BRSL Weekly Brief
Your weekly brief on current events from the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab.
Podcasting since 2026 • 4 episodes
BRSL Weekly Brief
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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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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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Iran war: What You Should Know
BRSL Weekly Brief, Friday, March 6th. In this episode of the BRSL Weekly Brief, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about the U.S./Israel war on Iran, and everything you need to know about the conflict thus far. ...
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