The Security Distillery Podcast

The Security Distillery Podcast

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The Security Distillery Podcast episodes

  • Sips & Quips with Rabia Turnbull
    Today, Security Distillery host Nynke de Jong and her guest Rabia Turnbull, from the 2021-2023 IMSISS cohort, meet up for a new episode of Sips & Quips and even more interesting insights on national security landscapes.
    Sitting in a café in Cadiz, where they are for a summer school organized by the IMSISS programme and the University of Cadiz, Nynke de Jong and Rabia Turnbull dive into the consequences of 300 years of colonialism and 50 years apartheid in South Africa. From growing inequalities to South Africa as “capital of rape and crime”, Rabia shares her understanding of her country’s most pressing issues and her vision of the necessary steps to be taken.
    “ We need to move beyond the individualistic approach”
    Join Nynke and find out more about Rabia’s professional experience in peace and reconciliation and her aspirations for her future and that of South Africa!
    Hosted by: Nynke de Jong
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    17 min
  • Sips & Quips with Maria Patsikouridi

    In this new episode of Sips & Quips, Megan Zutt meets up with Maria Patsikouridi for a cappuccino in a café in Trento, Italy. First interviewee of the Trento group, Maria is also one of the two student representatives of the 2021-2023 IMSISS cohort.

    Originally from Greece, Maria paused her career as a primary school teacher to go back to education's other side. Having already obtained a master’s degree in social issues of education, she decided to join the IMSISS programme and further study the relationship between education and political violence, one that “shouldn’t be ignored”!

    “Security is about daily life and security is mostly about social life (…) and how we educate the young generation to be”.

    Tune in to discover Maria’s perception of the leading security issues in Greece and join Megan Zutt in finding out more about security, education and political violence!

    Hosted by: Megan Zutt

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    14 min
  • The War in Ukraine and its Impact on the Caucasus

    In this podcast Guus Rotink meets Agha Bayramov, an assistant professor at the University of Groningen. They discuss a significant, but often overlooked impact of the War in Ukraine, namely the changing international relations within the South Caucasus. The war in Ukraine is impacting the region’s power structures and perhaps offers potential other powers than Russia to increase their influence.

    The podcast looks specifically at reactions to the conflict in Armenia as well as Azerbaijan and at how both countries could operate going forward. Does the current situation provide problems for these two states which have been in conflict with one and another for decades, or does it rather provide a rare opportunity for true positive change?

    Hosted by: Guus Rotink

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    21 min
  • Sips & Quips with Rory McDonell
    Today, join Maya Rioux and Rory McDonell, from the 2021-2023 IMSISS cohort for a captivating discussion in another Dublinian pub. Together they go on a walk down memory lane of the “unusual route” he took from first-hand experience with security to studying the IMSSIS programme.
    Rory comes from Canada where he ran a combat-oriented gym and coached athletes, including policemen and military athletes. In this episode, Rory tells us more about the mixed feelings he had in regard to his experience with security apparatuses, and how it shaped his professional aspirations.
    Hosted by: Maya Rioux
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    21 min
  • Sips & Quips with Mario Abrego

    In this episode, Maya Rioux sits down with Mario Abrego, from the 2021-2023 IMSISS cohort, in a Dublinian pub.

    Mario Abrego comes from Mexico where he has previously worked as an intelligence analyst and researcher in the foreign affairs and security ministries.

    Sharing a pint of Rockshore cider, Maya Rioux and Mario Abrego discuss his interest and expertise in organised crimes and terrorism, his opinion on the IMSISS programme and his professional aspirations.

    Hosted By: Maya Rioux with the contribution of Adam Teufel.

    19 min
  • Conversing Crime - Episode 2

    In Conversing Crime, the Security Distillery podcast on organised crime, professionals and academics are offering an insight into the complex world of organised crime.

    Today we welcome Jessie Bullock, PhD candidate at Harvard University Department of Government, who will introduce us to the topic of corruption and explain the stakes of anti-corruption policies.

    Hosted By: Valentin Leclercq and Fabiana Natale with contribution of Jon Salegi Martija

    20 min
  • Conversing Crime - Episode 1

    In Conversing Crime, the Security Distillery podcast on organised crime, professionals and academics are offering an insight into the complex world of organised crime.

    Today we welcome Anna Sergi, senior lecturer and associate professor of criminology at the University of Essex, who will introduce us to the topic of organised crime and explain mafia mobility, disruption and resilience.

    Hosted By: Valentin Leclercq and Fabiana Natale with contribution of Jon Salegi Martija

    35 min
  • A Forgotten People: The Sahrawi
    This episode aims at clarifying the situation between Morocco and Western Sahara. The new events have brought to the attention of the international community the fate of the Sahrawi people: who are they and why has this dispute been going for so long?
    23 min
  • Forecasting The Disinformation Landscape
    This panel looks to discuss the post-truth narrative played out in recent years and the impact of disinformation on the realm of public debate. What sort of world are we living in? And what are the most pertinent security threats to come? This expert panel takes the format of an informal discussion between industry leaders. This talk addresses the state of disinformation in 2020, with a view to scoping out the shape of the security threats in the years to come.
    35 min

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