Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Friday May 25, 2018
Jihad in the Northern Caucasus
Friday May 25, 2018
Friday May 25, 2018
Mark Youngman discusses jihad in the northern Caucasus region of Russia. You can find a selection of Mark's articles below:
- A primer on the Chechen Conflict: https://www.radicalisationresearch.org/debate/chechen-conflict/
- A primer on the Caucasus Emirate: https://www.radicalisationresearch.org/guides/youngman-guide-caucasus-emirate/
- 'Russian-speaking' fighters in Syria, Iraq and at home: Consequences and context: https://crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/russian-speaking-foreign-fighters/
- Lessons from the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency: https://crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/lessons-north-caucasus-insurgency/
- Between Caucasus and Caliphate: Understanding the splintering of the North Caucasus insurgency: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23761199.2016.1215055
The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
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Monday Jan 30, 2017
ISIS Propaganda Towards Women
Monday Jan 30, 2017
Monday Jan 30, 2017
Louisa Tarras-Wahlberg discusses ISIS propaganda towards women.
You can read her paper and analysis here:
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
The Current Offensive on Mosul
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Nate Rabkin discusses the current offensive on Mosul.
Be sure to check out Nate's current piece Beyond Islamists & Autocrats and the newsletter, Inside Iraqi Politics.
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
An Update on the Recent Developments of Boko Haram
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
Jacob Zenn provides us with an update on the recent developments of Boko Haram, as well as the Chibok Girls.
You can read Jacob's recent article, which compliments this discussion, here: Boko Haram: Abu Musab al-Barnawi's Leadership Coup and Offensive in Niger
Tuesday Aug 09, 2016
Tuesday Aug 09, 2016
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the recent developments of Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS), its break from al-Qaeda (AQ), and what it all means.
Tuesday Jul 26, 2016
All Jihad is Local: a Look at Foreign Fighter Data
Tuesday Jul 26, 2016
Tuesday Jul 26, 2016
Nate Rosenblatt discusses his recent study with us, All Jihad is Local: What ISIS' Files Tell Us About It's Fighters.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Potential Implications of Defeating ISIS/ISIL and what it Might Mean for IS
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Phil Walter discusses the potential implications of defeating ISIS/ISIL and what it might mean for the Islamic State (IS).
You can read his article which inspired the show here.
One of Phil's past articles complements our discussion so we've included the link to it as well: Destroy, Defeat, or Minimize the Islamic State?
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 2016
We had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Warner, Jonathan Schroden and Bill Rosenau of CNA about their recent report, Asking the Right Questions: A Framework for Assessing Counterterrorism Actions.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Countering Violent Extremism: a discussion with Seamus Hughes
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Seamus Hughes discusses all things CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) with @cldaymon.
Don't forget to check out ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Charlie Winter continues his research on Islamic State (IS/ISIS) propaganda and discusses his newest paper Documenting the Virtual 'Caliphate'.
Here's his recent BBC News article which was also mentioned in the show: Fishing and Ultraviolence