Internet traffic and current events with Doug Madory

This is a podcast episode titled, Internet traffic and current events with Doug Madory. The summary for this episode is: <p>Network AF welcomes Doug Madory back to the podcast to discuss current events, including Russia invading Ukraine, and recent internet-related issues in Syria and Egypt. Doug is Kentik's Director of Internet Analysis, and uses BGP and traffic data to write about happenings with networks on a worldwide scale. Together with Kentik CEO and show host Avi Freedman, the two dive into the real-world implication of geopolitical events on the state of networking.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Highlights of today's conversation include:</em></strong></p><ul><li>[01:35] The current situation in Ukraine</li><li>[05:30] Route-jacking, forcing traffic through unknown infrastructure</li><li>[09:24] What internet activity looks like in Ukraine now</li><li>[12:09] Egypt and the cable "cutting" event, discussing submarine consortium cables</li><li>[17:37] The paths of submarine and overland circuit connections, how it impacts the flow of internet access across countries</li><li>[22:20] Connectivity can be much more network topological than geographically topological</li><li>[25:36] Syria and shutting down the Internet as the new norm</li></ul>