About this episode

Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the intersection of cybersecurity and international relations, emphasizing the geopolitical nature of cyber threats.

In this episode of Shifting Ground , hosts Larry Rubin and Nick Gvosdev are joined by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, co-founder of CrowdStrike, and author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century . Alperovitch discusses the collision of cybersecurity and international affairs, arguing that the cyber “problem” is fundamentally a geopolitical issue driven by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Get full access to FPRI Insights at fpriinsights.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Larry Rubin, Nick Gvosdev

Guest: Dmitri Alperovitch

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• international affairs
• geopolitics
• Russia
• China
• Iran
• North Korea

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• geopolitics
• Russia
• China
• Iran
• North Korea
• international affairs
• Dmitri Alperovitch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Silverado Policy Accelerator, CrowdStrike

Books & works: World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century

Places: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea

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