William Davison

I speak to Crisis Group analyst, William Davison, about what is going on in the North of Ethiopia, and what needs to happen to end the war in Tigray. We also talk about the Tigray War disinformation campaign, and how he was a target of it.

I speak to Crisis Group analyst, William Davison, about what is going on in the North of Ethiopia, and what needs to happen to end the war in Tigray. We also talk about the Tigray War disinformation campaign, and how he was a target of it.

033 - William Davison - Ending the Tigray War

Chris Blattman

Chris Blattman is an economist and political scientist who studies global conflict, crime, and poverty. His life's work centers around the following questions: Why are some people and societies violent, oppressive, and poor? And what can we do about it? He works in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the United States. His new book, Why We Fight, explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process.

Chris Blattman is an economist and political scientist who studies global conflict, crime, and poverty. His life's work centers around the following questions: Why are some people and societies violent, oppressive, and poor? And what can we do about it? He works in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the United States. His new book, Why We Fight, explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process.

032 - Chris Blattman - Why We Fight

Joseph Fitsanakis

I spoke to Dr. Dr Joseph Fitsanakis of Coastal Carolina University about the study of Intelligence and Intelligence Gathering, how the practice differs across states, and whether or not the practice is at odds with free and open societies. 

I spoke to Dr. Dr Joseph Fitsanakis of Coastal Carolina University about the study of Intelligence and Intelligence Gathering, how the practice differs across states, and whether or not the practice is at odds with free and open societies.

031 - Dr Joseph Fitsanakis - The Academics of Intelligence

Sarah Leah Whitson

Sarah Leah Whitson is the Executive Director of DAWN. She was previously the executive director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division from 2004 – 2020, overseeing the work of the division in 19 countries, with staff located in 10 countries. Whitson is a vehement critic of Arab state authoritarianism and has led dozens of advocacy and investigative missions throughout the region, focusing on issues of armed conflict, accountability, legal reform, migrant workers, and human rights.

030 - Sarah Leah Whitson - Democracy for the Arab World Now

I spoke to Human Rights Lawyer and Director of the Center for Civil Liberties based in Kyiv, Ukraine about her life, her work, what she thinks Ukraine needs now, and her hopes for the future.  Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ExitStrategyShow

I spoke to Human Rights Lawyer and Director of the Center for Civil Liberties based in Kyiv, Ukraine about her life, her work, what she thinks Ukraine needs now, and her hopes for the future.  Please support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ExitStrategyShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ExitStrategyShow</a>

029 - Oleksandra Matviichuk - Live from Kyiv with a Human Rights Lawyer

I had the pleasure of speaking with Collin Mayfield (@collin_mayfield), freelance photojournalist who has been covering the war between the war on Ukraine. I spoke to him by phone while he was live on the ground in Lviv, waiting on a train to take him to the Odessa front line.

028 - Collin Mayfield - Live from Lviv, Ukraine with a Conflict Reporter

Peter S. Goodman

Peter S. Goodman is a global economics correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York. He was previously European economics correspondent, based in London. He began at the Times in 2007 as national economics correspondent, playing a leading role in award-winning coverage of the global financial crisis and the Great Recession. We talked about his latest #book, #Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World. #DavosMan #Davos #Author #GlobalEconomy #Economy #PeterGoodman #worldview #worldviews #Corporations #CorporateGreed

Peter S. Goodman is a global economics correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York. He was previously European economics correspondent, based in London. He began at the Times in 2007 as national economics correspondent, playing a leading role in award-winning coverage of the global financial crisis and the Great Recession. We talked about his latest #book, #Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World. #DavosMan #Davos #Author #GlobalEconomy #Economy #PeterGoodman #worldview #worldviews #Corporations #CorporateGreed

027 - Peter S. Goodman - How Billionaires Devoured the World

Ben Burgis

Christopher Hitchens

Ben Burgis is a #Jacobin columnist, an adjunct #philosophy #professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. He’s the author of several books, most recently Christopher #Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters. We talked about Christopher Hitchens life, works, and how his internationalist politics and worldview traversed his life, from youthful #Trotskyist to playing with #neoconservatives. Follow Ben's work here: https://jacobinmag.com/author/ben-burgis and his YT channel/podcast, Give Them An Argument: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenBurgisGTAA

Ben Burgis is a #Jacobin columnist, an adjunct #philosophy #professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. He’s the author of several books, most recently Christopher #Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters. We talked about Christopher Hitchens life, works, and how his internationalist politics and worldview traversed his life, from youthful #Trotskyist to playing with #neoconservatives. Follow Ben's work here: <a href="https://jacobinmag.com/author/ben-burgis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jacobinmag.com/author/ben-burgis</a> and his YT channel/podcast, Give Them An Argument: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BenBurgisGTAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/BenBurgisGTAA</a>

