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Stage Talks with Bellingcat

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This week we spoke with Trevor Ball of Bellingcat about how to identify weapons used in conflict, including the munitions appearing in the Iran conflict.

The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on March 12th 2026. Music featured is courtesy of Artlis... more

This week we spoke to Aram Shabanian, a Bellingcat contributor and experienced open source researcher. Aram is somewhat of an expert in monitoring live events. He's often the first to spot something on a livestream or hear an emergency call on a radi... more

In this week's Stage Talk we were joined by Amnesty International UK’s Gender Justice Director Chiara Capraro. In a recent report, Chiara and her team mapped the structure and funding of 65 anti-rights groups operating across the UK. She shares the m... more

In our first Stage Talk of 2026, we were joined by Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins and Cornell University's Dr. Claire Wardle sharing their expertise on the formation of fact checking and verification strategies we see today. But how do we cope with... more

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Trevor Ball
Bellingcat weapons expert; US Army veteran with focus on identifying weaponry in conflict zones
Bellingcat
Episode: "Identifying Munitions In The War With Iran"- with Bellingcat Researcher Trevor Ball
Aram Shabanian
Open source researcher and Bellingcat Discord moderator
Bellingcat
Episode: "Real-Time Monitoring For Research" with Aram Shabanian
Chiara Caparo
Gender Justice Director at Amnesty International UK
Amnesty International UK
Episode: "Mapping the Anti-Rights Movement From the US to the UK" with Amnesty International UK
Michael Hilliard
Geopolitical and defense analyst, Director of Defense and Security Analysis at the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs
Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs
Episode: "Mapping Military Power" with Michael Hilliard
Mitchell Polman
Osint researcher who contributed to the mapping project
Episode: "Mapping Military Power" with Michael Hilliard
Candace Rondeaux
Senior Director at New America
New America
Episode: "Mapping Militia Networks" with New America
Ben Dalton
Program Manager at New America
New America
Episode: "Mapping Militia Networks" with New America
Leyla Hussein
Psychotherapist and activist, survivor of female genital mutilation and founder of the Dahlia Project.
The Girl Generation
Episode: “Speaking of Violence” with Leyla Hussein
Cecília Olliveira
Founder of Fogocruzado and investigative journalist
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Episode: "Mapping Shootings" with Cecília Olliveira

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Charlotte Maher
Host and moderator known for conducting engaging discussions on open-source intelligence and investigative methods.

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"Identifying Munitions In The War With Iran"- with Bellingcat Researcher Trevor Ball
Q: How do you determine which government has access to a particular munition with limited public data?
By triangulating open sources, including official transfers reported by governments, arms-transfer databases, and publicly available weapon remnants, then corroborating with independent analyses and media reporting to assess whether a transfer is plausible.
"Real-Time Monitoring For Research" with Aram Shabanian
Q: So, is it easy, for example, to pinpoint corresponding cameras? And is it useful to kind of do that while you're live monitoring?
Yes. If you have a high-resolution screen, use window management (like Fancy Zones) to place fire cameras in one area and bookmark local news streams in another, so you can cross-reference live feeds with on-the-ground reports. This keeps monitoring efficient without overwhelming the viewer with too much disparate data.
"Mapping the Anti-Rights Movement From the US to the UK" with Amnesty International UK
Q: Would you say the motive of these anti-rights groups is mainly ideological?
There are mixed motivations; some are ideologically committed while others seek power or influence through wedge issues.
"Mapping the Anti-Rights Movement From the US to the UK" with Amnesty International UK
Q: How does your team define an organization as part of this movement?
By anti-rights actor, we mean organizations, individuals, political parties or member states who advocate for the restriction of human rights.
"How We Got Here: The Rise, Backlash and Future Of Counter-Disinformation" with Eliot Higgins and Dr Claire Wardle
Q: Could governments see epistemic security as defense spending?
Yes, some governments, especially near Russia, see counter-disinformation as military spending, but there's a struggle to find the balance between government and independent oversight.

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