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Coming soon: The Rise of the Albanian Mafia
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - January 25, 2023 17:48 - 46 secondsThe Rise of the Albanian Mafia - a brand new video series coming soon to the Intelligence Fusion YouTube channel. From the beginnings of Albanian organised crime following the collapse of communism in the 1990s, to the markets they now dominate across Europe in the present day, we look at their...
Iran's foreign policy: From Iranian protests to war in Ukraine
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - November 22, 2022 15:39 - 46 minutesJoin the discussion in the Intelligence Fusion OSINT community, exclusive to Discord: https://hubs.ly/Q01k6Qyv0 ---- How successful has Iranian foreign policy been in recent years? From Iran's alliance with Russia leading it to becoming involved in the war in Ukraine through the supply of dron...
Ukraine counteroffensive: Can there be a decisive battle in the modern era?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - September 13, 2022 14:58 - 48 minutesHow are wars won in the modern era? As Ukraine’s counteroffensive reports significant gains, especially in its Kharkiv offensive, we look at the concept of a decisive battle, and whether it is possible in the modern era - or what a decisive battle might look like if so. Recorded in two parts, ...
How will the global food crisis of 2022 affect different regions of the world?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - July 05, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutesIn this episode of The Roundtable, our intelligence analysts - who specialise in the security situations of Asia, Africa and the Americas - take a closer look at their regions to understand which countries could be most heavily affected by the fuel shortages and growing food crisis across the wo...
The Roundtable: How has conflict changed?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - April 26, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutesWhat can the conflicts that we’ve witnessed in Iraq, Libya, Nagorno Karabakh, Syria, and even Ukraine, teach us about the evolution of conflict in recent years? In the latest episode of our threat intelligence podcast, The Roundtable, we discuss how war and conflict have changed and address ke...
How has conflict changed?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - April 26, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutesWhat can the conflicts that we’ve witnessed in Iraq, Libya, Nagorno Karabakh, Syria, and even Ukraine, teach us about the evolution of conflict in recent years? In the latest episode of our threat intelligence podcast, The Roundtable, we discuss how war and conflict have changed and address ke...
The Roundtable: What are the under the radar conflicts to watch in 2022?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - February 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hourWhile global headlines are dominated by the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia and the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas region, there are a number of other armed conflicts to track in 2022 that are perhaps further out of the spotlight. In the third episode of The Roundtable ...
What are the under the radar conflicts to watch in 2022?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - February 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hourWhile global headlines are dominated by the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia and the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas region, there are a number of other armed conflicts to track in 2022 that are perhaps further out of the spotlight. In the third episode of The Roundtable ...
The Roundtable: Unpacking the AUKUS agreement
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - December 06, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutesIn September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America signed an agreement aimed at strengthening military capabilities in the Pacific region, quickly becoming known as the AUKUS agreement. The immediate headlines resulting from this agreement were focussed on the anno...
Unpacking the AUKUS agreement
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - December 06, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutesIn September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America signed an agreement aimed at strengthening military capabilities in the Pacific region, quickly becoming known as the AUKUS agreement. The immediate headlines resulting from this agreement were focussed on the anno...
The Roundtable Episode 1: How is the extractive sector exploited to fund terrorism?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - August 31, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutesOn this first episode of The Roundtable, Max Taylor, Viraj Pattni and Vincent Fevrier take a look at the ways in which armed groups have used extractive resources as a way of funding themselves, including ISIS and the Taliban in the Middle East and Central Asia, jihadist groups in the Sahel regi...
How is the extractive sector exploited to fund terrorism?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - August 31, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutesOn this first episode of The Roundtable, Max Taylor, Viraj Pattni and Vincent Fevrier take a look at the ways in which armed groups have used extractive resources as a way of funding themselves, including ISIS and the Taliban in the Middle East and Central Asia, jihadist groups in the Sahel regio...
The Roundtable: How is the extractive sector exploited to fund terrorism?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - August 31, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutesOn this first episode of The Roundtable, Max Taylor, Viraj Pattni and Vincent Fevrier take a look at the ways in which armed groups have used extractive resources as a way of funding themselves, including ISIS and the Taliban in the Middle East and Central Asia, jihadist groups in the Sahel regio...
What are the land-based drivers of maritime threats?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - May 07, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutesAnd how might they drive piracy in the Gulf of Guinea? 95% of all kidnappings by pirates in 2020 took place in the Gulf of Guinea, now the epicentre of piracy off the coast of Africa - and one of the most dangerous seas in the world. So what is driving this pirate threat? And how does what happ...
The Insight: What are the land-based drivers of maritime threats?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - May 07, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutesAnd how might they drive piracy in the Gulf of Guinea? 95% of all kidnappings by pirates in 2020 took place in the Gulf of Guinea, now the epicentre of piracy off the coast of Africa - and one of the most dangerous seas in the world. So what is driving this pirate threat? And how does what happe...
