Written by Elisa Garbil – 29.08.2025 Albeit a short book, James O’Brien discusses multiple issues he has heard on his radio show at LBC where he engages with callers on contentious topics like Brexit, immigration, political correctness, and Islam and discusses their ideas, the international risks, and misconceptions. O’Brien uses these conversations to dissect and…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 25.07.2025 In Conspiracy Theory, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey deliver far more than a cultural or political commentary; they offer a chilling and essential analysis of how conspiracy theories have evolved into a core driver of strategic international risk. For professionals working in international relations, global policy, cybersecurity, security intelligence, or…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 27.06.2025 What can I say? Another urgent and necessary read on the escalating risks of extremism, especially anti-feminist and right-wing radicalisation. Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women was one of the first books that opened my eyes to the growing threat landscape of misogynistic ideologies, particularly in digital spaces. Her new book is even…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 30.05.2025 Caroline Criado Perez’s Invisible Women is not just a powerful feminist critique, it is a critical tool for understanding how data invisibility translates into systemic risk, institutional failure, and operational inefficiency. Through case studies spanning transportation, healthcare, economics, disaster relief, and tech, Criado Perez shows how a world designed for “default male…
