Brett Edwards

Dr. Brett Edwards

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…

Episode 193: Chemical and Biological Warfare with Dr. Brett Edwards

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, the ongoing wars, and, discuss…

Stefan Wolff

Stefan Wolff

Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security and Head of Department, Political Science and International Studies, at the University of Birmingham. A political scientist by background, he specialises in the management of contemporary security challenges, especially in the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts, in post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies, and in contemporary…

Episode 187: The ongoing war in Ukraine with Stefan Wolff

Tune in to hear Stefan Wolff discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dominic and Stefan also discuss the Moldovan Elections, Mark Rutte becoming General-Secretary of NATO, and the influence of the US Elections on the war in Ukraine and find out what the thought outcome will be with Trump being re-elected for office.  Stefan Wolff is…

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Russia’s growing influence in the East and the ongoing war in Ukraine

As is known, on the 24th of February 2022, the Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into Ukraine. It has been over two years and seven months, and there seems to be no sight of the end of the war. Putin seems to be unwilling to negotiate, and it seems that the war has entered…