“How to get on a Watchlist” is a podcast from the team at Encyclopedia Geopolitica. In each episode, we sit down with leading experts to discuss dangerous activities. From assassinations and airliner shootdowns, through to kidnappings and coups, we’ll examine each of these threats through the lenses of both the the dangerous actors seeking to conduct these operations, and the agencies around the world seeking to stop them.
In the interest of operational security, certain tactical details will be omitted from these discussions, however the cases and threats which we discuss are very real.
Episode 1: “How to fake your Identity” with former CIA Chief of Disguise, Jonna Mendez
Episode 2: “How to live a double life” with former DGSE clandestine field officer, Colonel Olivier Mas
Episode 3: “How to rob a bank” with former SWAT member and FBI agent, F.X. Regan
Episode 4: “How to silence a Whistleblower” with Whistleblower protection specialist Gabrielle Bourdon-Fattal
Episode 5: “How to deliver a Ransom” with former kidnap and piracy resolution specialist Rob Phayre
Episode 6: “How to kill your Enemies” with Covert Assassination scholar Dr Luca Trenta
Episode 7: “How to close a Shipping Lane” with Maritime experts Daniel Giordanio, Cormac McGarry, and Anthony Clay
Episode 8: “How to steal a Masterpiece” with Art Crime expert Robert K Wittman
Episode 9: “How to stalk a Celebrity” with close protection and intelligence experts Dr Angela Lewis and Caleb Gilbert
Episode 10: “How to steal an Election” with Latin America expert Nicolás Prados
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How to Steal an Election – How to get on a Watchlist
In this episode, we speak to Nicolás Prados of Southern Pulse about election fraud, election security, and how to steal an election. Nicolás Prados is Projects Lead at Southern Pulse, focusing mainly on political risk and organized crime. Originally from Spain, he has worked for a number of years in Mexico, before obtaining a DPhil in History and an MPhil in Latin American Studies from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining Southern Pulse, he taught Latin American history at University College London and at the University of Oxford, and collaborated with a number of media outlets from Spain, Mexico and Colombia. His academic and professional interests focus on the challenges of establishing democracies in unstable contexts.If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe on your podcast platform of choice. Please also consider supporting our work via a Patreon subscription (getting you access to early releases and other perks), or by tipping us on Ko-fi. While the topics we discuss here are often shrouded in secrecy and security classifications, we really hope you’ll tell your friends about us!
