Berlin Security Beat
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Berlin Security Beat is an original podcast produced by the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School in Berlin. It delves into the intricate world of international security, examining its ties to research, academia, and various career paths, spanning areas from nuclear to cyber security. The show features interviews with top specialists in international security. The Berlin Security Beat is currently in its third season focusing on cyber security. The podcast is hosted and produced by David Backovsky.
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S3 Episode 03: Cyber Crime and the Human Factor with Rutger Leukfeldt
March 06, 2024 12:24 - 40 minutes - 32.6 MBIn the second episode of our two-parter on cyber threats we focus on cybercrime. David Backovsky talks to Rutger Leukfeldt, Professor of Governing Cybercrime at Leiden University and Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement. We discuss everything from hackers to criminal nexuses to hacktivists, ransomware and social engineering. How cyber criminals can differ wildly, ranging from organized groups with corporate structures who provide cybercrim...
S3 Episode 02: Threat Intelligence, State Actors & China with Jiro Minier
February 14, 2024 14:11 - 34 minutes - 28.5 MBIn the first half of our two-parter on cyber threats we'll be discussing cyber threat intelligence (CTI) and state actors with one of Berlin's leading threat intelligence experts, Jiro Minier. We cover the basics of CTI and then explore the geopolitical side with China as a case study of how state threat actor nexuses operate. Jiro Minier is Lead, Threat Intelligence Research and Analysis at the DCSO in Berlin. He is a former fellow of the Centre for International Security and the European ...
S3 Episode 01: Entering Cyber Security with Kritika Roy & Finn Hagemann
January 04, 2024 12:21 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MBIn the opening episode of the 3rd season, we interview two Hertie School alumni, Kritika Roy and Finn Hagemann on their transition to the industry, what their work in cybersecurity entails and what advice they'd have for newcomers on entering the industry. Tune in to find out more!
S3 Episode 01: Entering Cyber Security
January 04, 2024 12:21 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MBIn the opening episode of the 3rd season, we interview two Hertie School alumni, Kritika Roy and Finn Hagemann on their transition to the industry, what their work in cybersecurity entails and what advice they'd have for newcomers on entering the industry. Tune in to find out more!
S3 Teaser: Decoding Cyber Security
December 20, 2023 14:30 - 1 minute - 1.68 MBIn our third season, we're diving into the depths of cyber security, where we'll discuss its key concepts and the importance of digital defense with experts from various fields. Our guests will include those who design secure systems, strategists safeguarding businesses, researchers unraveling online threats, and influencers shaping internet safety regulations. Join us for a comprehensive look at cyber attacks and defenses, threat analysis, cybercrime, digital policies, and more on the Berlin...
S2 Episode 06: Working for NATO with Vlasta Zekulic
September 18, 2023 16:17 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode we delve into the work of NATO with the Branch Head for Strategic Issues Engagements at NATO Allied Command Transformation. We cover a wide range of issues, from Vlasta's experiences as one of the few female recruits at Citadel, to her insights on the organizaitonal dynamics of NATO and the core skills and tools that young professionals need to succeed in NATO's operational environment.
S2 Episode 05: From academia to policy with Gorana Grgić
June 22, 2023 11:46 - 32 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode we interview Dr. Gorana Grgić, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations and the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Gorana is a world expert on U.S. and transatlantic security policy and has collaborated with a range of institutions from the EU to NATO to the Australian Ministry of Defence. In this episode we discuss a wide-range of topics from translating academic work to policy to navigating media appearances.
S2 Episode 04: How to be a nuclear analyst with Ankit Panda
May 25, 2023 09:34 - 25 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode of the Berlin Security Beat, we welcome Ankit Panda, a renowned nuclear analyst and Stanton Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment's Nuclear Policy Program. Ankit, known for his expertise on the Asia-Pacific, nuclear strategy, arms control, and emerging technologies, gives a glimpse into the life of a nuclear analyst. He shares his insights on the obstacles upcoming professionals encounter in the field, essential skills for success, and his approach to writing.
