Hamish McRae is an economic commentator for the Independent and writes weekly columns on economics and finance in the Mail on Sunday and the i newspaper. He has been financial editor of Guardian and the Independent and has won numerous awards, including Business and Finance Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards. His […]
Ruslan Bortnik is the head of the Ukrainian Institute of politics. He is a former executive head of the humanitarian mission Black Tulip and Vice Chairman of the public council of the MOFA for Ukraine. He works as the head of committee of public council and executive head of public council for MOD in Ukraine. […]
Abby Stoddard is a humanitarian policy analyst and a founding partner of Humanitarian Outcomes, where she conducts research and provides analysis and advice to governments and international aid agencies. She began her career working in NGOs, including as Program Director for Médecins du Monde/Doctors of the World USA. At Humanitarian Outcomes she has designed and […]
Currently a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham (UK) and a researcher at the Arena Programme at John Hopkins University, Jara obtained her MPhil in European Politics from Oxford and also holds an MSc in Political Theory from LSE and a BA in Philosophy from Sapienza University of Rome. Her doctoral research focuses on […]
Our guest for episode 71 of The International Risk Podcast is Sergio Caredda, an HR Professional who believes in the human side of HR. Sergio currently works for OVS SpA as Chief People Officer and has a substantial experience in HR across multiple functions, both in business and in consulting. He has held a series […]
Our guest for episode 56 of The International Risk Podcast is Taras Kuzio, who is an Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and Professor in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Kyiv Mohlya Academy. Our conversation with Taras comes at a particularly timely occasion, as Russo-Ukrainian relations continue to […]
Our guest for episode 55 is Tiziano Breda, a Central America Analyst for the International Crisis Group. He conducts extensive field research, provides analysis, and proposes policy initiatives to relevant governmental, international and non-governmental actors to address key issues linked to violent crime, migration and political instability in the Central American region. As a guest […]
Our guest for episode 54 is Colin Pereira, a pioneer who has been working on risk management models for journalists operating under threat for over two decades. He is a Director at HP Risk Management, a consultancy assisting companies and media organisations operating in fragile environments. In 2020, he launched RiskPal, a software as a […]
Our guest of episode 52 is Anja Shortland, who is a Professor of Political Economy at King’s College London. Her teaching focuses on the economics of crime and she researches the world’s trickiest trades: the resolution of hostage crises and piracy incidents, stolen and looted art, and ransomware. “Having studied civil wars and political violence, […]
The guest for episode 21 is Dana Motley, the founder of Motley Matrix Business Solutions LLC providing business intelligence, cyber investigations, and social media analysis. Motley Matrix Business Solutions LLC brings 12 years’ experience in Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance (ISR) technologies, social media intelligence (SOCMINT), open source intelligence (OSINT), digital marketing and media relations, partnered with a lifetime of volunteer work dedicated to opening doors in the name of endeavors […]