Biology and Security? Biological Threats, BIOINT, and the Future with Matthew McKnight, General Biosecurity Manager at Ginkgo Bioworks
This week, Andrea speaks with Matthew McKnight, General Biosecurity Manager at Ginkgo Bioworks. Matthew and Andrea discuss the multitude of opportunities available for developments in biotechnology an...
5 Feb 20241h
Ian Bremmer on 2024's Top Risks: America vs. Itself, Middle East Tinderbox, Ukraine Partitioned, and Ungoverned AI
Ian Bremmer, President of the Eurasia Group, returns to The Burn Bag for a chat with A'ndre on his Top Risks 2024 report -- Eurasia Group's annual forecast of the top geopolitical risks most likely to...
28 Jan 202452min
AUKUS and Defense Investment: How this Trilateral Partnership aims to Advance Critical Technologies with AUKUS DIN Co-Chairs Heather Richman, Adrian Jones, and Jamie Watson
Over the holidays, A'ndre chatted with AUKUS Defense Investor Network Co-Chairs Heather Richman (U.S.), Adrian Jones (U.K.), and Jamie Watson (Australia) about how AUKUS, the trilateral security partn...
22 Jan 202457min
The Houthis in Yemen: Who Are They and Why Are They (Really) Attacking Ships in the Red Sea? With Dr. Michael Knights, The Washington Institute
In light of the recent U.S./U.K. air strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, A'ndre chatted with Dr. Michael Knights (The Washington Institute) about the Yemeni militant group that has been launching attacks...
18 Jan 202458min
Hybrid Warfare: Russia's Military Strategy and the War in Ukraine with Curtis Fox
This week, Curtis Fox speaks to Christina about his new book, Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition and Conventional Military Conflict. As an expert on Russia and military stra...
15 Jan 202449min
The 'LikeWar': Gaza, Ukraine, and the Social Media Battlefield with Peter Singer, Useful Fiction and New America
This week, A'ndre chatted with Peter Singer, Senior Fellow at New America and Founder of Useful Fiction, about the social media coverage and the 'digital battlefield' that has surrounded the Israel-Ga...
9 Jan 202456min
The Great Lakes: What's That Got To Do With National Security? with John Schmidt, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
Over the holiday season, A'ndre caught up with his old friend John Schmidt to discuss John's work on governance issues around the Great Lakes, some of the largest bodies of freshwater in the world sha...
3 Jan 202445min
Will Venezuela Invade Guyana? The Essequibo Dispute, Oil, and Madura's Saber Rattling with Mariano de Alba, The Crisis Group
We're releasing this episode a few days early, given the fast moving nature of the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. This week, A'ndre chatted with The Crisis Group's Mariano de Alba on the rece...
14 Des 202349min
