopolitics of the Arctic, and…
Simon Chadwick is a Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, with three decades of experience in the global sport industry. He is co-editor of The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money and The Geopolitical Economy of Football: Where Power Meets Politics and Business, and he co-founded and co-directs the China Soccer Observatory at the University of…
Nicholas Enrich is a former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations. He served as the Bureau of Global Health’s director of policy, programs, and planning until January 2025, when he was designated as USAID’s acting assistant administrator for global health. On March 2, 2025, he was placed on administrative leave for exposing the Trump…
David Daley is a senior fellow at FairVote, where his work focuses on electoral reform, voting rights, and the structural dynamics of American democracy. He is the author of the national bestseller Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count, a widely cited examination of partisan gerrymandering that helped catalyse renewed public debate on redistricting reform. His…
David Higgins is Head of Humanitarian Access and Civil-Military Coordination in Somalia for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), where his work focuses on the practical and political challenges of operating at the intersection of military, humanitarian, and stabilisation actors in complex conflict environments. His experience spans two decades of work…
Erez Levin is an advertising technologist and former Google employee whose work focuses on the intersection of digital media systems, online advertising, and the health of public discourse. He has become a vocal critic of the incentive structures underpinning the modern attention economy, particularly the way engagement-driven platforms can amplify polarising and sensational content at…
Phil Booth is a leading British campaigner on medical confidentiality, patient consent, digital identity and the governance of personal data. He is the coordinator of medConfidential, an independent, non-partisan organisation campaigning for confidentiality and consent in the use of health and social care information. Through medConfidential, Phil has been closely involved in many of the…
Dr Emma Salisbury is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the National Security Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre. She researches and writes widely on maritime issues, with particular focus on the US Navy and Royal Navy. Listen to Dominic Bowen and Dr Emma…
Sam Goodman is a leading expert on China, Hong Kong, UK-China relations, transnational repression, and the risks posed by authoritarian influence abroad. He is Senior Policy Director at the China Strategic Risks Institute, where his work examines the strategic, political, economic, and security challenges posed by the rise of the People’s Republic of China. He…
Dr Giulia Gallo is a postdoctoral scientist in the Viral Glycoproteins Group at the The Pirbright Institute. Her research sits at the intersection of molecular virology, viral-host interactions, viral entry, innate immunity, and zoonotic spillover. Her published work includes research on orthohantaviruses, viral glycoproteins and the mechanisms that shape how viruses interact with human and…
