BRSL Weekly Brief
Your weekly brief on current events from the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab.
Podcasting since 2026 • 6 episodes
BRSL Weekly Brief
Latest Episodes
News Roundup: Iran, European Rearmament, and Semiconductors
This week on the BRSL Weekly Brief, we're diving into three separate--yet deeply interconnected--topics: the ongoing Iran war, European pushes for rearmament, and worldwide semiconductor chip shortages.
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Episode 6
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4.7 Updates on Iran
This week on the BRSL Weekly Brief, Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about the Iran war, what could come next, and the impacts of the war on civilians, other Gulf countries, and the rest of the world. This podcast was recorded on Tuesd...
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Episode 5
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Super Micro: the alleged chip smuggling scheme that violated export laws
This week on your BRSL Weekly Brief, Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about Super Micro and the alleged scheme by three employees, including the company’s co-founder, to send NVIDIA microchips to China in violation of U.S. export laws....
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Cuba, and How Foreign Policy Strategy is Taking a Turn
On this week's episode, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about Cuba, the Trump Administration's recent comments about a transition of power, and what this signals about the future of foreign policy.
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Episode 3
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The AI-DOD Standoff and the Future of Autonomous Weapons at the Pentagon
On this week's episode, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie joins BRSL Senior Research Scholar Sarah Shoker for a discussion covering the recent standoff between AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI and the U.S. Government, as well as ho...
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Episode 2
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