Written by Elisa Garbil – 10.02.2025 Arms trade is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world and it is not without significant international risk. One of the only businesses with predictable increase in profit year after year. Until 2013 there was no global set of rules governing the trade in conventional weapons. The…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 30.12.2024 Chemical and biological warfare has been in the news lately with countries like Israel and Russia using them on civilians and threats of Iran deploying them would war break out. So what are the differences? Let’s start with chemical warfare. Chemical warfare was first used in World War I,…
Dr. Brett Edwards is currently a Senior Lecturer in Security and Public Policy at the University of Bath. He holds a wide range of interest from technology to governance and security. At the moment he is involved in a number of projects examining the security implications of cutting-edge biotechnology, the governance of biological and chemical…
Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil This week on The International Risk Podcast we discuss Chemical and Biological Warfare with Doctor Brett Edwards. We discuss the history of chemical and biological warfare, explaining that it has been around for longer than we thought, and what the international risks are. Then we move onto the current risks,…
David Dunn, Professor of International Politics and Director of Internationalisation for the College of Social Science at the University of Birmingham. David holds a MSc in International Studies and has a PhD in War Studies. He has diverse research interests that fit largely within the areas of US foreign and security policy, strategic and security studies,…
The upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics promise to be a grand international event, drawing millions of spectators, athletes, and media personnel from around the world. However, amidst the excitement and anticipation, significant international risk and concern has been raised regarding the security preparations, particularly the implementation of AI-driven mass surveillance measures, anti-drone technology, and the impact…
