Tune in to expert conversations on global risks, geopolitics, and international security. Our weekly episodes feature insights from leading professionals, academics, and policymakers. Expand your understanding of complex global issues with The International Risk Podcast.
What do lithium batteries, Apple Watches and artillery shells have in common? They all trace back to the same tangled web of mines, minerals and geopolitics. In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen sits down with Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at Columbia University’s Climate School,…
In this episode, we explore how Hong Kong’s changing political and legal landscape is reshaping the business environment, what international companies should understand before investing or expanding in the region, and how geopolitical risk is becoming a board-level issue. We discuss: About the guest: Megan Khoo is Policy Director at Hong Kong Watch, where she…
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Ibrahim Aboubacar Hama about climate change and its impact on food security, livelihoods, and stability across West Africa. Ibrahim shares what climate change looks like on the ground, and why national strategies often don’t match lived reality. The discussion examines whether government frameworks like Senegal’s…
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Jennifer Parker, principal and founder of Barrier Strategic Advisory, with affiliations at various universities and think tanks. Jennifer examines the rapidly changing security environment across the Indo-Pacific and explains why maritime competition, strategic deterrence, and AUKUS matter far beyond defence circles….
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Lord Peter Ricketts, the UK’s first National Security Advisor, former Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, and former British Ambassador to France, to unpack what Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street means for Britain’s place in the world. Ricketts examines why…
In this re-released and condensed episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Elizabeth Bullock, a UK-based adviser specialising in Russia’s modern war, hybrid warfare and strategic risk. This episode examines the lived reality of modern conflict in Ukraine, drawing on Elizabeth’s three years providing frontline humanitarian aid. From evacuating civilians…
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Professor Michele Goodwin, a leading bioethicist and constitutional law scholar at Georgetown Law, to unpack the history, law, and power structures shaping reproductive rights in America. Goodwin challenges the assumption that abortion criminalization has always been the norm, tracing its roots…
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Dr Duncan Depledge about climate change and its growing impact on the world’s militaries. This conversation looks at the geopolitics of the Arctic, the role of energy and logistics in warfare, and the growing competition across the High North, exploring how environmental change…
Listen to this episode of the International Risk Podcast, where N.S. Nappinai, Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and founder of Cyber Saathi, joins host Dominic Bowen to explore India’s evolving cyber law and data protection landscape. The conversation covers how India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) compares with the EU’s GDPR, the risks foreign companies face when outsourcing to Indian suppliers, and the growing role of AI-driven cybercrime. Nappinai also discusses the urgent need for a dedicated cybersecurity law in India, the balance between regulation and innovation, and why international cooperation remains critical to tackling cross-border cyber risk.
This could be the most controversial World Cup in history. In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Professor Simon Chadwick, one of the world’s leading experts on the geopolitical economy of sport, to unpack the politics behind the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Chadwick challenges the term “sportswashing,” arguing…
