On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Kristen Csenkey about how electrification could open cyber vulnerabilities for Western militaries, and what can be done to resolve these issues.

You can find Kristen's article for War on the Rocks here: https://warontherocks.com/2024/06/power-and-tension-the-cyber-security-problems-of-military-electrification/

Previous CGAI publications featuring Kristen:

- Webinar Recording "EV Cybersecurity and Grid Vulnerability": https://www.cgai.ca/ev_cybersecurity_and_grid_vulnerability

- Policy Perspective Paper "Diverse and Vulnerable: Disconnects in Cyber-security Governance of IoT": https://www.cgai.ca/diverse_and_vulnerable_disconnects_in_cyber_security_governance_of_iot

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For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss the electricity requirements for AI datacenters, and what sort of energy we can expect to fill the gaps.

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Guest Bio:

- Dr. Kristen Csenkey is a CIGI Digital Policy Hub Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and a CGAI Fellow

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Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Reading recommendations:

- "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by Petra Molnar: https://thenewpress.com/books/walls-have-eyes

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Interview recording Date: September 19, 2024

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.