Leiden Security and Global Affairs Podcast
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -The complementing podcast to the Leiden Security and Global Affairs blog.
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Episodes
The CIA After 75 Years: A Retrospective on The Agency
December 13, 2022 21:34 - 54 minutes - 99.8 MB2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the Central Intelligence Agency. Dr. Simon Willmetts walks listeners through the founding of the Agency, its successes, controversies, portrayal in media and film, as well as its impact on state intelligence. Want to learn more about the largest intelligence research unit in the European Union, check out the Intelligence and Security research group's activities here.
3D-Printed Firearms: Combat and Prevention
September 30, 2022 10:12 - 50 minutes - 93.1 MBKatharina Krüsselmann of ISGA, Martin van der Meij from Europol, and Richard Martens from EMPACT Firearms/Zeeland-West-Brabant Police discuss the current landscape and future threat of 3D-printed firearms, and reflect on their co-organised conference in May 2022. You can find more information about the conference outcomes here: Printing insecurity: Tackling the threat of 3D printed guns in Europe | Europol (europa.eu) See Ms. Krüsselmann's blog post on 3D-printed firearms here: https://www...
The DRIVE Project - Resisting Radicalisation Through Inclusion
June 29, 2022 13:13 - 39 minutes - 72.7 MBPraneet Khandal discusses with Professor Tahir Abbas and Dr. Richard McNeil-Wilson their work on radicalisation and the European Union Horizon 2020-supported DRIVE Project. Learn more at https://www.driveproject.eu/
Remittances and Global Justice - JustRemit
June 09, 2022 09:44 - 1 hour - 151 MBDr. Matthew Hoye and PhD Candidate Mohamed Muse talk about the work of the ERC-funded project JustRemit, an interdisciplinary study of global justice theories and remittances, combining perspectives from political theory, ethnography, and security studies. This episode discusses the impact that remitters have on their home countries, and the global economy as a whole, as well as how attempts to regulate the transmission of money have affected these international workers. The recent events in...
The Future of Ukraine and the European Union with Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus
March 28, 2022 23:56 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBUkraine is the only country to have ever submitted an application to join the EU whilst being invaded. Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus discuss the recent history of civil societies, the two revolutions in Ukraine's 21st century, and the evolution of Ukraine's political culture since. Follow Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus on Twitter.
Researching War, Peace and Justice
February 28, 2022 07:19 - 1 hour - 108 MBIntroducing a new research group to the ISGA family: War, Peace, and Justice. This podcast discusses the need for synthesised research using the three disciplines, its areas of focus, and ongoing projects. The podcast features Somia Sadiq, Dr. Ernst Dijxhoorn, and Professor Joachim Koops. Note: there are some issues with the sound recording this episode. We have tried to minimise this as much as possible, but did not successfully remove it entirely. We apologise for the inconvenience and ho...
Interview with Taylor Grossman and Heajune Lee on Cyber Norms
November 24, 2021 18:18 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBAfter a successful conference organised by The Hague Program For Cyber Norms, Jake sits down with Taylor Grossman and Heajune Lee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss their papers, their work, and the emerging field of cyber norms.
Follow the Arabic Road: Journey into the heart of a language with Vanessa Newby. James Shires, and Hossam Ahmed
October 12, 2021 20:32 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe events of 9/11 transformed the status of Arabic language teaching in universities and schools worldwide. In many European and North American universities, Arabic went from being treated as a dead language equated with Latin or Ancient Greek to being taught as a living, breathing modern language for everyday life. Interest in learning Arabic remains on the rise but learning one of the world's most complex languages (for English speakers) is not for the faint-hearted. In this episode, Vane...
The Troubles With Borders: a discussion with Ramesh Premaratne Ganohariti and Jennifer Dowling
July 21, 2021 11:35 - 56 minutes - 103 MBJake, Ramesh, and Jen discuss the phenomenon of borders and their implications, using the case of post-Brexit Northern Ireland as a focal point. Thumbnail used: Stefan Solleder: Unfinished Artefacts: The Case of Northern Irish Murals (Creative Commons — Attribution 2.0 Generic — CC BY 2.0)
Episode 2: Policing and Public Leadership, Lessons from COVID-19
May 05, 2021 11:28 - 1 hour - 124 MBJake is joined by Dr. Anna Matczak of The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Moniek Akerboom, PhD candidate at Leiden University.
Episode 1: Governing AI and Autonomous Weapon Systems w/ Matthijs Maas and Tim Wuisman
March 19, 2021 17:17 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBFor the first episode of the Leiden Security and Global Affairs Podcast, Jake sits down with Tim Wuisman of Leiden University to interview Matthijs Maas from the University of Copenhagen and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.