S2 Episode 03: National Intelligence - Cato Stensland
April 25, 2023 13:35 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this month’s episode we interview Cato Stensland, former intelligence officer in the secret services in Norway. We cover a wide-range of issues from the nature of intelligence work, to open source intelligence, to the issues with security clearances.
S2 Episode 03: What intelligence work is really like with Cato Stensland
April 25, 2023 13:35 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this month’s episode we interview Cato Stensland, former intelligence officer in the secret services in Norway. We cover a wide-range of issues from the nature of intelligence work, to open source intelligence, to the issues with security clearances.
S2 Episode 02: Creating nuclear strategy with Brad Roberts
March 24, 2023 11:52 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode we speak with Brad Roberts, director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about what it takes to be part of the nuclear strategic community, his work for the Obama administration and some advice for future nuclear analysts. For more information on the Center for Global Security Research, please visit: https://cgsr.llnl.gov/ For more information on the Centre for International Security visit: https://www.hertie-school.org/en/in...
S2 Episode 02: Nuclear Strategic Community – Brad Roberts
March 24, 2023 11:52 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode we speak with Brad Roberts, director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about what it takes to be part of the nuclear strategic community, his work for the Obama administration and some advice for future nuclear analysts. For more information on the Center for Global Security Research, please visit: https://cgsr.llnl.gov/ For more information on the Centre for International Security visit: https://www.hertie-school.org/en/in...
S2 Episode 01: From journalism to think tanks with Constanze Stelzenmüller
February 23, 2023 14:28 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBIn the pilot episode of the second season, Constanze Stelzenmüller recounts the development of her career, from journalism to becoming a director at Brookings, and the challenges and transitions that came with her path. Theme Copyright: Music by amaksi from Pixabay
S2 Episode 01: Think Tanks & Journalism – Constanze Stelzenmüller
February 23, 2023 14:28 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBIn the pilot episode of the second season, Constanze Stelzenmüller recounts the development of her career, from journalism to becoming a director at Brookings, and the challenges and transitions that came with her path. Theme Copyright: Music by amaksi from Pixabay
S1 Episode 13: “Sports and Autocrats”
February 02, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBDr. Christian Gläßel, postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, and Dr. Adam Scharpf, incoming assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, both experts on authoritarian regimes, join Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre, to talk about “sportswashing”, i.e. the instrumentalization of sports, in light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They disc...
Episode 13: “Sports and Autocrats”
February 02, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBDr. Christian Gläßel, postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, and Dr. Adam Scharpf, incoming assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, both experts on authoritarian regimes, join Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre, to talk about “sportswashing”, i.e. the instrumentalization of sports, in light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They disc...
S1 Episode 12: “Nobel Peace Prize Special: State Repression of Journalists”
December 09, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 15.6 MBAnita Gohdes, Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on contentious politics in the cyber realm, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about journalist killings. They discuss: - the conditions that put journalists in danger in institutional democracies, - the instrumentalization of social media, - the intersection between online and offline politics in the context of protests, and - how to...
Episode 12: “Nobel Peace Prize Special: State Repression of Journalists”
December 09, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 15.6 MBAnita Gohdes, Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on contentious politics in the cyber realm, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about journalist killings. They discuss: - the conditions that put journalists in danger in institutional democracies, - the instrumentalization of social media, - the intersection between online and offline politics in the context of protests, and - how to...
Episode 11: “When Sanctions Do (Not) Work”
November 29, 2021 09:30 - 24 minutes - 20.2 MBAlistair Wellmann, a Practice Fellow at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on sanctions implementation and effectiveness, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about sanctions. They discuss: • why states impose sanctions, • different sanction types, • when sanctions work and when they don’t, and • how to sharpen the tool.
S1 Episode 11: “When Sanctions Do (Not) Work”
November 29, 2021 09:30 - 24 minutes - 20.2 MBAlistair Wellmann, a Practice Fellow at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on sanctions implementation and effectiveness, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about sanctions. They discuss: • why states impose sanctions, • different sanction types, • when sanctions work and when they don’t, and • how to sharpen the tool.
