In Other News – World Bank Discontinues Doing Business Report & More – 9/24/21
September 24, 2021 The internet was supposed to be borderless, but national leaders are wielding control over tech companies via local employee requirements. National leaders frustrated with the power of big tech gained a victory this week when Apple and Google capitulated to Russia’s orders and removed an election app created by imprisoned Russian opposition […]
San Diego World Affairs Council: Jack Devine and Jonathan Ward on Russia and China
The San Diego World Affairs Council presents the “Distinguished Speaker” Series featuring Jack Devine & Jonathan Ward, Ph.D. Jack Devine and Jonathan Ward on Russia and China
In Other News – Bloomberg Radio Podcast, the recent coup d'état Guinea, & More – 9/17/2021
September 17, 2021 Image credit: Creative Commons, www. kremlin.ru via Wikimedia commons In a recent Bloomberg radio podcast, Barry Ritholtz and I discuss the spy business and a wide range of geopolitical issues, focusing heavily on Russia’s ongoing political strategy that includes global cyber and economic influence campaigns. Russia will work to incite or prevent […]
"Jack Devine on the Afghan War’s Financial Disaster," Bloomberg Radio, September 11, 2021
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jack Devine, a 32-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency and the founding partner and president of the international risk consulting firm The Arkin Group. Devine is also the author of “Spymaster’s Prism: The Fight Against Russian Aggression” and “Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story.” Jack Devine on […]
In Other News – Terrorism After 9/11 & More – 9/10/2021
September 10, 2021 Terrorism after 9/11 and the potential impact of the Taliban’s reemergence. Many of us can still remember where we were twenty years ago on September 11, scrambling to contact and locate loved ones as we watched the Twin Towers transform into smoky, foreboding chimneys rapidly approaching collapse. The attacks were highly personal, […]