026 -  Ben Burgis - The (Global) Politics of Christopher Hitchens

Chris Pallaris is the founder and Director of i-intelligence. He heads the company's advisory practice, serving as a strategist and policy advisor to governments, international organisations and the private sector. In addition to his consulting work, Chris holds teaching positions with universities in Europe and the United States. OSINT Tools and Resources Handbook (2020 Edition)  https://i-intelligence.eu/uploads/public-documents/OSINT_Handbook_2020.pdf    i-intelligence Virtual Courses  https://i-intelligence.eu/training/virtual-courses    Discount Code  Ten Percent Discount Code for Online Course Registration: EXITOSINT (All Caps)

Chris Pallaris is the founder and Director of i-intelligence. He heads the company's advisory practice, serving as a strategist and policy advisor to governments, international organisations and the private sector. In addition to his consulting work, Chris holds teaching positions with universities in Europe and the United States. OSINT Tools and Resources Handbook (2020 Edition) <a href="https://i-intelligence.eu/uploads/public-documents/OSINT_Handbook_2020.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://i-intelligence.eu/uploads/public-documents/OSINT_Handbook_2020.pdf</a>    i-intelligence Virtual Courses <a href="https://i-intelligence.eu/training/virtual-courses" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://i-intelligence.eu/training/virtual-courses</a>    Discount Code  Ten Percent Discount Code for Online Course Registration: EXITOSINT (All Caps)

025 - Chris Pallaris - What is Open Source Intelligence?

Kjetil Tronvoll is a peace and conflict studies researcher, specializing in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Zanzibar. As of 2021, he is a professor of peace and conflict studies at #Bjørknes University College and heads a consultancy firm Oslo Analytica. Professor #Tronvoll provides an update on the changing tides of the #Tigray #War since our last conversation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3DkbjntTQ). #TigrayWar #HornofAfrica #Podcast #ExitStrategy #Ethiopia #Geopolitics #Interview #EDF #TPLF #TDF #Conflict #ConflictJournalism

Kjetil Tronvoll is a peace and conflict studies researcher, specializing in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Zanzibar. As of 2021, he is a professor of peace and conflict studies at #Bjørknes University College and heads a consultancy firm Oslo Analytica. Professor #Tronvoll provides an update on the changing tides of the #Tigray #War since our last conversation (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3DkbjntTQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3DkbjntTQ</a>). #TigrayWar #HornofAfrica #Podcast #ExitStrategy #Ethiopia #Geopolitics #Interview #EDF #TPLF #TDF #Conflict #ConflictJournalism

024 - Kjetil Tronvoll - Have the Tables Turned in the Tigray War

EXIT STRATEGY is a podcast that discusses geopolitics, conflict, the illicit political economy, and the reporting thereof.

David Hornus is an #economic security and #risk# management #expert, and for over 15 years, has been committed to protecting the interests of his clients and helping them to carry out successful development projects. His work has taken him to major crisis zones around the world: South-East Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, Africa, the Maghreb and the Middle East.  We talk #PMCs (#Private #Military #companies), #PSCs (Private #Security Companies), their differences, and his role in regulation and the Code of Conduct for the industry known as The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (#ICOCA).

David Hornus is an #economic security and #risk# management #expert, and for over 15 years, has been committed to protecting the interests of his clients and helping them to carry out successful development projects. His work has taken him to major crisis zones around the world: South-East Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, Africa, the Maghreb and the Middle East.  We talk #PMCs (#Private #Military #companies), #PSCs (Private #Security Companies), their differences, and his role in regulation and the Code of Conduct for the industry known as The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (#ICOCA).

023 - David Hornus - Can the Private Security Industry Truly Be Regulated?

Neil Hauer

Neil Hauer is a journalist and analyst whose work focuses on the Syrian conflict (particularly Russia’s role), politics and conflict in the South Caucasus, and violence and politics in the North Caucasus (particularly Chechnya and Ingushetia), where he conducts regular fieldwork. Neil previously served as senior intelligence analyst at The SecDev Group in Ottawa, Canada. He has consulted for the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on radicalization and security.

Neil Hauer is a journalist and analyst whose work focuses on the Syrian conflict (particularly Russia’s role), politics and conflict in the South Caucasus, and violence and politics in the North Caucasus (particularly Chechnya and Ingushetia), where he conducts regular fieldwork. Neil previously served as senior intelligence analyst at The SecDev Group in Ottawa, Canada. He has consulted for the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on radicalization and security.

