Jacob Sims is a columnist for The Diplomat and a founding partner of Operation Shamrock, which is a global public-private coalition working to disrupt Southeast Asia’s organised cybercrime epidemic. He also acts in a formal advisory capacity to numerous other leading organisations and governments in the global fight against modern slavery. Jacob previously served in…
This episode dive into cybercrime and how it can affect all of us! We have Jacob Sims on, who discusses how common cybercrime is in South East Asia. He explains the ties between the government of Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, and the organised crime bosses. Moreover, how the money is laundered, why the government cannot…
Global internet scams are more and more prevalent in the world, especially after the digitalisation of everything. With AI being used to interview candidates for new roles in businesses for example, one can assume that AI is also being used for other means. The UNODC mentions that especially the Tor darknet is used for illicit…
In this compelling episode of The International Risk Podcast, we are joined by Professor S. Michael Lynk, renowned legal scholar and former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory. Together, we dive deep into the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark ruling in the South Africa v. Israel case, which declared…
In this compelling episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen engages in an in-depth discussion with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware, co-authors of God, Guns, and Sedition and leading experts on political violence and extremism. Their conversation explores the evolving landscape of far-right terrorism and its implications for global security. As Senior Fellow…