This week, host Alistair Taylor speaks with Chris Kubecka, Distinguished Chair of the Cyber Security and Emerging Technology Program at the Middle East Institute. Their conversation covers recent cyber trends and developments in the Middle East, President Biden’s trip to the region, and MEI’s new book Cyber War and Cyber Peace: Digital Conflict in the Middle ... Show More
Aug 14
The Middle East's Water and Climate Crisis: Lessons from Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf
In this episode of Middle East Focus, host Alistair Taylor is joined by climate, energy, and sustainability expert Karim Elgendy to examine the growing water and climate crisis across the Middle East. They explore how climate change, mismanagement, and regional politics are strai ... Show More
32m 43s
Jul 31
Egypt and Gaza: Conflict, Crisis, and the Path to a Ceasefire
With the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza in the global spotlight, Egypt faces mounting pressure both at home and abroad. In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj speak with MEI Senior Fellow Mirette Mabrouk about how Cairo is handling the cr ... Show More
36m 46s
Jul 2022
President Biden travels to the Middle East
Following President Biden’s first Middle East trip and on the eve of President Putin’s trip to Tehran, Fareed asks Vali Nasr, Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University if new cold war divisions are solidifying in the Middle East. Then, ... Show More
39m 47s
Jun 2021
Modern Warfare: A Panel On Cyber-Security
This week, Martha sits down with a panel of military and security experts, General Keith Kellogg, General Anthony Tata, and Morgan Wright to discuss cyber-attacks and security. The panel discusses how the future of warfare is moving beyond explosions and gunfire as hacks on weapo ... Show More
27m 18s
Jun 2022
FIC 2022 : militaires et spécialistes de la cybersécurité main dans la main (Benoit Grunemwald, ESET)
[PARTENARIAT] Le Forum International de la Cybersécurité (FIC), qui s'est tenu cette semaine à Lille, a rassemblé le gratin de la lutte anti-cybercriminalité.
Piratages, attaques par déni de service, phishing, rançongiciels... Les cybercriminels ne dorment jamais. Cette semaine, ... Show More
6m 22s
Feb 2021
Nicole Perlroth, "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race" (Bloomsbury, 2021)
For years, cybersecurity experts have debated whether cyber-weapons represent a destabilizing new military technology or merely the newest tool in the spies’ arsenal. In This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends (Bloomsbury, 2021), Nicole Perlroth makes a compelling case that cyber ... Show More
59m 4s