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Engineering the Future: How Biotech Became a National Security Battleground
Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Edward You discusses how biotechnology and AI have become the new space race. From precision medicine and cancer fighting breakthroughs to China’s accelerating bioeconomy, he explains why U.S. dependence on foreign supply chains is a national security threat and what must change to stay competitive.
Cyber Shadows and Strategic Clarity: A Conversation with Former UK National Security Advisor, John Lindsay
John Lindsay, former UK national security advisor and now a leading cybersecurity strategist, joins Chuck Brooks to unpack how AI, quantum computing, and insider threats are transforming the geopolitical risk landscape. From hybrid warfare to boardroom vulnerabilities, Lindsay offers rare insight into the future of digital conflict and resilience.
Manufacturing Reality: AI, Deception, and the Future of Conflict
Dr. Frederick Lemieux joins Chuck Brooks for an inside look at how deepfakes, AI‑generated misinformation, and autonomous cyberattacks are reshaping modern conflict. From eroding public trust to manufacturing entire realities, Lemieux exposes the tools adversaries use today and the urgent steps needed to defend truth itself.
Decrypting the Future: Quantum Expert Bob Liscouski AI and Cybersecurity
In this episode of Intelligence Briefing, Chuck Brooks welcomes Bob Liscouski, former DHS official, law enforcement veteran, and founder of Nasdaq Listed Company, Quantum Computing Inc., to unpack the real-world power of quantum tech. From breaking encryption to solving global-scale optimization problems, Bob explores the race for quantum supremacy and its cybersecurity stakes.
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ABOUT CHUCK
As President of Brooks Consulting International, he is a leading voice on how AI, quantum, 5G, IoT, and blockchain are reshaping organizational risk, critical infrastructure protection, and national‑security posture.
A two‑time Presidential Appointee, Brooks served as the founding Director of Legislative Affairs at the DHS Science & Technology Directorate and previously advised Senator Arlen Specter on technology and security issues. He has briefed the G20, the Vatican, USTRANSCOM, the FBI, the National Academies, and DHS CISA on global cybersecurity challenges.
Brooks has held senior roles at General Dynamics, Xerox, Rapiscan, SRA International, and Sutherland, driving strategy, government relations, and technology commercialization. He has advised the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and serves on multiple boards focused on cybersecurity and digital innovation.
A prolific author with 450+ publications—including contributions to Skytop Media, Forbes, Dark Reading, The Hill, and Homeland Security Today—he writes on emerging threats, AI‑driven risks, quantum disruption, and digital resilience. He is the author of Inside Cyber: How AI, 5G, IoT, and Quantum Computing Will Transform Privacy and Our Security (Wiley).
He is an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University’s Cyber Risk Management and Applied Intelligence programs, teaching cybersecurity, quantum, blockchain, and disruptive technologies. Georgetown recently honored him with the Tropaia Outstanding Faculty Award.
He holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, a BA in Political Science from DePauw University, and a Certificate in International Law from The Hague Academy.
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