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The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies is the podium of choice for world leaders and policymakers. This podcast features those events and other specialist podcasts. www.rusi.org

  1. RUSI In Context Episode 17: Alison Levitt on Life as a Silk

    03/12/2021

    RUSI In Context Episode 17: Alison Levitt on Life as a Silk

    Originally published 12 March 2021 In this episode, Karin talks to RUSI Trustee, Alison Levitt QC. Alison discusses her career as one of the leading criminal barristers in the UK, including several of her high profile cases. She also talks about gender, inclusivity and diversity, and even shares her favourite lockdown recipe!

    1 hr
  2. RUSI In Context Episode 16: Jan Hall on Finding the Woman for the Job

    02/12/2021

    RUSI In Context Episode 16: Jan Hall on Finding the Woman for the Job

    Originally published 12 February 2021 In this episode, Jan Hall talks to Karin about her career as one of the UK's top headhunters, identifying and matching the appropriate people for some of the most demanding executive positions in FTSE's major companies. Hers is the story of not only enterprise, but also of the challenges of driving diversity on corporation boards, and on combining a life in the commercial sector with a dedication to non-for-profit activities.

    40 min
  3. RUSI In Context Episode 15: Sir David Lidington on his Life in British Politics

    01/08/2021

    RUSI In Context Episode 15: Sir David Lidington on his Life in British Politics

    Originally published 8 January 2021 In this episode, Karin talks to the new Chair of the Institute, the Rt. Hon Sir David Lidington, KCB, CBE. Sir David discusses his career from the early days as a special adviser to eventually becoming Prime Minister Theresa May's de facto deputy, as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Sir David also reflects on the difficult choice of leaving government and on the poetry that best reflects the mood of 2020.

    1h 4m
  4. RUSI In Context Episode 14: Sir Mark Rowley on Policing

    12/11/2020

    RUSI In Context Episode 14: Sir Mark Rowley on Policing

    Originally published 11 December 2020 Welcome back to Season Two of our 'In Context' podcast. In this episode, Karin talks to RUSI Distinguished Fellow Sir Mark Rowley QPM. Sir Mark discusses his incredible career in the police force and the changes he has seen in the culture and practice of policing. His last position was National Police Lead for Counter Terrorism and Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service, from 2014 to 2018.

    57 min
  5. On The Cusp Episode 14: General Riho Terras

    09/22/2020

    On The Cusp Episode 14: General Riho Terras

    Originally published 22 September 2020 What can other countries learn from Estonia's defence against greyzone aggression? How to best involve youth in national security? And what was it like to do more than three years' military service in the Soviet Navy? In the season finale, Elisabeth Braw speaks with General Riho Terras, until 2018 Estonia's chief of defence and now a member of the European Parliament.

    28 min
  6. On The Cusp Episode 13: Professor Henry Farrell and Professor Abraham Newman

    09/08/2020

    On The Cusp Episode 13: Professor Henry Farrell and Professor Abraham Newman

    Originally published 8 September 2020. Globalisation is the new frontline of great-power competition. What does it mean China has cornered the market for rare earth processing (think smartphones and electric car batteries)? What about global choke points that can be exploited by countries wishing to harm each other? Elisabeth Braw discusses with professors Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman.

    27 min
  7. On The Cusp Episode 12: Nina Hellum

    08/27/2020

    On The Cusp Episode 12: Nina Hellum

    Originally published 27 August 2020. Even with competitive national service, motivating soldiers is important. Elisabeth Braw discusses what motivates conscripts during their service with Nina Hellum, a social anthropologist at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Hellum specialises in soldier behaviour and has just completed a report on conscript motivation.

    37 min
  8. On The Cusp Episode 11: Dr Markus Jakobsson

    08/11/2020

    On The Cusp Episode 11: Dr Markus Jakobsson

    Originally published 11 August 2020. Ever heard the term SIM-jacking? If not, you should familiarise yourself with this growing form of cyber aggression. Victims include Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. In this episode of On the Cusp, Elisabeth Braw discusses new forms of cyber aggression directed at individuals with Dr Markus Jakobsson, a leading cryptologist and former principal scientist at PayPal. Listen to the end for an interesting trail leading to a government.

    30 min
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