Juan Carlos Machorro

Juan Carlos Machorro

Juan Carlos is the leader of Santamarina y Steta’s transactional and financial practice area, with 30 years of experience advising various national and international organizations on the development and implementation of investment and financing projects in Mexico. His areas of expertise include Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance and Infrastructure. His talent, practical and business acumen, and…

Sander van der Linden

Sander van der Linden

Sander van der Linden, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Psychology in Society and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He has won numerous awards for his research on human judgment, communication, and decision-making, including the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science…

Episode 183: Misinformation, the US Elections, and the role of Misogyny with Sander van der Linden

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil This week we dive into the role of misinformation with Sander van der Linden. We discuss what effect the British government could have with their promise of a crackdown on extreme misogyny. Moreover, with Sander’s background in Psychology, we dive into the question as to why people believe misinformation and…

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Misinformation and Misogyny: How two seemingly different areas are interlinked

Written by Elisa Garbil – 04.11.2024 With the US elections around the corner, and the September decision by the British government to make extreme misogyny a crime, we dive into misinformation and its implications with Professor Sander van der Linden in episode 182. Misinformation explained Misinformation is misleading or incorrect information, it can exist without…

Episode 180: David Dunn on the Consequences of of a Harris or Trump Administration

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil Deep dive into foreign politics this week! David Dunn and Dominic discuss extensively foreign politics of the US and the change a Harris or Trump administration would or would not make. Find out what the consequences and international risks are of either another Trump administration or on a new Harris…

Episode 178: Roger Burrows on NRx, the ALT-Right and the Upcoming US Elections

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Roger Burrows and Dominic discuss the upcoming US Elections. They discuss the consequences of the influence of NRx on Republicans and extremist viewpoints that have been shared throughout the election process. Moreover, Roger gives us his view on the three most important…

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The Rise of the ALT-Right, NRx, and its Relation to Climate Change Denial

Written by Elisa Garbil – 17.10.2024 With the US Elections coming up comes the discussion of the influence of the far-right. To be precise, the ALT-Right and the NRx. This rise leads to numerous risks, one of them being the denial of climate change and Environmental Social Governance (hereinafter ESG). Roger Burrows claims that the…

David Dunn

David Dunn

David Dunn, Professor of International Politics and Director of Internationalisation for the College of Social Science at the University of Birmingham. David holds a MSc in International Studies and has a PhD in War Studies. He has diverse research interests that fit largely within the areas of US foreign and security policy, strategic and security studies,…

The Risks Associated with the Assassination Attempt on Trump

On Saturday, former US President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. I have spoken with our Beredskap and all of our clients are safe.  The incident, which occurred at the Butler Farm Show Grounds, has raised serious questions about security protocols for high-profile public figures…