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Ukraine’s Innovators Mitigating The International Risks from Russia’s Illegal Invasion

The Ukrainians are acutely aware that the odds are stacked against them. And they also understand that Russia’s invasion and the international risks represent an existential threat to their nation, their people, and the rest of Europe. This helps to explain the remarkable resilience displayed by Ukraine’s army and Ukrainian society as a whole. Faced…

Perry Kyles

Perry Kyles

Dr. Perry Kyles is a seasoned expert in economic history and operations, and author of the eye-opening book Gold vs The Banking Cartel: How to Use Gold to Become Your Own Banker. With over 20 years of experience spanning academia and business, and the Operations Manager at The Gold Marketplace LLC, Dr. Kyles challenges conventional…

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The Risks of Banking Cartels

The concept of banking cartels refers to the idea that a group of powerful financial institutions – often both private and public – collaborate to exert control over the global financial system, including the money supply, credit, and interest rates. While the term “banking cartel” is not typically used in formal economics, it has gained popularity in…

Intellectual Property and Innovation: Driving Forces in Global Trade

Intellectual Property and Innovation: Driving Forces in Global Trade and Risk Management

Intellectual property (IP) plays a crucial role in our daily lives, often without us realizing it. From the design of a milk carton to the song streaming through your headphones and the medicine you take, IP represents the creations of the mind that have been brought to life. Protected by patents, copyrights, and trademarks, IP…

Mariana González

Mariana González

Mariana Gonzalez is a partner and patent attorney at Basham, Ringe y Correa, with over 16 years of expertise in patent prosecution, IP transactions, and litigation, particularly within the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology sectors. Her dual qualifications as a chemist and a lawyer, along with a master’s in top management and certification as a…

Episode 207: Intellectual Property, Trade, and Innovation with Mariana González

This week, Dominic Bowen welcomes Mariana González to The International Risk Podcast for an engaging discussion on the fascinating world of intellectual property (IP). Together, they explore what IP is and why it matters, Mexico’s approach to IP under the USMCA framework, the implications of a new Trump administration, the role of innovation in fostering equal access,…

Dr Marion Messmer

Dr Marion Messmer

Dr. Messmer discusses the deterioration of Russia’s relationship with the West, the importance of protecting NATO member’s critical infrastructure, arms control, nuclear risk reduction and the significance of continued international co-operation.  Before joining Chatham House, Marion was the Co-Director of BASIC, where she led on the organisation’s nuclear risk reduction and disarmament work. She is…

Episode 200: Dr Leila Alieva on The Influence of Soft Power in Putin’s War on Ukraine and Continued Aggression in The Baltic Sea

Dr. Leila Alieva is an Associate of Russian and East European Studies (REES) at the Oxford University School for Global and Area Studies. She also teaches a course on the Political Economy of Energy Transition at Oxford’s Department of Continued Education and is currently working with Friends of Europe. Originally from Azerbaijan, Dr. Alieva founded…