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What Just Happened is a short-format, informal podcast brought to you by the intelligence analysts at Sibylline LTD, a strategic risk firm based in London. Hosted by Ignacio Ayala, this podcast features brief conversations between the host and his fellow analysts, updating you on major geopolitical events as soon as they happen.
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Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Our host, Ignacio Ayala, is joined by a new guest this week, Alexander Marciniak, an associate analyst from the Latin Americas desk, to explain a recent wave of cartel violence that has rocked Mexico. Alex walks us through the context of the clashes and the trends, warnings, and indicators he and his desk are monitoring.
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Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
In this episode, Ignacio Ayala is joined by Sibylline Ltd's Principal Analyst for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey Noam Ostfeld, to discuss 3,000 pagers owned by Hezbollah operatives exploding simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria. It is believed that Hezbollah's suspicion of the devices may have triggered the detonations. While this is plausible, a more recent second round of explosions—this time involving handheld radios (walkie-talkies)—seems more deliberate, particularly as it coincided with funeral processions for those killed in initial blasts.
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
In this episode, Ignacio is joined by Sibylline's Lead Europe & Eurasia Analyst Alexander Lord to discuss Ukraine's ongoing incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region. Alexander explains Ukraine's possible motivations for this move and Russia's military and political response. He also briefly touches on the reported fires in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Southern Ukraine.
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Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
In this Episode, Sydney Stewart, Lead Americas Analyst, returns to the host's seat to ask Ignacio Ayala about the ongoing strife in Venezuela surrounding the Presidential Election on 28 July. Ignacio discusses the strategies of both the opposition and the presidential incumbent Nicolás Maduro and touches on how key regional players have been involved in trying to negotiate a solution.
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Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
In this episode, Ignacio Ayala is joined by regional experts Megan Sutcliffe and Noam Ostfeld to unpack three deadly strikes in the Middle East that represent a significant escalation in regional tensions. First, on 27 July there was a strike in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 minors on a football pitch. Israel responded to this attack with a targeted assassination of Hizballah's senior-most military commander in Beirut. This exchange was then followed by yet another strike on 31 July in Tehran which killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniya. Listen as Megan and Noam break down each strike and the potential ramifications for the region.
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Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
In this Episode, Sydney Stewart, Lead Americas Analyst, commandeers the host seat to interview our usual host, Ignacio Ayala, about his home country of Venezuela and its recent turbulent presidential election that took place on 28 July. Ignacio discusses allegations of fraud, the basic electoral system of Venezuela and the possible outcomes to watch for in the coming days and weeks.
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
In this episode, our host Ignacio Ayala joins Associate North America Analyst Claire Brady to discuss President Joe Biden's recent announcement that he will be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Ignacio and Claire walk us through the next steps for Democrats as Election Day rapidly approaches.
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Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
In this episode of What Just Happened? our host Ignacio Ayala is joined by Associate Intelligence Analyst Sophie Hanck from the Asia Pacific desk here at Sibylline. Together, they discuss China's recent 'third plenum', a high-level Central Committee forum for discussions on relevant policy issues. Sophie summarises the results of the plenum and what the implications of this key policy meeting will mean for stakeholders in the region.
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