Director of MENA Analytica Dr Andreas Krieg on Strategic Weaponization of Narratives

05/04/24 • 71 min

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Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Dr Andreas Krieg, director of MENA Analytica and associate professor at King's College London. He is also the author of Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives. Andreas has a wealth of experience in the private sector, academia and supporting the UK armed forces training and doctrine. We discussed learning how to spot opportunity, getting exposure outside of academic circles, ways forward for the situation in Gaza and much more.

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We Spoke About:

0:44 - Andreas’ background
6:15 - Hunting for opportunities
11:10 - Legacy, economy of effort in academia and exposure outside of academia
15:00 - Academic publications and their relationship to the public
19:48 - Getting exposure outside of academic circles
25:29 - The situation in Gaza and possible ways forward
49:00 - Andreas discusses his work surrounding subversion, and how Israel uses it
54:56 - Career advice
1:06:28 - Cultural recommendations

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Find Dr Andreas Krieg:

We Spoke About:

0:44 - Andreas’ background
6:15 - Hunting for opportunities
11:10 - Legacy, economy of effort in academia and exposure outside of academia
15:00 - Academic publications and their relationship to the public
19:48 - Getting exposure outside of academic circles
25:29 - The situation in Gaza and possible ways forward
49:00 - Andreas discusses his work surrounding subversion, and how Israel uses it
54:56 - Career advice
1:06:28 - Cultural recommendations

Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!

Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports

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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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