Ellen van Damme

Ellen van Damme

Ellen Van Damme, PhD, is a criminologist specialising in ethnographic research on women, gangs, and migration. From 2016 to 2020, she was a PhD fellow of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), KU Leuven. Her doctoral research focused on the role of women in and around gangs in Honduras. In…

Wolf-Christian Paes

Wolf-Christian Paes

Wolf-Christian Paes is a Senior Fellow of Armed Conflict at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He has more than two decades of experience of working on conflict and post-conflict settings with a focus on Security Sector Reform (SSR); Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants and arms control. Listen to his episode about Arms Trade…

Episode 206: Arms Trade with Wolf-Christian Paes: Ethics, Definitions, and Consequences

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil This week Dominic hosts Wolf-Christian Paes on the podcast. They discuss the ethicality of arms trade, different definitions of a ‘just war’ and what the consequences are on the arms trade, illegal and legal arms trade, arms embargo’s, amongst others. Tune in to hear a very articulated episode with lots…

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Avoiding the Next Epidemic

Written by Elisa Garbil – 06.02.2025 This week Dominic has Amanda McClelland on the podcast! They dive into pandemics, epidemics, how climate change might influence the rise of epidemics, what future responses should be would another pandemic occur, and much more! Listen here. Outbreaks and Disease An outbreak of a disease is in a community….

Amanda McClelland

Amanda McClelland

Amanda McClelland is the Senior Vice President of Prevent Epidemics at Resolve to Save Lives, where she leads a team working to accelerate progress to make the world safer from epidemics. Amanda is a notable expert in international public health management and health systems strengthening, especially in emergency health, epidemic control, disease prevention and response…

Episode 205: The Rise of Pandemics and the Prevention of Epidemics with Amanda McClelland

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil Today Dominic has Amanda McClelland on the show. They dive into pandemics, epidemics, how climate change might influence the rise of epidemics, what future responses should be would another pandemic occur, and much more! Amanda McClelland is a globally recognised leader in epidemic prevention and public health management. Amanda has been…

Evolution of Warfare: An Analysis of Ukraine’s Use of Drones and Increasing Presence in North Africa. 

Evolution of Warfare: An Analysis of Ukraine’s Use of Drones and Increasing Presence in North Africa. 

As Ukraine enters its third year of active conflict against Russia’s illegal invasion in 2022, and the world prepares for the impact of a second Trump presidency, a shift in the battlefield is unfolding and the international risks remain at the forefront of everyones’ minds. Despite being outmatched in size and military resources, the latest news reports…

Episode 195: Season 5 Premiere: Your Questions, Our Answers

Happy New Year from all of us at The International Risk Podcast! We’re excited to kick off 2025 with the launch of Season 5, and what better way to start than by answering your questions? Join Elisa, Rima, and Dominic as they dive into listener-submitted topics, tackling some of the most pressing international risks shaping our world. From…

2025 global economy forecast

Navigating Risks and Opportunities in the Global Economy: Insights for 2025

The global economy is entering uncharted waters. Once-reliable anchors such as low inflation, minimal interest rates, seamless international trade, and cooperative geopolitics have become increasingly unstable. These shifts introduce a new level of uncertainty to the economic outlook for 2025 and beyond, raising important questions for business leaders navigating a rapidly changing environment. Europe at…