022 - Neil Hauer - Understanding the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Jake Hanrahan

Front

I speak to Jake Hanrahan, journalist and documentary filmmaker, and creator of niche conflict reporting media base, POPULAR FRONT. We talk conflict reporting, how he grew into this form of journalism, his previous time with VICE, his thoughts on humanity, and more.

I speak to Jake Hanrahan, journalist and documentary filmmaker, and creator of niche conflict reporting media base, POPULAR FRONT. We talk conflict reporting, how he grew into this form of journalism, his previous time with VICE, his thoughts on humanity, and more.

021 - Jake Hanrahan - POPULAR FRONT and the Niche Wave of Conflict Reporting

Anjan Sundaram

Anjan Sundaram is an author and journalist, born in India, educated in the US, and covered a host of political and cross-border violence in Africa, most notably in the Congo. His TED talk in 2017, titled Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre, is about his reporting on remote conflicts. Find out more about him here: https://www.anjansundaram.com/ 

Anjan Sundaram is an author and journalist, born in India, educated in the US, and covered a host of political and cross-border violence in Africa, most notably in the Congo. His TED talk in 2017, titled Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre, is about his reporting on remote conflicts. Find out more about him here: <a href="https://www.anjansundaram.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.anjansundaram.com/</a>

020 - Anjan Sundaram - Life in the Congo and Writing about Conflict

I speak with Julia Muraszkiewicz (@jmuraszkiewicz), a Human Rights lawyer based in Amsterdam and Practice Manager at Trilateral Research.  Her domain expertise include: human trafficking, criminal law, human security, gender, ethics and human rights. In these fields she enjoys defining, conceptualising and empirically studying problems to find innovative remedies, including their relationship with innovations such as AI. Julia is also a passionate teacher, delivering trainings and workshops and ensuring course attendees acquire a comprehensive, applied understanding of the subject. She has delivered trainings to: police, border force, airport staff, civil servants, civil society, faith groups, and students.

I speak with Julia Muraszkiewicz (@jmuraszkiewicz), a Human Rights lawyer based in Amsterdam and Practice Manager at Trilateral Research.  Her domain expertise include: human trafficking, criminal law, human security, gender, ethics and human rights. In these fields she enjoys defining, conceptualising and empirically studying problems to find innovative remedies, including their relationship with innovations such as AI. Julia is also a passionate teacher, delivering trainings and workshops and ensuring course attendees acquire a comprehensive, applied understanding of the subject. She has delivered trainings to: police, border force, airport staff, civil servants, civil society, faith groups, and students.

019 - Julia Muraszkiewicz - Human Rights Law and Fighting Human Trafficking

Toby Muse is a British-American writer, television reporter, documentary filmmaker and foreign correspondent. He has reported from the front lines of the conflicts in Colombia, Iraq and Syria. He has embedded with soldiers, rebels, and drug cartels, producing exclusive reports from cocaine laboratories and guerrilla jungle camps. He lived in Bogota, Colombia for more than fifteen years, reporting across South America and the endless drug war. His first book is Klio: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels―from the Jungles to the Streets. We talk about his time travelling through Colombia, his interactions with everyone from the farmers to members of the cartel, members of FARC, and more. His website is: https://www.tobymuse.com.

Toby Muse is a British-American writer, television reporter, documentary filmmaker and foreign correspondent. He has reported from the front lines of the conflicts in Colombia, Iraq and Syria. He has embedded with soldiers, rebels, and drug cartels, producing exclusive reports from cocaine laboratories and guerrilla jungle camps. He lived in Bogota, Colombia for more than fifteen years, reporting across South America and the endless drug war. His first book is Klio: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels―from the Jungles to the Streets. We talk about his time travelling through Colombia, his interactions with everyone from the farmers to members of the cartel, members of FARC, and more. His website is: <a href="https://www.tobymuse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tobymuse.com</a>.

018 - Toby Muse - Cocaine, Colombia, and Kilo - From the Jungle to the Streets

I speak with Chase Baker, content curator of The Filthy American (2.0) on Instagram and other social media platforms. Baker is a new and aspiring conflict journalist and media curator who is creating original content, collecting rare footage, and posting memes about geopolitics and conflict around the world on platforms like Instagram. We talk about this strange medium, his relationship with Instagram who has already banned him once, and the ever increasing blurring of lines between content creation, journalism, and war porn aficionado. See his stuff at: https://www.instagram.com/thefilthyamerican2.0/ 

I speak with Chase Baker, content curator of The Filthy American (2.0) on Instagram and other social media platforms. Baker is a new and aspiring conflict journalist and media curator who is creating original content, collecting rare footage, and posting memes about geopolitics and conflict around the world on platforms like Instagram. We talk about this strange medium, his relationship with Instagram who has already banned him once, and the ever increasing blurring of lines between content creation, journalism, and war porn aficionado. See his stuff at: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefilthyamerican2.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thefilthyamerican2.0/</a>

