The Security Affair
Making sense of the connections between economics, security, emerging technologies and military affairs. Weekly analysis and expert conversations, hosted by Alexander Anderson.
Where economics and security meet
The Security Affair is the podcast of the Centre for International Security and Economic Strategy (CISES). It examines how developments in one field reshape decisions in another—from military innovation and industrial capacity to trade, diplomacy and conflict.
Hosted by Alexander Anderson, CISES’s Director of Policy, the podcast brings the Centre’s research into conversation with the events shaping international affairs.
Regular solo briefings explain what has happened, why it matters and what to watch next. Monthly conversations with expert guests provide more time to examine a strategic question in depth.
Weekly briefing
Audio edition
With Alexander Anderson
Iraq, Trump–Xi and the future of warfare
The returning briefing examines South Korea’s KF-21, the implications of the Trump–Xi summit, Houthi advances on Yemen’s coast, the Pentagon’s Project Meridian and the US withdrawal from Iraq.
The episode will also highlight recent CISES research and scheduled events to watch in the week ahead.
Follow on SpotifyThe new format
A regular briefing on developments across CISES’s programmes, alongside a monthly conversation that takes one question further.
The week in perspective
Three briefings each month connect developments in defence and military strategy, economics and trade, emerging technologies and risks, and international security and conflict. Each edition includes relevant CISES research and a look ahead.
One question, explored in depth
The final episode of each month brings an expert guest into the discussion to examine the evidence, competing interpretations and practical implications of a major strategic question.
The returning episode is scheduled for Saturday 3 October. Subsequent releases are planned for Friday afternoons, UK time.
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Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and explore video conversations on YouTube. The returning episode will be available in audio.