Security Unwired

Ep6: Information Warfare in the MENA region (with Taysir Mathlouthi)

🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 6 welcomes Taysir Mathlouthi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/taysir-mathlouthi-a38b74159/], the Senior EU Advocacy Officer at 7amleh, a non-profit organization that advocates for Palestinian digital rights. → Taysir shares her experience, during episode 6, in policy advocacy and digital rights in the MENA region and EU-based diaspora from the region, especially with disinformation campaigns in war contexts. Relevant Link(s): * “Digital rights are human rights.” [https://journal.platoniq.net/en/wilder-journal-2/interviews/disinformation-palestine-digital-rights/] * Digital Complicity: An Analysis of Meta's Systemic Failure in Gaza [https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657971] Share this Episode with your network on LinkedIn or X About Guest: Taysir Mathlouthi is a specialist in human rights and digital governance. With academic training from Stanford University, Oxford University, Sciences Po Paris and Université Paris-Sorbonne, she holds five master's degrees in War Studies, Human Rights/International Relations, Political Science, Media and Communications, and Filmmaking, an interdisciplinary background that informs her critical approach to ethics, governance, and the protection of fundamental rights in complex global contexts. Before joining 7amleh as Senior EU Advocacy Officer, Taysir has worked with leading international and civil society organizations, including UNICEF and International Alert, where she contributed to policy research, advocacy campaigns, and public engagement on issues such as AI-driven disinformation, surveillance risks, and biased content moderation. Her experience includes active engagement with EU institutions, multi stakeholder consultations, and platform accountability efforts. Stay tuned for the next episode of Security Unwired !

Ep5: Data-driven Investigation and War Documentation (with Christo Buschek)

🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 5 welcomes Christo Buschek [https://christobuschek.net/about/] a Pulitzer Prize-winning independent software developer and investigative journalist at Der Spiegel. → Christo shares his data-driven experience investigating and reporting war and conflict and gives insights on the work then vs now, including the Syrian Archive project. Relevant Link(s): * Der Spiegel [https://www.spiegel.de/impressum/autor-0339bd14-b32c-4882-8f73-60d4733df033] * Syrian Archive [http://syrianarchive.org/] * Pulitzer Center [https://pulitzercenter.org/people/christo-buschek] * Christo Buschek Website [https://christobuschek.net/about/] Share this Episode with your network on LinkedIn or X About Guest: Christo Buschek [https://christobuschek.net/about/] is a Pulitzer Prize-winning independent software developer and investigative journalist. He develops tools and methods for data-driven investigations, focusing on collecting and producing data that enables investigations. His work spans various fields, including human rights, academia, and investigative journalism. Currently, Buschek continues his investigative work at Der SPIEGEL [https://spiegel.de/]. He has participated in international investigations such as the "Victoria Project [https://christobuschek.net/victoriia]", documenting the use of torture against thousands of Ukrainian civilians and POWs in Russian prisons, and "Storykillers [https://christobuschek.net/team-jorge]," which exposes the inner workings of the global world of disinformation mercenaries. Buschek is also a 2025 Senior Fellow at Mozilla, where he continues his work on dataset investigation. Stay tuned for the next episode of Security Unwired !

Ep4: China's Military-Civil Fusion and The Global AI Race (with Cole McFaul)

🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 4 welcomes Cole McFaul [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-mcfaul], a Senior Research Analyst and an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). → Cole shares insights from CSET report and talks about China's MCF strategy, the AI race with the US and the pathways forward on AI governance. Relevant Link(s): * China’s AI Arsenal (Foreign Affairs) [https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-artificial-intelligence-arsenal#] - The PLA’s Tech Strategy Is Working Sam Bresnick, Emelia S. Probasco, and Cole McFaul * CSET Report: Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion [https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-chinas-military-civil-fusion/] - How the PLA Mobilizes Civilian AI for Strategic Advantage Cole McFaul, Sam Bresnick, and Daniel Chou September 2025 Share this Episode with your network on LinkedIn or X About Guest: Cole McFaul [https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/cole-mcfaul/] is a Senior Research Analyst and an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he mainly focuses on emerging technology competition in the Asia-Pacific and China’s science and technology ecosystem. Prior to joining CSET, Cole researched the political economy of China’s international engagement strategies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. Cole holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University. Stay tuned for the next episode of Security Unwired !

Ep3: Promise or Peril? AI in African Peace & Security (with Naomi Kilungu)

🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 3 invites Naomi Kilungu [https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomimwelu], Researcher on AI weaponization and founder of AI for Peace Africa, to talk about the trade-off in AI for Peace & Security in the continent. → Naomi shares her thoughts on how AI is in a nexus of advancing for peace in the region while threatening the security, safety and sustainability of conflict-affected countries in Africa. Relevant Link(s): * AI for Peace Africa | AI Summit 2026 [https://aiforpeaceafrica.com/ai-summit] * AI for Peace Africa [https://aiforpeaceafrica.com/] - A leading pan-African organization advancing responsible artificial intelligence for sustainable peace, governance, and human security across the continent. Share this Episode with your network on LinkedIn or X About Guest: Naomi M. Kilungu [https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomimwelu/] is a pluriversalist thinker, researcher, artist and art illustrator, and consultant who works on concepts of localization and decolonization, with interests in AI for peace in African contexts, security architectures in Africa, child protection in war zones, and conflict economics. She is the Founder of AI for Peace Africa and the Safer Communities Alliance, initiatives that promote ethical, community-centered, and technology-driven approaches to peacebuilding, youth engagement through AI, Art, and responsible AI adoption across African societies. Stay tuned for the next episode of Security Unwired !

Ep2: Civilian Protection in The Age of Modern Warfare (with Philippe Stoll)

🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 2 brings the conversation to the civilian side and unpacks both perceptions and efforts to protecting civilians from modern warfare! → Philippe Stoll [https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippestoll/], Senior Techplomacy Delegate at the International Committee of the Red Cross [https://www.icrc.org/en], shares his views on the risk-consequence dilemma when it comes to the use of cyber space and autonomous weapons systems in war and armed conflict. Philippe Stoll has 20+ years of experience in the humanitarian sector and shares his insights in the intersection of technology and international diplomacy. Relevant Link(s) and References: * ICRC - Digital dilemmas [https://digital-dilemmas.icrc.org/info/] - Learn more about the impact of digital technologies on civilians in conflict. Share this Episode with your network on LinkedIn or X Stay tuned for the next episode of Security Unwired !