017 - Chase Baker - The Filthy American

Oliver Dodd

I speak to Oliver Dodd (University of Nottingham) who recently penned an article in Jacobin titled 'Colombia’s Mercenary Industry is Behind the Haitian Coup' (https://jacobinmag.com/2021/07/colombia-mercenary-industry-haitian-coup-assassination-president-jovenel-moise-right-wing-paramilitaries-retired-armed-forces/). We talk about Colombia's militarism, its mercenary industry, the Haiti connection, and some niche topics around Central and Latin American geopolitics. 

I speak to Oliver Dodd (University of Nottingham) who recently penned an article in Jacobin titled 'Colombia’s Mercenary Industry is Behind the Haitian Coup' (<a href="https://jacobinmag.com/2021/07/colombia-mercenary-industry-haitian-coup-assassination-president-jovenel-moise-right-wing-paramilitaries-retired-armed-forces/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jacobinmag.com/2021/07/colombia-mercenary-industry-haitian-coup-assassination-president-jovenel-moise-right-wing-paramilitaries-retired-armed-forces/</a>). We talk about Colombia's militarism, its mercenary industry, the Haiti connection, and some niche topics around Central and Latin American geopolitics.

016 - Oliver Dodd - Colombian Mercenaries and the Haiti Connection

Robin Renwick

I speak with Dr. Robin Renwick, Research Analyst with Trilateral Research. Continuing from the conversation I had about the intersection of Bitcoin and Human Rights, Renwick provides his critical perspective of this subject area, and speaks about his time at Human Rights Foundation's Oslo Freedom Forum. Show Notes:  Reuckhart - Cryptocurrencies and fundamental rights Nic Carter - Blockchain is a Semantic Wasteland Alan Stevo - InfoSec vs Hacker The War for the Soul of the Technology Midipoet - OFF Reddit Post Trilateral's Humans of Security Podcast

I speak with Dr. Robin Renwick, Research Analyst with Trilateral Research. Continuing from the conversation I had about the intersection of Bitcoin and Human Rights, Renwick provides his critical perspective of this subject area, and speaks about his time at Human Rights Foundation's Oslo Freedom Forum. Show Notes: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/cybersecurity/article-pdf/doi/10.1093/cybsec/tyz004/28847983/tyz004.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Reuckhart - Cryptocurrencies and fundamental rights</a><a href="https://medium.com/s/story/blockchain-is-a-semantic-wasteland-9450b6e5012" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Nic Carter - Blockchain is a Semantic Wasteland</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw0Xd7cJm5U" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Alan Stevo - InfoSec vs Hacker The War for the Soul of the Technology</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/bvoarg/oslo_freedom_forum_fringe_review_midipoet/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Midipoet - OFF Reddit Post</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1IiA3MtYHtobtX7YUyMHnq" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Trilateral's Humans of Security Podcast</a>

015 - Robin Renwick - Revisiting Bitcoin, Human Rights, and the Oslo Freedom Forum

Alessandro Arduino

I speak with Dr. Alessandro Arduino, the Co-Director of the Security &amp; Crisis Management programme at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science (SASS-UNITO). Dr. Alessandro Arduino is the principal research fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), National University of Singapore. He is the co-director of the Security &amp; Crisis Management International Centre at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science (SASS) and an associate at Lau China Institute, King’s College London. His two decades of experience in China encompasses security analysis and crisis management. His main research interests include China, Central Asia and Middle East and North Africa relations, sovereign wealth funds, private military/security companies, and China’s security and foreign policy. Alessandro is the author of several books and he has published papers and commentaries in various journals in Italian, English and Chinese. His most recent book is China’s Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road (Palgrave, 2018).

I speak with Dr. Alessandro Arduino, the Co-Director of the Security &amp; Crisis Management programme at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science (SASS-UNITO). Dr. Alessandro Arduino is the principal research fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), National University of Singapore. He is the co-director of the Security &amp; Crisis Management International Centre at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science (SASS) and an associate at Lau China Institute, King’s College London. His two decades of experience in China encompasses security analysis and crisis management. His main research interests include China, Central Asia and Middle East and North Africa relations, sovereign wealth funds, private military/security companies, and China’s security and foreign policy. Alessandro is the author of several books and he has published papers and commentaries in various journals in Italian, English and Chinese. His most recent book is China’s Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road (Palgrave, 2018).

014 - Alessandro Arduino - The Rise of China's Private Military & Security Companies

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