Leiden Security and Global Affairs Podcast ISGA

2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the Central Intelligence Agency. Dr. Simon Willmetts walks listeners through the founding of the Agency, its successes, controversies, portrayal in media and film, as well as its impact on state intelligence.



Want to learn more about the largest intelligence research unit in the European Union, check out the Intelligence and Security research group's activities here.

Katharina Krüsselmann of ISGA, Martin van der Meij from Europol, and Richard Martens from EMPACT Firearms/Zeeland-West-Brabant Police discuss the current landscape and future threat of 3D-printed firearms, and reflect on their co-organised conference in May 2022.

You can find more information about the conference outcomes here: Printing insecurity: Tackling the threat of 3D printed guns in Europe | Europol (europa.eu)

See Ms. Krüsselmann's blog post on 3D-printed firearms here: https://www.leidensecurityandglobalaffairs.nl/articles/printed-danger-reflections-on-the-first-conference-on-3d-printed-firearms

For more information on EMPACT Firearms, see here: EU Policy Cycle - EMPACT | Europol (europa.eu)

Praneet Khandal discusses with Professor Tahir Abbas and Dr. Richard McNeil-Wilson their work on radicalisation and the European Union Horizon 2020-supported DRIVE Project.

Learn more at https://www.driveproject.eu/

Dr. Matthew Hoye and PhD Candidate Mohamed Muse talk about the work of the ERC-funded project JustRemit, an interdisciplinary study of global justice theories and remittances, combining perspectives from political theory, ethnography, and security studies. This episode discusses the impact that remitters have on their home countries, and the global economy as a whole, as well as how attempts to regulate the transmission of money have affected these international workers. The recent events in Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are used as case studies for these discussions.

If you would like to learn more about the JustRemit project, please check out https://just-remit.com/

Ukraine is the only country to have ever submitted an application to join the EU whilst being invaded. Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus discuss the recent history of civil societies, the two revolutions in Ukraine's 21st century, and the evolution of Ukraine's political culture since.

Follow Professor Dimitrova and Dr. Mazepus on Twitter.

Introducing a new research group to the ISGA family: War, Peace, and Justice. This podcast discusses the need for synthesised research using the three disciplines, its areas of focus, and ongoing projects. The podcast features Somia Sadiq, Dr. Ernst Dijxhoorn, and Professor Joachim Koops.

Note: there are some issues with the sound recording this episode. We have tried to minimise this as much as possible, but did not successfully remove it entirely. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope you enjoy.

Follow Somia Sadiq's work here and the work of Narratives Inc. here.