Check out the latest episode of our podcast series, “Intelligence Espresso”, where we strive to distil world affairs pertaining to intelligence and security into a bite-sized intelligence briefing to kick off your week. Think of it as the short sharp slap in the face a highly caffeinated espresso produces but for current affairs.

This week’s “Intelligence Espresso’ is presented and produced by our Dublin Team in DCU. On it, our team looks at:

When Xi comes to town: Russia’s charm offensive was on full display last week with the arrival of Xi Jinping in Moscow ostensibly to discuss the ending of the conflict in Ukraine. Our team looks at what both Russia and China seek to gain from this meeting and the deepening relations between the two that this meeting exemplifies.
Erstwhile a meeting between Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and President Zelensky ahead of Hiroshima’s G7 summit dramatically mirrored this meeting. Our team discusses the ramifications of the visit.
The protests in France touched previously upon last week spilt over into this week we discuss the ongoing and escalating wave of violence in the streets.
We round out this episode with a zeitgeisty discussion on whether or not tech companies should be held accountable for their platforms and algorithms which may help to spread terrorist content.

Contributors:

Editor: Yu Wei Chen

Writers: Christopher Dunn, Mekhala Jambholkar and Fiora Laulan.

Hosted by: Christopher Dunn, Mekhala Jambholkar and Fiora Laulan.