Show Notes
Today I spoke with Lucas Webber, co-founder of Militant Wire, an organization focused on providing independent analysis of militant activity and armed conflict around the world. We discussed Russia's "White Power Rangers", Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), interviewing violent non-state actors, Lucas' writing process and more.
You can find Lucas on:
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Practitioners We Spoke To
Lucas’ background and The Militant Wire (0:43) What is Lucas currently working on? (06:48) The White Power Rangers (7:56) Who is ISKP? (10:30) ISKP’s media operation (14:51) The Taliban and GDI response to ISKP (17:41) What makes ISKP so robust? (21:06) What does Lucas’ process look like (22:59) Where Lucas sources his information (25:36) Talking to members of the groups Lucas writes about (27:12) Lucas’ structure for researching and writing (27:57) Advice for people trying to get into the field (30:50) Cultural recommendations (32:33) Lucas asks how Grey Dynamics started (33:49)
Related Links:
Russian Private Military Contractors in Ukraine with Alec Bertina Selling Terror Online and Information Warfare with Anna Kruglova So, You Want To Be An Intelligence Analyst? Cyber Terrorism: The Islamic State in Cyberspace IS-K: Undermining the Taliban and Central Asian Security Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) Pakistan: A Situational Assessment
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