Episode 10: “20 Years of ‘War on Terror’”
September 10, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBJulian Wucherpfennig, Professor of International Affairs and Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on ethnic civil war and terrorism, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to talk about terrorism. They discuss: • what terrorists want, • what went wrong in the so-called war on terror, • the effects of domestic counter-terrorism measures, and • the policy implications of terrorism ...
S1 Episode 10: “20 Years of ‘War on Terror’”
September 10, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBJulian Wucherpfennig, Professor of International Affairs and Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on ethnic civil war and terrorism, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to talk about terrorism. They discuss: • what terrorists want, • what went wrong in the so-called war on terror, • the effects of domestic counter-terrorism measures, and • the policy implications of terrorism ...
Episode 09: “Nuclear Weapons, Then and Now”
July 22, 2021 06:30 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBMarina Henke, Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School and Director of the Centre for International Security, an expert on nuclear security, military interventions and European defense policy, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about nuclear security. They discuss: • the Centre’s newest research project “Understanding Nuclear Assurance, Deterrence and Escalation in Europe”, funded by the Stanton Foundatio...
S1 Episode 09: “Nuclear Weapons, Then and Now”
July 22, 2021 06:30 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBMarina Henke, Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School and Director of the Centre for International Security, an expert on nuclear security, military interventions and European defense policy, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about nuclear security. They discuss: • the Centre’s newest research project “Understanding Nuclear Assurance, Deterrence and Escalation in Europe”, funded by the Stanton Foundatio...
S1 Episode 08: “Cyber (In-)Security”
June 29, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MBTarah Wheeler, a Cyber Project Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and an expert on information security and international conflict, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about cyber security. They discuss: • the difference between cyber espionage and cyber war, • whether deterrence can work in cyberspace, • what the cyber future of warfare will loo...
Episode 08: “Cyber (In-)Security”
June 29, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MBTarah Wheeler, a Cyber Project Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and an expert on information security and international conflict, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about cyber security. They discuss: • the difference between cyber espionage and cyber war, • whether deterrence can work in cyberspace, • what the cyber future of warfare will loo...
Episode 07: "Peacekeeping - Politics. Practice. Impact."
May 25, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 20 MBAndrea Ruggeri, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Oxford, and an expert on peacekeeping and civil wars, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about UN peacekeeping. They discuss: • why and how peacekeeping works, • when to deploy peacekeepers – and when not to, • how to use diversity in mission composition as an asset, • how geopolitics influences decision-making at the UN Security Coun...
S1 Episode 07: "Peacekeeping - Politics. Practice. Impact."
May 25, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 20 MBAndrea Ruggeri, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Oxford, and an expert on peacekeeping and civil wars, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about UN peacekeeping. They discuss: • why and how peacekeeping works, • when to deploy peacekeepers – and when not to, • how to use diversity in mission composition as an asset, • how geopolitics influences decision-making at the UN Security Coun...
S1 Episode 06: “Power Struggles in the South China Sea”
April 19, 2021 05:55 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBSara Mitchell, Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa, and an expert on international conflict, esp. territorial, river and maritime issues, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about maritime disputes. They discuss: • the ins and outs of the disputes in the South China Sea, • how climate change increases the risk of maritime conflict, • why some of those conflicts turn violent while others are resolved peaceful...
Episode 06: “Power Struggles in the South China Sea”
April 19, 2021 05:55 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBSara Mitchell, Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa, and an expert on international conflict, esp. territorial, river and maritime issues, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about maritime disputes. They discuss: • the ins and outs of the disputes in the South China Sea, • how climate change increases the risk of maritime conflict, • why some of those conflicts turn violent while others are resolved peaceful...
S1 Episode 05: “Libya, 10 Years Later”
March 15, 2021 06:50 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MBBrian McQuinn, Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of Regina, Canada, and an expert on armed groups and peace building, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about Libya. They discuss: • the origins of the 2011 Libyan uprisings, • the “who’s who” of the ensuing conflict, • his experience living among rebels in Misrata for ethnographic studies, and • the many “ifs” deciding the fate of the Libyan peace pr...
