On the Cusp

Elisabeth Braw
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On the Cusp Podcast

Elisabeth Braw, scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, presents 'On the Cusp' which focuses on how governments, business and civil society can work together to strengthen countries' defence against existing and emerging threats. Each episode she interviews a guest who is a leader in their respective field.

  1. 16/09/2021

    Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence Kusti Salm on Zapad-2021

    Host Elisabeth Braw speaks to Kusti Salm, Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, about Zapad-2021, Russia’s quadrennial military exercise. Salm previously served as the Director General of the Estonian Centre of Defence Investment.

    31 min

  2. 14/09/2021

    Latvian MP Ojars Kalnins on Belarus’s grayzone warfare

    Host Elisabeth Braw speaks to Ojars Kalnins, a member of Latvia’s parliament and vice chair of its foreign affairs committee, about Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s escalating grayzone aggression against Belarus’s European neighbors. Kalnins, a long-time parliamentarian, previously served as Latvia’s Ambassador to the United States from 1993 to 2000.

    22 min

  3. 16/08/2021

    Recorded Future's Staffan Truvé on the threat of Chinese Cyber-Aggression

    Host Elisabeth Braw speaks to Staffan Truvé, co-founder and CTO of Recorded Future, on the threat of Chinese cyber-aggression and espionage and its Digital Silk Road Initiative. They also discuss how liberal democracies and private companies can limit their risk to cyber risks and attacks. Truvé previously served as CEO of the Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Interactive Institute. He holds a PhD in computer science from Chalmers University of Technology and an MBA from Göteborg University.

    21 min

  4. 26/07/2021

    NATO StratCom CoE director Janis Sarts on new forms of disinformation

    Host Elisabeth Braw speaks to Jānis Sārts, Director of NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, about how disinformation is changing (think AI and individually targeted disinformation). They also discuss social media platforms’ obligations and what legislators can do. Sārts previously served as Latvia's State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and Chair of Latvia’s National Cyber Security Board.

    29 min

  5. 30/06/2021

    MEP Andrius Kubilius on Belarus forced landing of plane carrying dissident, 'weaponizing' migrants

    Host Elisabeth Braw, speaks to Member of the European Parliament Andrius Kubilius about Belarus force landing a plan carrying Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. They also discuss authoritarian leader Lukashenka flooding the Lithuanian border with Middle Eastern migrants in response to European Union sanctions. Mr. Kubilius is the chair of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy in the European Parliament.

    24 min

  6. 14/06/2021

    US Rep. Jim Langevin on cyber attacks that derail societies: from ransomware to misinformation

    Host, Elisabeth Braw, speaks to US Congressman Jim Langevin about how cyber aggression fissures belief in the government and derails our everyday lives. They talk ransomware, preparing the public for national emergencies, and dis-/mis-information campaigns that have impacted US politics. Rep Langevin is a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, where he is the Chairman of the Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, and of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

    20 min

  7. 31/05/2021

    Cormac Mc Garry & Simon Lockwood discuss the soft underbelly of global shipping

    Host, Elisabeth Braw, discusses the vulnerabilities and risks impacting the global commercial shipping industry with Cormac Mc Garry, Senior Maritime Analyst at Control Risks, and Simon Lockwood, Head of Shipping at Willis Towers Watson.

    20 min

  8. 17/05/2021

    The dark side of the space race with Mark Dickinson: lawlessness, space debris, and the militarization of space.

    Host, Elisabeth Braw, speaks to Mark Dickinson, Space Data Association Chairman and Executive Director, about the dark side of space start-ups, the dangers of overcrowding and space debris, the rise of space weapons, and why we need regulations or norms to guide behaviors in space.

    24 min
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Elisabeth Braw, scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, presents 'On the Cusp' which focuses on how governments, business and civil society can work together to strengthen countries' defence against existing and emerging threats. Each episode she interviews a guest who is a leader in their respective field.

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  • Creator
    Elisabeth Braw
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Elisabeth Braw
  • Show Website
    On the Cusp

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