In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Tuana Yazici and Steven Adler about the emergence of shadow fleets as a strategic challenge to global maritime security and the difficulties of building verifiable intelligence across both the ocean and space domains. Bowen opens with unambiguous urgency, describing shadow fleets as “the…
Programme created and produced by Katerina Mazzucchelli Today, Dominic Bowen hosts Tuana Yazici and Steven Adler on The International Risk Podcast to examine the growing challenge of verifiable maritime intelligence in an era shaped by shadow fleets, uneven enforcement and rapidly expanding remote sensing technologies. They discuss why traditional surveillance systems struggle to track unregistered…
Tuana Yazici is the Founder, Chair and CEO of Tuana Group, its subsidiaries AeroAI Voyages and AeroAI DesignLab, and the nonprofit AeroAI Global Solutions, an observer organisation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). Across these entities, she works at the intersection of space technologies, artificial intelligence and governance,…
Steven Adler is known for his contributions to data governance, information policy, and ocean sustainability. Over his career he has advanced international standards for responsible data use, pioneered collaborative governance models, and founded initiatives that bridge technology, policy, and environmental stewardship. He is formerly the Chief Data Strategist at IBM Watson and a former member…
This week on The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen is joined by Almudena Azcárate Ortega to explore the rising role of commercial entities like Starlink in space security. Many commercially operated systems are dual-use, intermingling civilian and military services in manners that are often ambiguous and can heighten tensions, raising questions about targetability and the…
Professor Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl is the President of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), the global association of space lawyers from more than 50 countries on all continents. He served from 2014 to 2016 as chair of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) and was from…
This week on The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, one of the world’s leading experts on international space policy and the former Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Legal Subcommittee. In this critical episode, they explore the growing risks in Low Earth Orbit…
