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Sensing the Signal

Atreides

Technology

Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 17

Sensing the Signal is a bi-weekly podcast produced by Atreides. In conversations with expert practitioners, we discuss the overlap between data, technology, intelligence, and national security and what it all means for analysts everywhere. How do we know AI is trustworthy? Can battlefield debris hunt down weapon transfers? How is technology transforming national intelligence? Find out answers to these questions and more from leaders in the field.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Technology
11/09/2025
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What are the key trends in defence technology?

Monday, September 8, 2025 • Duration 45:25

Ahead of the DSEI 2025 show, we talk to retired Rear Admiral Jon Pentreath, currently a Senior Military Advisor to DSEI, about the key trends in defence technology. In particular, we discuss innovative adoption of hardware and software solutions from non-traditional suppliers and what that means for military end-users. The trends are signified at DSEI by the Tech Zone being the fastest growing sector, with over 100 companies signed up. The range of companies involved also demonstrates how innovation in defence technology is happening outside the traditional defence sector, especially with increased involvement from SMEs.

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What is the UK doing to prepare for the next war?

Friday, July 4, 2025 • Duration 59:54

The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) signals a significant shift in defence posture, with the aim of gearing the UK’s military to be ready to fight a war - perhaps the next ‘World War’ - against a near-peer adversary. The SDR provides an insight into how the UK aims to reshape the military, particularly in light of a stated increase in overall defence spending, and how it will position itself in relation to NATO and other allies. The strategy is to pivot towards an “Integrated Force”, with “constant innovation”, while encouraging a “whole of society” approach. In a world of increasing geopolitical uncertainty, what does this tell us about the military capabilities that are needed to face current and future threats and challenges? On this episode, Matt Lane, a founder of 325X, a venture studio specialising in defence and cyber, addresses this question and gives his perspective on the UK’s SDR and what it means for the defence tech sector.

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How is AI hampering critical thinking in intelligence?

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 • Duration 01:04:38

As AI tools become more commonplace in all types of knowledge work, including intelligence, they create benefits, but also risks. Nico Dekens (@dutchosintguy), an expert in open source intelligence and investigations has written about how AI tools are affecting critical thinking and analytical abilities. In this episode, we talk to Nico about his experiences in using AI tools and his recommendations for mitigating the potential risks of the unknown and the ‘black box’ character of AI.

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Why is investigating corruption vital for global security?

Saturday, March 29, 2025 • Duration 52:35

How did an NGO going undercover help to bring down the brutal Khmer Rouge? And how did they go on to uncover corporate complicity in producing blood diamonds? And, more recently, how did they use commercially available data to identify the companies supplying jet fuel to the Russian planes that bombed civilians in Ukraine?

In this episode of Sensing the Signal, we talk to Patrick Alley, a founder of Global Witness, who spent three decades investigating corruption and catching Very Bad People at the nexus of war, environmental crimes, and human rights abuses. We discuss how corruption underpins many of the world's conflicts and security problems.

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What can we learn from Ukraine’s innovative use of technology on the battlefield?

Friday, March 14, 2025 • Duration 01:29:53

As Ukraine defends itself from an existential threat, it has deployed a variety of technology solutions on the front line to support war fighters, often at high speed and with great effect. In this episode, we talked to Kateryna Bondar from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about her research into military technology in Ukraine, including unmanned systems and command and control platforms, and the impact of battlefield-driven innovation, AI integration, and allied collaboration. Through the discussion of these themes, we explore what other countries can learn from the rapid capability advancements made by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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How can governments keep up with commercial data and AI capabilities?

Thursday, January 23, 2025 • Duration 54:36

The breadth and depth of commercial intelligence capabilities is expanding at a dizzying rate, especially with the rapid growth of AI products coming into the market. These capabilities can have a huge impact on national security and defence, but only if they can be implemented before they are superseded. How can government organisations keep pace with these capabilities and use them effectively, particularly in classified environments? On this episode of Sensing the Signal, we discuss this with Tony Reeves, CEO of Maiar, a defence technology, intelligence analysis, and systems engineering company.

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How can training our intuition be a game-changer for intelligence?

Episode 10

Thursday, December 19, 2024 • Duration 01:14:11

Intelligence analysis is all about using structured techniques to apply logic to help us understand uncertainty. But are we applying the full potential of human cognition? In this episode, Dr. Julia Mossbridge, a neuroscientist working at the edge of scientific research describes how intuition can be improved through training and why we should re-consider our perspectives on pre-cognition to help us analyse future events.

Julia is one of a group of scientists and former intelligence officials advocating for a groundbreaking new initiative, Research and Innovation at the Scientific Edge (RISE), which aims to push the boundaries of scientific exploration: https://thedebrief.org/u-s-advocates-urge-white-house-support-for-rise-initiative-to-keep-u-s-ahead-in-edge-science/

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How do political risk analysts sense the signals among the noise?

Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 57:06

Conflict, domestic unrest, climate change, geopolitical shifts… these are all among the drivers of change that shape the world around us. In this episode, we talk to Anna Gilmour, Head of Geopolitical Risk at Verisk Maplecroft about how political risk analysts are continually tracking and monitoring hundreds of data points and combining these with their own expertise and experience to create effective analysis that enables decision-makers to plan for and mitigate the most critical risks.

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How will the geography of space shape our future?

Monday, November 18, 2024 • Duration 01:05:01

China plans to begin building a base on the moon in 2028, with the help of Russia. The US launched its Space Force in 2019 amid expanding interest in space exploration. More countries are developing highly capable space programmes, while an increasing range of private actors are putting satellites into orbit.

What will all this mean for geopolitics and the intensifying great power competition on Earth? These are among the issues we discuss with journalist, broadcaster, and bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and The Future of Geography, Tim Marshall, on this episode of Sensing the Signal.

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How do we see stories in data that expose humanitarian crises?

Friday, October 11, 2024 • Duration 01:09:03

In this episode of Sensing the Signal, Terry Pattar speaks with Alison Killing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who transitioned from architecture to investigative journalism. Alison shares insights into her unique career journey, starting with her background in architecture and spatial analysis, which influenced her investigative journalism techniques using satellite imagery and data visualization.

Now at the Financial Times, Alison is using visual and data-driven storytelling to expose and explain complex topics, such as ongoing humanitarian crises and environmental violations in sensitive regions. She emphasizes the importance of blending visual evidence with traditional reporting to navigate a restrictive global information environment while pushing investigative journalism boundaries.

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