Episode 05: “Libya, 10 Years Later”
March 15, 2021 06:50 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MBBrian McQuinn, Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of Regina, Canada, and an expert on armed groups and peace building, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about Libya. They discuss: • the origins of the 2011 Libyan uprisings, • the “who’s who” of the ensuing conflict, • his experience living among rebels in Misrata for ethnographic studies, and • the many “ifs” deciding the fate of the Libyan peace pr...
S1 Episode 04: "Grand Strategy for the Global Disorder"
February 15, 2021 07:15 - 24 minutes - 20.1 MBStacie Goddard, Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and an expert on international order and global power politics, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about grand strategy. They discuss: • grand-strategic successes and failures, • why talk isn’t cheap, • how to keep a U.S.-China “Cold War 2.0” from becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, • and (musical) 90s nostalgia.
Episode 04: "Grand Strategy for the Global Disorder"
February 15, 2021 07:15 - 24 minutes - 20.1 MBStacie Goddard, Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and an expert on international order and global power politics, joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to talk about grand strategy. They discuss: • grand-strategic successes and failures, • why talk isn’t cheap, • how to keep a U.S.-China “Cold War 2.0” from becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, • and (musical) 90s nostalgia.
Episode 03: “Germany’s Post-Merkel Foreign Policy”
January 29, 2021 08:55 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MBKai Oppermann, Professor for International Politics at the Chemnitz University of Technology and an expert on German Foreign Policy and the dynamics of coalition governments joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, in dissecting Europe’s “top risk” in 2021 – the German Federal Election and its foreign policy implications. They discuss: • how to lose an election, • whether Germany is still a “civilian power”, • why Germany did not participate...
S1 Episode 03: “Germany’s Post-Merkel Foreign Policy”
January 29, 2021 08:55 - 21 minutes - 17.4 MBKai Oppermann, Professor for International Politics at the Chemnitz University of Technology and an expert on German Foreign Policy and the dynamics of coalition governments joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, in dissecting Europe’s “top risk” in 2021 – the German Federal Election and its foreign policy implications. They discuss: • how to lose an election, • whether Germany is still a “civilian power”, • why Germany did not participate...
S1 Episode 02: “Conflicts We Can (Not) Predict”
December 18, 2020 08:10 - 19 minutes - 16.6 MBNils Metternich, Associate Professor in International Relations at the University College London and an expert on civil conflicts and the prediction of their dynamics joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, in looking to the future. They discuss: - what we can and cannot predict in international security, - why a Nobel Peace Prize winner went to war in Ethiopia, - the role of forecasting in the policymaking process, and what conflic...
Episode 02: “Conflicts We Can (Not) Predict”
December 18, 2020 08:10 - 19 minutes - 16.6 MBNils Metternich, Associate Professor in International Relations at the University College London and an expert on civil conflicts and the prediction of their dynamics joins Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, in looking to the future. They discuss: - what we can and cannot predict in international security, - why a Nobel Peace Prize winner went to war in Ethiopia, - the role of forecasting in the policymaking process, and what conflic...
What Joe Biden's Win Means for the World
November 23, 2020 09:55 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBSarah Kreps, Professor of Government at Cornell University, U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned policy advisor joins Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to discuss key challenges for the next U.S. administration, the crisis of NATO and how (not) to overcome it, Trump’s vs. Biden’s approach to China, and why military restraint might not be the new foreign policy consensus in the U.S.
S1 Episode 01: "What Joe Biden's Win Means for the World"
November 23, 2020 09:55 - 20 minutes - 17.2 MBSarah Kreps, Professor of Government at Cornell University, U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned policy advisor joins Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to discuss key challenges for the next U.S. administration, the crisis of NATO and how (not) to overcome it, Trump’s vs. Biden’s approach to China, and why military restraint might not be the new foreign policy consensus in the U.S.
Episode 01: "What Joe Biden's Win Means for the World"
November 23, 2020 09:55 - 20 minutes - 17.2 MBSarah Kreps, Professor of Government at Cornell University, U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned policy advisor joins Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Director at the Centre for International Security, to discuss key challenges for the next U.S. administration, the crisis of NATO and how (not) to overcome it, Trump’s vs. Biden’s approach to China, and why military restraint might not be the new foreign policy consensus in the U.S.