How has the pandemic impacted policing in Europe?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - April 30, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutesAnd what is the current state of policing? Police in Europe were already facing mounting pressures, with the threat of the far-right, left-wing extremists, organised crime gangs, and deteriorating morale and public trust even before the pandemic hit the continent last year. With governments imp...
The Insight: How has the pandemic impacted policing in Europe?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - April 30, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutesAnd what is the current state of policing? Police in Europe were already facing mounting pressures, with the threat of the far-right, left-wing extremists, organised crime gangs, and deteriorating morale and public trust even before the pandemic hit the continent last year. With governments impo...
Is Islamic State making a resurgence in Iraq and Syria?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - March 29, 2021 16:00 - 12 minutesAnd what threat does ISIS currently pose in the region? It is 2 years since Islamic State lost its last territory in Syria and Iraq, yet the group remains a significant threat. Despite the end of the Islamic State caliphate, ISIS continues to carry out frequent attacks using IEDS and ambushes ...
The Insight: Is Islamic State making a resurgence in Iraq and Syria?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - March 29, 2021 16:00 - 12 minutesAnd what threat does ISIS currently pose in the region? It is 2 years since Islamic State lost its last territory in Syria and Iraq, yet the group remains a significant threat. Despite the end of the Islamic State caliphate, ISIS continues to carry out frequent attacks using IEDS and ambushes a...
What is the current threat to Taiwan from China?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - March 16, 2021 14:00 - 12 minutesAnd just how likely is an invasion? Tensions over Taiwan have recently escalated from tough talk to increased military activity, most notably with China showcasing its growing military strength in a clear display of the power it could bring to bear on the island it sees as a breakaway province....
The Insight: What is the current threat to Taiwan from China?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - March 16, 2021 14:00 - 12 minutesAnd just how likely is an invasion? Tensions over Taiwan have recently escalated from tough talk to increased military activity, most notably with China showcasing its growing military strength in a clear display of the power it could bring to bear on the island it sees as a breakaway province....
Is the business of kidnapping Mexico’s biggest growing threat?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - March 02, 2021 14:00 - 11 minutesAnd who is most likely to be a target? In 2020, Intelligence Fusion reported over 12,200 incidents in Mexico alone, ranging from murders, cartel skirmishes, armed robberies, and fuel theft among others. One of the most persistent threats in the country has been abductions and kidnappings - and ...
The Insight: Is the business of kidnapping Mexico’s biggest growing threat?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - March 02, 2021 14:00 - 11 minutesAnd who is most likely to be a target? In 2020, Intelligence Fusion reported over 12,200 incidents in Mexico alone, ranging from murders, cartel skirmishes, armed robberies, and fuel theft among others. One of the most persistent threats in the country has been abductions and kidnappings - and w...
The Insight: Why is mining in Africa under threat?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - February 16, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutesAnd how can mining companies in Africa better prepare for it? COVID-19 has hit the mining industry particularly hard. With the detrimental impact that the pandemic is having on employment and living standards, there has been a consequent rise in illegal mining and crime targeting mines and extr...
Why is mining in Africa under threat?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - February 16, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutesAnd how can mining companies in Africa better prepare for it? COVID-19 has hit the mining industry particularly hard. With the detrimental impact that the pandemic is having on employment and living standards, there has been a consequent rise in illegal mining and crime targeting mines and ext...
The Insight: What’s happening with the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - February 02, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutesAnd why it matters. In 2014, Russian-backed forces invaded the Crimean Peninsula and later the Donbass region of Ukraine. Since then, there has been an ongoing armed conflict across the region, which continues to intensify despite numerous attempts to implement ceasefire agreements between the t...
What’s happening with the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - February 02, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutesAnd why it matters. In 2014, Russian-backed forces invaded the Crimean Peninsula and later the Donbass region of Ukraine. Since then, there has been an ongoing armed conflict across the region, which continues to intensify despite numerous attempts to implement ceasefire agreements between the ...
Why is the assassination of Qassem Soleimani still a threat to the United States?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - January 19, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutesAnd our forecast for the escalating tension in 2021. More than one year on from the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, tensions are still high between the United States and Iran. Concerns have been raised in recent weeks regarding the potential for Iran to mark the anniversary of his death and...
The Insight: Why is the assassination of Qassem Soleimani still a threat to the United States?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - January 19, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutesAnd our forecast for the escalating tension in 2021. More than one year on from the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, tensions are still high between the United States and Iran. Concerns have been raised in recent weeks regarding the potential for Iran to mark the anniversary of his death and ...
The Insight: How did terrorism evolve in 2020?
Intelligence Fusion: Threat Intelligence Podcasts - December 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourAnd what’s our outlook for 2021? In the final episode of The Insight for 2020, the Intelligence Fusion Senior Analysts provide you with an overview of terrorism in 2020. The team take a closer look at how some of the largest terrorist groups have evolved across each region, the growth of bot...
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