The Criminalisation of Human Trafficking Survivors

Human trafficking survivors face societal stigma when escaping the grips of their traffickers and re-entering into society. Using an objective definition of human trafficking, survivors are not recognised as victims but rather criminals themselves. Without sufficient support infrastructure, survivors are left in the open for further exploitation and abuse, where in some cases re-entering into…

Episode 109: David Quammen on Zoonotic Diseases and Future Pandemics Motivated by Human Actions

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the…

Episode 111: Norma Bastidas on Human Trafficking Survivors, Sexual Violence and Exploitation

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the…

Norma Bastidas

In 2014, Norma Bastidas a single-mother, a survivor of sexual violence, human trafficking and ultra athlete broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Triathlon after swimming, biking and running 3,762 miles (6,054 km) from CancĂșn, Mexico to Washington, D.C. She views this incredible athletic feat as a metaphor for the incredible trials faced every day…

Existing bias in The Liberal International Order

The construction of The International Liberal Order has allowed for bias and dominance in the international realm to favour some states over others. Understanding the risks which having a structural international hierarchy has, particularly in the wake of the recent emergence of authoritarian governance and influence inside The Liberal International Order in opposition to the…

Episode 108: Neil Melvin on the Liberal International Order

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the…

Neil Melvin

Dr Neil Melvin is Director International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). His current research is focused on emerging international security dynamics in key regions around the world, notably Europe and Eurasia, the Gulf and Middle East, East Africa and the Horn, and the Indo-Pacific.  Prior to joining RUSI, Dr Melvin was…

Zoonotic Diseases, Future Pandemics and its Interconnected Relationship with Animal Agriculture.

The international risk which zoonotic diseases pose by accessing the type of relationship human’s have with animals, and illustrating how human destruction contributes to catalysing future pandemics. This article follows The International Risk Podcast’s recent episode with David Quammen which can be found here. On 30th December 2019, the lab results from a patient showing…

Erik Salvador MD

Senior Expert Consultant, Oslo Leading the McKinsey work on Resilient Leadership & Top Team Effectiveness in Norway Erik is a Medical Doctor, Military Psychiatrist and former Commander in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has served as a senior officer in the Armed Forces both in Norway and abroad in close cooperation with allied countries as…

Michiel Kruyt

Michiel Kruyt is a board room consultant with deep expertise in top team development, performance transformations and leadership development. He has been the CEO of IMAGINE, an advisory firm focused on creating purpose driven future fit visions, culture and leadership. Michiel had a fifteen-year career at McKinsey and Co, where he was a partner focusing…