From Cybercrime to Cyberwarfare: The Dimensions of Cybersecurity

Defence IQ has published a very interesting podcast on cybersecurity with Dr Nigel Inkster. He is the Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risks at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The talk clarifies some important dimensions about the spectrum of activities from cybercrime to full blown cyberwarfare. The context of two major cybersecurity [...]

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Freestyle Iraq, fo shizzle

Yo yo yo wazzup y’all. I’m late to the party with this ish…but I just wanna pull your coat about this sick video podcast I found while chillin like a villain. It’s da deelio on what’s going down when Uncle Sam’s throwin’ down. YaknowwhatI’msayin? This tight joint is from the US DoD fo all y’all. [...]

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iWar: Apple’s Military Market

This week, the biggest names in the mobile phone industry declared war on Apple Inc by forming an alliance to combat the iPhone’s dominance over the apps market. And on Tuesday Microsoft launched a counterattack on the handset with its new Windows Phone 7. The battle waged by rival companies against Apple’s growing monopoly in [...]

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We Like to Watch

When the boss isn’t looking and we have a few minutes to spare, we check out the latest international relations video podcasts. Here are some currently on our YouTube playlists: Conversations with History from UC Berkeley. Noam Chomsky, Wole Soyinka and Christopher Hitchens are some of the big names that have been interviewed. Bradford Peace [...]

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Bruce Riedel on the US Af-Pak Strategy

Bruce Riedel chaired the task force who reviewed the US strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan last winter. The Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), an ISN partner, has published a podcast of his talk at the Ottawa Roundtable on Security and Intelligence. After a long career at the CIA and advising three US presidents to [...]

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