Threat actors’ toolkits have evolved in the digital age. How can we respond effectively to manipulative messaging and the data that drives it? In this episode, hosts Demi, Emma and Ed are joined by David Gioe, Alicia Wanless and Daniel Dobrowolski to discuss the challenges facing the information environment and the measures that might protect it.

How can emotions inform better decision-making? And what do gothic novels and national security policies have in common? In this episode of RUSI Journal Radio, hosts Demi, Emma and Ed are joined by Claire Yorke for a discussion on atmospherics, the pandemic response, post-9/11 policymaking and more. Claire is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in the Center for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark, where she leads a new project on empathy and international security.

What does contemporary information warfare look like, and are democracies equipped to cope with the consequences? In the first episode of RUSI Journal Radio, Haroro Ingram, a Senior Research Fellow with the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, talks about his research on malign influence activities and the Islamic State’s information warfare. Joined by hosts Demi Starks, Emma De Angelis and Ed Mortimer, Haroro examines the complexities at the heart of these issues today.

RUSI Journal Radio offers thought-provoking conversations with academics, decision-makers and practitioners to lay out the defence and security debate for familiar and new audiences alike. The RUSI Journal has been a staple of the defence and security debate since 1857. As its inaugural podcast, RUSI Journal Radio features discussions with experts who have written for the journal on a diverse range of contemporary issues. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or simply interested in finding out about the big issues in defence and security, there is sure to be something for you.