In this episode, Buster discusses a recent Chinese missile test, what it tells us about China’s nuclear weapons program and strategy, and whether any form of arms control is feasible. Afterwards, Angus will talk about disinformation, how it influences our lives, ranging from memes on the internet to national elections, and how we might combat it.
In this weeks episode we will update you on the intensified Israel-Palestine conflict, as Israel prepares for a potential land invasion of Gaza. We speak about the explosion at al-Ahli Arab Hospital and the dispute over its cause and death toll. We speak once more about the failure of Israel’s Intelligence apparatus as more comes to light on the events of 7th of October. Finally we reflect on the 10th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, highlighting its achievements and challenges.
This week’s “Intelligence Espresso’ is presented and produced by our Dublin Team in DCU. On it, our team looks at: The arrival of Xi Jinping in Moscow, a meeting between Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and President Zelensky, the protests in France and tech companies' accountability of their platforms and algorithms in spreading terrorist content.
This week our team looks at an escalating banking crisis following the implosion of the U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank, the massive arms deal among AUKUS allies, chaos in France over President Macron’s new retirement age legislation and boldness from the ICC as they issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
