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The episodes in this series are based on past Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) events with top thinkers on topics that remain relevant in the world of financial crime.

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Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series

Hosted by Veele Nouwens, this podcast provides an essential a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world’s most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific.

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North Korean weapons on parade. Courtesy of jibbonumber9/Vimeo

The Financing of North Korea’s Nuclear Ambition Remains Alive and Well

Commentary, 29 April 2019

Tom Keatinge

A lack of awareness-raising by governments and misinterpretation by the private sector mean efforts to restrict North Korea’s finances are failing.

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific

The West Should Weaponise Embarrassment in the New Information Wars

Commentary, 26 April 2019

Joel Rogers de Waal

Western digital society can never be properly fortified against foreign interference. But it could do more in the realm of information warfare deterrence.

Cyber, Information, Technology

BANNER IMAGE: A Challenger 2 during Operation Telic outside Basra, 2004. Courtesy of MoD/Graeme Main/OGL v.1.0

Britain’s Declining Tank Numbers Highlights a Wider Problem

Commentary, 24 April 2019

Jack Watling

The current debate about Britain’s shrinking numbers of main battle tanks obscures the need for a much deeper discussion about the country’s strategic choices.

Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, Europe

DANA in Tbilisi, Georgia Independence Day parade, 2008. Courtesy Kober/Wikipedia.

Russia’s ‘Silent’ Occupation and Georgia’s Territorial Integrity

Commentary, 18 April 2019

Natia Seskuria

Russia’s pressure on Georgia continues, both through the gradual seizure of more territory and through massive propaganda campaigns.

International Security Studies, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Information

A laptop and smartphone. Courtesy Pxhere/CCO Public Domain.

Mitigating Cyber Risks: Is There Room for Two?

Commentary, 17 April 2019

Maria Smekalova and Kevin Gourlay

There is still a role for global discussion on norms of conduct in cyberspace.

Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, United Nations, Russia, Information, International Institutions, Technology

Netanyahu. Courtesy of Кабінет Міністрів України/Wikimedia/Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine/CC BY 4.0

Israel’s Election: It Is Bibi All the Way

Commentary, 11 April 2019

Michael Stephens

Binyamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli election, setting the scene for a right-wing administration which may well be tempted to formally annex the occupied territories and set Israel on a dangerous...

RUSI International, Israel, Middle East and North Africa

B-2 Spirit over the Pacific Ocean, 2006. Courtesy of US Air Force/Bennie J Davis III

US Presidential Hopefuls and Their Nuclear Weapons Policies

Commentary, 9 April 2019

Jamie Kwong

US Democratic Party candidates for the White House are beginning to tackle nuclear challenges in their election campaigns.

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Defence Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

HMS Resolution in 1976 or 1977. Courtesy of US Navy

Nearly Forgotten but not Gone: The Legacy of the UK’s Retired Nuclear Submarines

Commentary, 5 April 2019

Trevor Taylor

Britain’s difficulty in dismantling its retired nuclear submarines represents a classic lesson in the benefits and risks of deferring ‘non-urgent’ spending in the defence sector.

Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Defence Management, UK Defence, Europe

Aerial shot of GCHQ's main building. Courtesy of arpingstone/Wikimedia

The UK's National Cyber Security Strategy Beyond 2021: The International Dimension

Commentary, 2 April 2019

Danny Steed

Building the next cyber security strategy must go beyond domestic resilience to address international dynamics. And doing so will require an articulation of a vision about what kind of cyberspace it...

Cyber, UK, Intelligence, Technology, Europe

The City of London as seen from the Thames. Courtesy of Kim Hansen/Wikimedia

Supervising the UK AML Supervisors: The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision First Annual Report

Commentary, 29 March 2019

Helena Wood

The launch of the first annual report of the UK’s Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision signals a bold step forward for UK anti-money laundering supervision, but many...

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe