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China’s influence in Australia, global strategic assessment & countering global corruption from 2022-02-18T03:36:33
This week, ASPI released the report ‘Taking the low road: China's influence in Australian states and territories’ which maps out the changing nature of China’s engagement with Australian states and...
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SBY’s tears, featuring Bill Farmer AO from 2022-02-08T01:09:36
In episode 4 of ASPI’s special series ‘SBY’s tears: From managing crisis to managing process in Australia-Indonesia relations since the fall of Suharto’, Dr David Engel speaks to Bill Farmer AO, Am...
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Understanding China, tech diplomacy, climate security in the Middle East from 2022-02-07T00:29:52
Fergus Ryan speaks to China expert Joanna Chiu about her new book ‘China Unbound: A new world disorder’. They discuss the changing attitudes towards China in Western countries and the importance of...
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The Bigger Picture: Russia-Ukraine with Paul Dibb and Kyle Wilson from 2022-02-01T04:17:01
In this episode of ASPI’s Bigger Picture series, Peter Jennings speaks to Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb and Kyle Wilson from the Australian National University about the Russia-Ukraine crisis. They ...
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The Bigger Picture: US democracy and Russia with Dr Fiona Hill from 2022-01-28T03:24:39
In this episode of ASPI’s Bigger Picture series, Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Dr Fiona Hill, senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and deputy assistant to the president and senior...
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SBY’s tears, featuring David Ritchie AO from 2022-01-25T03:30:33
In episode 3 of ASPI’s special series ‘SBY’s tears: From managing crisis to managing process in Australia-Indonesia relations since the fall of Suharto’, Dr David Engel and Hillary Mansour speak to...
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The Bigger Picture: A conversation with Dr Joseph Wu, Foreign Minister of Taiwan. from 2022-01-23T05:00:14
In this episode of ASPI’s Bigger Picture series, Peter Jennings speaks to Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Joseph Wu. They discuss Taiwan’s foreign policy priorities, Cross-Strait relations...
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SBY’s tears, featuring Ric Smith AO, PSM from 2022-01-17T23:59:01
In this episode of ASPI’s special series ‘SBY’s tears: From managing crisis to managing process in Australia-Indonesia relations since the fall of Suharto’ Dr David Engel and Hillary Mansour speak ...
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SBY'S tears, featuring John McCarthy AO from 2022-01-11T01:34:36
This special series ‘SBY’s tears: From managing crisis to managing process in Australia-Indonesia relations since the fall of Suharto’ explores the history of Indonesia since the fall of Suharto an...
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Special episode: AUKUS and delivering Australia’s submarines from 2021-12-27T00:00:06
In September this year, the Australian Government announced it would join a new security pact with the UK and US – AUKUS – and detailed its plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
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Russia-Ukraine tensions, Australia-South Korea defence deal from 2021-12-17T00:29:34
Russia’s military build-up along the country’s border with Ukraine has seen tensions rise between the two countries, leading the United States, the EU and the UK to warn Russia against invasion. An...
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2021, a year in review. from 2021-12-10T04:52:50
Brendan Nicholson, Executive Editor of The Strategist and Anastasia Kapetas, National Security Editor of The Strategist break down some of the key developments in international politics and securit...
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The Bigger Picture: India’s foreign policy with Tanvi Madan from 2021-12-03T02:02:29
This week on Policy, Guns and Money’s Bigger Picture series, Michael Shoebridge speaks to Dr Tanvi Madan, senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy prog...
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Intelligence collaboration, ASEAN and Myanmar, Pacific cyber capacity from 2021-11-26T05:45:21
This week, ASPI released the report ‘Collaborative and agile: Intelligence community collaboration insights from the United Kingdom and the United States’ which details the lessons learned for Aust...
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COP26 concludes, regulating digital tech, mapping India-China border tensions from 2021-11-23T05:41:54
Now that COP26 has concluded, ASPI’s Dr Robert Glasser and Anastasia Kapetas break down the commitments made at the summit, where they fell short, and what needs to be done to limit warming to 1.5 ...
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The Bigger Picture: Technology policy with Sir Nick Clegg from 2021-11-17T23:52:47
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money’s ‘Bigger Picture’ series, Fergus Hanson speaks to Sir Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs and communications for Meta on technology policy. They ...
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The Bigger Picture: The Australia-Japan strategic relationship with Ambassador Shingo Yamagami from 2021-11-12T01:30:48
This week on Policy, Guns and Money’s Bigger Picture series, Peter Jennings speaks to His Excellency Shingo Yamagami, Ambassador of Japan to Australia about the Australia-Japan strategic relationsh...
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COP26 progress, future submarines, vaccine passports from 2021-11-08T00:14:28
The first week of Glasgow’s COP26 summit is over, and we have seen a number of countries make landmark promises to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Dr Robert Glasser and Anastasia Kapet...
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PGM109 - COP26 progress, future submarines, vaccine passports from 2021-11-08T00:14:28
The first week of Glasgow’s COP26 summit is over, and we have seen a number of countries make landmark promises to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Dr Robert Glasser and Anastasia Kapet...
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The Bigger Picture: Climate with Dino Patti Djalal from 2021-11-01T04:29:06
In this episode of Policy, Gun’s and Money’s ‘The Bigger Picture’ series, Dr. Robert Glasser speaks to Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) about climate c...
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COP26 and Australia's climate commitments, record heroin seizure, Facebook blackout from 2021-10-29T01:14:33
This Sunday 31st October, the COP26 Summit kicks off in Glasgow, where it’s expected that leaders will bring bigger commitments to 2030 emissions reduction targets and outline bolder climate polici...
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The Bigger Picture: US politics and security with Charles Edel from 2021-10-22T00:36:44
In this episode of ‘The Bigger Picture’ series, Michael Shoebridge speaks to Dr Charles Edel.
They consider everything from US politics and Biden’s domestic agenda to US foreign policy and...
The Bigger Picture: Women and national security with Elmira Bayrasli from 2021-10-15T05:53:41
Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Elmira Bayrasli, Co-Founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and Director of Bard College’s Global and International Affairs program about gender, geopolitics and national ...
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The Bigger Picture: Human security with Professor Mary Kaldor from 2021-10-08T06:03:31
In this episode of ‘The Bigger Picture’ series, Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Professor Mary Kaldor about the concept of human security and how it evolved. They consider whether the lessons being lea...
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The Bigger Picture: The US-Australia alliance with Joe Hockey from 2021-10-01T02:43:18
ASPI's Executive Director Peter Jennings speaks to the Honourable Joe Hockey, former Australian Ambassador to the United States of America and Treasurer of Australia, and Founding Partner and Presi...
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State fragility and democracy, climate security risks, rethinking Australia’s business and trade from 2021-09-24T03:49:05
Stabilising fragile states has been a long-term focus of US foreign policy, this also became a focus of the US and its allies in their operations in Afghanistan. Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Frances...
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AUKUS: A new defence pact, climate updates, the future of Afghanistan's drug trade from 2021-09-17T05:14:59
This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the establishment of a new defence pact between Australia, the US and the UK - AUKUS. As par...
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Episode 100: In-conversation with John Howard and Kim Beazley from 2021-09-10T04:20:04
Welcome to episode 100 of Policy, Guns and Money!
To celebrate our 100th episode, ASPI's Executive Director Peter Jennings speaks to former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and t...
70 years of ANZUS from 2021-09-07T05:36:31
On 1 September 1951, the ANZUS Treaty was signed in San Francisco.
Peter Jennings speaks to Mike Goldman, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Australia, about the importance of the US...
ASPI turns 20! from 2021-08-25T22:00:05
In this very special episode, Peter Jennings, Michael Shoebridge and Graeme Dobell discuss the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s 20-year history which has been marked by the the production of...
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Crisis in Afghanistan, disinformation in Asia-Pacific & funding far right extremists from 2021-08-24T06:33:51
Following the collapse of Afghanistan’s military and the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the US and its allies are accelerating efforts to evacuate their citizens and Afghan refugees from the country....
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The future of Afghanistan, UN climate report from 2021-08-13T06:16:51
Since the withdrawal of US and allied troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban's military offensive across the country has seen the group capture a number of provincial capitals over the past week, inc...
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Marietje Schaake. Technology, democracy and accountability from 2021-08-06T06:11:50
This special episode features an excerpt from a recent ASPI webinar with international cyber expert Marietje Schaake on technology, democracy and the question of accountability.
Marietje ...
Covid-19 in South-East Asia, geopolitics of Antarctica, the future of Darwin Port from 2021-07-30T06:23:17
Recently, Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia have hit new highs, making it the global epicentre of the coronavirus. As countries across the region try to curb the spread of the Delta variant, Richard...
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Protests in Cuba, ransomware on the rise, rethinking Australia’s foreign influence laws from 2021-07-26T02:07:06
Earlier this month, Cuban citizens took to the streets across the country to protest against deteriorating living conditions amidst the country’s economic and coronavirus crisis. ASPI’s David Engel...
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Virgin Galactic takes off, South Africa unrest and countering violent extremism from 2021-07-16T10:38:20
On 11th July, billionaire Richard Branson joined Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed test flight to space. Billionaire Jeff Bezos will soon follow suit on the first Blue Origin crewed flight on Ju...
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The future of peacekeeping, countering domestic terrorism, a conversation on WhatsApp from 2021-07-09T03:53:30
UN Peacekeeping operations are an extremely important part of the UN’s contribution to international peace and security. Peacekeeping expert Associate Professor Charlie Hunt from RMIT University jo...
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Strategic competition in the Pacific, PRC deterrence, Australia’s climate policy from 2021-07-02T00:50:37
Lisa Sharland is joined by Professor Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security at the University of Adelaide, to discuss her chapter on ‘Strategic Competition and the Pacific Islands’ in t...
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Asymmetric deterrence, China’s three-child policy, women and leadership from 2021-06-25T05:28:22
Anastasia Kapetas is joined by John Schaus, Senior Fellow of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. They explore the concept of asymmetric power a...
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Australia’s submarines, mapping China’s technology giants, post-Covid nation-building from 2021-06-22T03:13:46
Arguably the biggest submarine program in the Western world outside of the United States, Australia’s submarine development continues to raise concerns around cost. Michael Shoebridge and Dr Marcus...
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Is alarm on Taiwan wrong? Australian climate attitudes & the Cost of Defence from 2021-06-09T01:57:35
Recently, national security debates in the United States and Australia have been heavily focused on the likelihood of conflict in the Taiwan Straits. Anastasia Kapetas is joined by Ryan Hass, Senio...
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Africa Day 2021 from 2021-05-28T05:35:50
This week we are excited to share a special episode on Africa Day. Celebrated annually on 25 May, Africa Day commemorates the 1963 founding of the African Union.
Lisa Sharland speaks to A...
Declining birth rates in Xinjiang, achieving net zero by 2050, fuel pipeline cyber-attack from 2021-05-21T07:03:44
Recently, ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre released a new report which found that birth rates in Uyghur-majority areas in Xinjiang have fallen by unprecedented amounts since 2017. Danielle ...
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Climate and National Security, Preventing Radicalisation and a conversation with Katherine Stewart from 2021-05-10T04:28:19
In April, President Biden held the first Leaders Summit on Climate which saw a number of countries commit to more ambitious reduction targets. Research intern Matthew Page speaks to Associate Profe...
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Biden’s first 100 days, Taiwan & Cross-Strait relations, biosecurity in Australia’s north from 2021-04-30T02:59:12
April 28 marked US President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office - a symbolic milestone used to measure the impact of a new administration. Peter Jennings is joined by Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow ...
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Biden’s commitment to multilateralism, developments in the Quad & Indonesia’s foreign policy from 2021-04-23T05:38:01
In the earliest days of the Biden Administration, the United States has made it clear that it wants to re-engage in multilateralism. Peter Jennings is joined by Professor Gordon Flake, CEO of the P...
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Australia’s WPS National Action Plan, work in intelligence, Covid-19 response in the Pacific from 2021-04-16T06:43:17
Earlier this week, Australia’s second WPS National Action Plan outlines how Australia will take forward our national commitments to the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Emilia Currey is joined by ...
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Southeast-Asia Climate hazards, AU-Pacific health partnerships & AU guided weapons investment from 2021-04-09T05:31:47
This week, ASPI has launched the Climate & Security Policy Centre, which will be headed up by Dr Robert Glasser. Anastasia is joined by Robert to discuss the Centre’s objectives as well as the new ...
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Hypersonic weapons development, technology innovation, US domestic politics & foreign policy from 2021-04-01T01:39:37
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Dr Marcus Hellyer speaks to Senior ASPI Fellow Dr Andrew Davies about his recent report ‘Coming ready or not: Hypersonic weapons’. They discuss what a hyper...
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Managing the China relationship, Australian submarine program, digital investment in Southeast Asia from 2021-03-26T06:13:38
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Brendan Nicholson speaks to Charles Parton, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, career diplomat and China expert. Charles provi...
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Global energy transformation, CCP information operations & Australia’s fuel security from 2021-03-19T03:11:38
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Dr Robert Glasser speaks to climate expert Frank Jotzo, Professor of environmental economics and climate change economics at ANU where he directs the Cent...
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Covid-19 government inquiry, China’s Taiwan strategy, Hong Kong national security law impacts from 2021-03-12T04:11:39
In May 2020, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade adopted an inquiry into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia’s foreign affairs, defence and trade....
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Special Episode: International Women’s Day 2021! from 2021-03-09T04:36:15
It’s International Women’s Day! To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we are excited to share this brilliant all-female line-up with defence, foreign policy and national security exper...
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Arbitrary detention, international response to Xinjiang & combating organised crime from 2021-03-05T05:41:27
On February 15 this year, Canada launched the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State relations, a global initiative which aims to raise awareness and stop the practice of arbitra...
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Arbitrary detention, international response to Xinjiang & combatting organised crime from 2021-03-05T04:41:27
On February 15 this year, Canada launched the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State relations, a global initiative which aims to raise awareness and stop the practice of arbitra...
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EU-China trade deal, coup in Myanmar & defence training during Covid-19 from 2021-02-26T02:01:13
At the end of December 2020, the EU and China agreed in principle on a trade deal that will govern bilateral investment. Negotiations for the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment began in 2013 but...
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Vietnam’s 13th National Congress, Covid-19 and organised crime, and how extremist groups stay online from 2021-02-19T04:59:40
With the 13th National Congress held by the Vietnam Communist Party which concluded on the 1st of February this year, many thought that the current state of affairs would offer another turning poin...
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Biden’s Russia strategy, Pacific contributions to UN peacekeeping, ideology and politics in China from 2021-02-12T03:25:25
In the context of Navalny’s arrest, widespread protests and Russia’s ongoing pattern of malign activities, Anastasia Kapetas speaks with James Goldgeier, Professor at American University and the Ro...
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A QAnon primer, protests in Russia and a geopolitical wrap from 2021-02-05T04:23:08
In our first episode of Policy, Guns & Money for 2021, Dr Jacob Wallis speaks with Ariel Bogle about QAnon. They discuss the conspiracy theory’s origins, its translation from an online phenomenon i...
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2020 in 30 minutes from 2020-12-18T04:15:10
In the final episode for 2020, The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson, Anastasia Kapetas and Jack Norton share their thoughts on some of the key events and geopolitical developments of 2020 and the are...
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Youth and violent extremism, Biden’s climate ambitions and social media weaponisation from 2020-12-11T03:47:35
Coinciding with this week’s launch event of the 2020 Global Terrorism Index at ASPI, Leanne Close speaks with Peta Lowe, Principal Consultant at Phronesis Consulting. Peta has over 15 years’ experi...
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US election disinformation, China’s soft power and data preservation from 2020-12-04T00:47:18
Ariel Bogle speaks to Dr Kate Starbird, Associate Professor at the University of Washington and researcher at the Election Integrity Partnership. They discuss the growing challenges for social medi...
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Australian special forces inquiry, climate in the Pacific and women, peace and security from 2020-11-27T04:10:19
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Brendan Nicholson speaks to Samantha Crompvoets, founder and director at Rapid Context who carried out the review of special forces which uncovered claims t...
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Australia-Japan defence ties, bushfire royal commission, Myanmar elections from 2020-11-19T04:26:26
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Brendan Nicholson and Peter Jennings discuss Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent visit to Japan to meet with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide ...
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US elects Joe Biden, coercive economic sanctions and women in peacekeeping from 2020-11-13T05:00:59
Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Peter Hartcher, political editor and international editor at the Sydney Morning Herald to unpack the United States elections and the developments since, including Presid...
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Climate investment and renewable energy, Australia’s submarines – your questions answered from 2020-11-06T05:19:36
Anastasia Kapetas, National Security Editor at The Strategist speaks to Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change about the ‘Climate League 2030’ initiative, a private-sector focused i...
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Special Episode: Cultural destruction and detention facilities in Xinjiang from 2020-10-30T01:13:26
In this podcast special, Anastasia Kapetas speaks to some of the team behind ASPI’s research on Xinjiang about their recently launched Xinjiang Data Project and the potential global implications of...
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The Cost of Defence, terrorism in France, and social licence and policing. from 2020-10-23T05:52:04
This week on Policy, Guns and Money, Michael Shoebridge talks to Dr. Marcus Hellyer about his latest report "The cost of Defence - Part 2". They examine the recent government budget announcements a...
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Reflections on After Covid-19 Vol 2 from 2020-10-16T03:14:44
In this weeks episode of Policy, Guns and Money, we speak with some of the authors of ASPI's 'After Covid vol 2' publication. Included are discussions on Soft power, the EU’s approach to China and...
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US elections, Germany’s Indo-Pacific Strategy & social media in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict from 2020-10-12T00:12:44
In this week's episode of Policy, Guns & Money; Brendan Nicholson and Anastasia Kapetas discuss the upcoming US elections, the chances of President Trump being re-elected and the potential impacts ...
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Climate & national security. A secure 5G ecosystem. The North Queensland Defence Strategy from 2020-10-02T04:03:43
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Dr Robert Glasser and Anastasia Kapetas discuss climate change and national security in the first conversation in our new ongoing series that will put clima...
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Special Episode: 75th United Nations General Assembly from 2020-09-21T06:38:20
Leaders Week kicks off this week with a High-level Meeting on Monday commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations under the theme ‘The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffi...
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Right-wing extremism and conspiracies, recovering from Covid-19 and ASEAN meetings from 2020-09-18T06:26:59
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Leanne Close and Elise Thomas discuss right-wing extremism, conspiracy theories and some of the different groups of conspiracy theorists. They consider th...
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India's maritime power, Challenges of journalism in China & TikTok Censorship from 2020-09-11T02:22:59
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Michael Shoebridge speaks with Darshana Baruah, Non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They discuss India's Navy and mari...
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Fuel Security, the Australia - China relationship and Coercive Diplomacy research from 2020-09-04T04:31:58
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money; Brendan Nicholson, Anastasia Kapetas and Jack Norton of ASPI's 'The Strategist' discuss some of the latest movements in the vexed Australia - China relation...
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Understanding right-wing extremism, China’s talent-recruitment & Covid-19 vaccine disinformation from 2020-08-28T05:22:40
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Leanne Close, head of ASPI’s Counter-terrorism Program, speaks to Julia Ebner, Resident Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London an...
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Conflicts and Covid-19, US election interference and more Cyber Security Strategy from 2020-08-21T01:38:23
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Lisa Sharland speaks to Rob Malley, President and CEO of International Crisis Group, about conflicts during Covid-19 and prospects for peace in Afghanistan....
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Cost of Defence 2020, Australia's Cyber Strategy and TikTok in Europe from 2020-08-14T02:21:59
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Michael Shoebridge and Marcus Hellyer discuss the key findings of this years The Cost of Defence report which was launched this week. Traditionally the Co...
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US-China tensions, reflections on the ASPI conference and gender and terrorism from 2020-08-07T00:38:24
This week, Kelsey Munro speaks to Charles Edel, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Sydney University’s United States Studies Centre about US-China tensions and the US policy approaches towards C...
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Covid-19, satellite imagery analysis explained and the US-Australia alliance from 2020-07-30T05:23:09
This week on Policy, Guns and Money, Michael Shoebridge, ASPI’s Director of Defence, Strategy and National Security, and Dr Robert Glasser, Visiting Fellow at ASPI, discuss the current Covid-19 sit...
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‘Clean pipes’ and internet security, tech companies in Hong Kong and global perspectives on China from 2020-07-24T00:14:26
This week on Policy, Guns & Money, Tom Uren, Senior ASPI ICPC Analyst, speaks to Sean Duca, Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific & Japan at Palo Alto Networks about A...
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Offensive cyber operations, Singapore elections and Pacific disaster resilience from 2020-07-16T06:10:56
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Dr John Coyne, Head of Strategic Policing and Law Enforcement at ASPI and Tom Uren, Senior Analyst with ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre discuss t...
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Strategic Vision 2020 with Stan Grant and Peter Jennings from 2020-07-14T05:01:43
In this special episode of Policy, Guns and Money, ASPI’s Executive Director, Peter Jennings talks to Australian Walkley award winning journalist and ASPI Senior Fellow, Stan Grant and they turn th...
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National Security Agencies and the Cloud from 2020-07-12T23:57:18
In this special episode of Policy, Guns and Money, we continue the conversation on cloud computing. Michael Shoebridge and John Coyne, co-authors of ASPI’s recent report ‘National security agencies...
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Hong Kong security law, Defence Strategic Update and China’s ‘wolf warriors’ on Twitter from 2020-07-10T00:52:14
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, ICPC Program Coordinator, Louisa Bochner speaks to Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, China reporter at Axios, about the Hong Kong security law, Article 38 and the...
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The UN & multilateralism, influence operations on Twitter and intelligence agency reform from 2020-07-03T05:07:41
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, ASPI Researcher Genevieve Feely speaks to gender equality and social inclusion expert Amy Haddad about multilateralism to mark the 75th anniversary UN, the ...
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The 2020 Defence Strategic Update from 2020-07-01T00:29:48
The 2020 Defence Strategic Update with Peter Jennings and Brendan Nicholson
Four years on from the 2016 Defence White Paper, the Department of Defence has delivered a 2020 Defence Strategi...
India-China border clash, Korean Peninsula tension and China's overseas influence from 2020-06-26T04:29:46
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, ASPI's Michael Shoebridge speaks to Shashank Joshi, Defence editor at The Economist about the recent India-China border tensions at Galwan Valley, the ris...
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Genomic surveillance, CCP influence & interference operations and Thailand's strategic drift. from 2020-06-19T05:18:03
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Kelsey Munro speaks to James Leibold and Emile Dirks, authors of ASPI’s report; ‘Genomic surveillance – Inside China’s DNA dragnet’ about China’s national ...
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Politics and Covid-19 in Timor-Leste, protests in Hong Kong and USA, police reform in the USA from 2020-06-12T04:51:36
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, ASPI researcher Genevieve Feely speaks to Robert Baird, English Editor at Tatoli News, about recent political developments in Timor-Leste, including the cha...
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Maritime & space update, tensions on the China-India border & EU’s recovery from Covid-19 from 2020-06-05T06:39:33
In this week's episode of Policy, Guns and Money, two of our (moderately) grumpy strategists Drs Malcolm Davis and Marcus Hellyer bring you a wide-ranging update on maritime and space issues – they...
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UN Peacekeeper's Day, 'Terrorism is Terrorism' report and ASEAN's response to Covid-19 from 2020-05-29T02:34:57
In this episode of ‘Policy, Guns and Money’, Lisa Sharland, head of ASPI’s International Program, speaks to Major General Cheryl Pearce, Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in ...
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Africa Day 2020 from 2020-05-22T05:28:25
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Peter Jennings, Executive Director of ASPI, speaks with Isaiya Kabira, Kenya's High Commissioner to Australia about the significance of Africa Day and Afr...
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The US-China relationship, and atrocities & climate impacts in the time of Covid-19 from 2020-05-15T04:43:34
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money Kelsey Munro, ASPI Senior Analyst, speaks to Charles Edel, Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, about the current...
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Australia’s Next Steps, Episode Four: The future of the global supply chain from 2020-05-13T05:37:05
The fourth and final episode of ‘Australia’s Next Steps’ examines the future of the global supply chain.
Host Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence, Strategy, and national security Progr...
Covid-19 in Vietnam, more disinformation research and Corona virus impacts in Myanmar and Yemen from 2020-05-08T03:07:10
In this episode, ASPI’s Dr Huong Le Thu talks Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam, Her Excellency Robyn Mudie, about the situation on the ground in Vietnam and the lessons to be learnt from the count...
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Australia's Next Steps, Episode Three: The future of nation building from 2020-05-07T04:01:55
In episode three of Australia’s Next Steps, host Michael Shoebridge talks to Alison Pennington, Senior Economist at the Centre for Future Work associated with the Australian Institute, and Tom Murp...
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Weaponised deep fakes from 2020-05-01T03:05:17
"Fakes are all around us. Academic analysis suggests that they’re difficult to spot without new sensors, software or other specialised equipment, with 1 in 5 photos you see being fraudulent."
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Australia's Next Steps, Episode Two: The Future of Work from 2020-04-30T02:19:33
Welcome to ASPI’s mini-series, ‘Australia’s Next Steps’, brought to you by Oracle.
Episode Two looks at the future of work in Australia. For many, the pandemic has changed our daily workin...
Uyghurs for sale from 2020-04-24T02:04:41
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Kelly Smith speaks to ICPC’s Vicky Xu, Kelsey Munro, and Nathan Ruser, authors of ASPI’s ‘Uyghurs for sale’ - the ground-breaking report which exposes the...
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Australia’s Next Steps, Episode One: The future of national security from 2020-04-22T04:53:58
Welcome to ASPI’s new mini-series podcast, ‘Australia’s Next Steps’.
ASPI, together with Oracle, is excited to launch the first episode of a new podcast that examines Australia’s strategi...
Covid-19 in Indonesia and the Pacific. Tips on surviving isolation. from 2020-04-17T05:46:07
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Lisa Sharland, head of ASPI's International Program speaks to Dr Anna Powles, senior lecturer in security studies at Massey University for an update on th...
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Afghanistan peace efforts, reflecting on Russia and Covid-19 impact on Space from 2020-04-09T07:22:27
In this episode, ASPI’s Genevieve Feely speaks to Dr Sue Harris-Rimmer, Gender Policy Expert and Associate Professor at Griffith University Law School, about the Afghanistan peace process and why i...
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The UN and Covid-19, Pacific ICT Development and changing roles for the ADF from 2020-04-03T05:53:06
In this episode; ASPI’s Lisa Sharland talks to Richard Gowan, International Crisis Group's UN Director, to discuss the International Crisis Group’s recent report: "Covid-19 and Conflict: Seven Tren...
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Counterterrorism Yearbook 2020 from 2020-03-31T04:02:37
This special episode marks the publication of ASPI's Counterterrorism Yearbook for 2020. This is the fourth annual edition of the CT Yearbook and while circumstance dictates we cannot host our trad...
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WPS and regional security, analysing disinformation online and healthcare cyber security from 2020-03-26T06:15:17
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money ASPI’s Head of the International Program, Lisa Sharland speaks to experienced human rights and women’s rights advocate, Louise Allen about her recent ASPI ...
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COVID-19 the Corona virus from 2020-03-20T05:33:58
In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money we look at COVID-19, the Corona Virus. We speak with three prominent experts to help understand the current situation and consider where we are heading.
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Triton, Taiwan & Testing times... from 2020-03-10T01:26:39
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus make a welcome return discussing the implications of the recent US Government decision to pause the Triton U...
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Islamic Law, Covid-19 and Middle Eastern affairs. from 2020-02-21T04:01:04
We bring you three great conversations in this episode of Policy, Guns and Money.
First, Brendan Nicholson speaks with Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody, Legal Adviser for Islamic law and jurisprudence ...
The threat of a China-Russia partnership and examining misinformation online. from 2020-02-07T04:39:54
ASPI Executive Director Peter Jennings discusses the recent ASPI report "How the geopolitical partnership between China and Russia threatens the West" with His Excellency Kim Beazley, Governor of W...
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Gender Advisors in the ADF and UN Resolution 1325. from 2020-01-30T23:51:24
In this special episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Lisa Sharland discusses the vital work of Gender Advisors in the Australian Defence Force with Commander Jen Macklin, Group Captain Dee Gibbons and ...
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Fires in the sky and the ground. Tensions in the Middle East while Australia burns. from 2020-01-13T05:00:32
In our first episode of 2020, we examine two of the big events that are impacting the world currently; the US killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and the terrible bushfires currently ravagin...
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China's challenge to US primacy, CVE Online: the Google approach and Indigenous STEM engagement from 2019-12-12T04:57:10
Mali interviews Oriana Skylar Mastro, Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and Resident Scholar at the American Enterpri...
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The Beersheba dialogue 2019 from 2019-11-29T05:00:38
In this special episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Strategist editor Jack Norton covers this year’s Beersheba Dialogue, the annual conference between ASPI and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic S...
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The Australia-China relationship from 2019-11-22T00:17:02
In this special episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Peter Jennings, ASPI's Executive Director and Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence, Strategy and National Security at ASPI discuss the recent eve...
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A new Defence Minister for Indonesia, Future Submarine costs, & the security of Australia's north from 2019-11-08T02:15:55
In this episode, Andrew Davies talks with Marcus Hellyer on the costs of the Future Submarine project and discusses the current long range strike debate.
Mali interviewed Natalie Sambhi on...
Syria, on the ground and in cyberspace, and an uncertain nuclear future from 2019-10-24T05:41:52
Our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus discuss the US withdrawal from Syria, debated Putin’s role and grappled with the complex issue of Australian returning foreign fighters (1:05).
Morrison goes to Washington, UNGA Games, and contested space from 2019-09-27T06:01:22
We're back ahead of schedule because there is so much to talk about.
In this episode, Michael Shoebridge offers his thoughts on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to the United States a...
Climate Change & The Pacific, Gender & Counterterrorism, & the future of Hong Kong from 2019-09-20T05:46:54
Genevieve Feely chats with Tess Newton Cain to unravel the recent Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu. (16m15s)
Sofia Patel returns to Aus to discuss gender & counterterrorism, PhD life, and ...
Pro-Democracy protests in Hong Kong & the opioid crisis in Australia - lessons from Canada from 2019-09-05T06:13:22
Our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus discuss the continuing pro-democracy protests rocking Hong Kong and the likelihood of a violent intervention from Beijing (0m55s).
Renee talk...
US Defence Budget and Indo-Pacific, Australia in Hormuz & Tweets from China from 2019-08-22T06:26:47
In this episode; Marcus Hellyer talks to guests from the US Studies Centre on their recently released paper, 'Averting Crisis: American Strategy, Military Spending and Collective Defence in the Ind...
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Australia's fuel security, Darwin port, Enough Project & India, the Indo-Pacific & Quad from 2019-08-09T03:06:02
In this huge episode, Michael Shoebridge and Paul Barnes discuss Australia’s fuel security, US missiles in the Indo-Pacific and revoking the Port of Darwin lease (7:20).
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General Angus Campbell & Mapping conditions in Rakhine state from 2019-07-29T03:33:13
In our final episode looking at ASPI's 'War in 2025' conference we bring you analysis of the fabulous speech delivered by Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell.
We also talk ...
Like War, the Indo-Pacific & Hypersonics: War in 2025 conference special from 2019-07-11T23:05:36
The recent ASPI Conference, ‘War in 2025’, attracted thought leaders in Defence, Strategy and Policy.
We took the opportunity for some one on one discussions and we are excited to bring yo...
The Directors Cut: War in 2025 conference special from 2019-06-27T00:49:39
The theme of ASPI's annual conference this year was 'War in 2025 - debating the key drivers of potential conflict in the next decade.
In this special episode, Peter Jennings Executive Dir...
Policy, Guns & Money: The Cost of Defence, the ANU data breach & perspectives from India. from 2019-06-06T05:45:20
In this packed episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Marcus and Michael discuss the key findings of this year's Cost of Defence Budget Brief (0:55). From the Cyber side of the house, Tom and Danielle ...
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Policy, Guns & Money: The Interns take control! from 2019-05-20T03:47:32
As our current group of Interns come to the end of their time with ASPI we pulled them aside to speak with them, to learn about their time with the Institute, how their research interests have evol...
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Policy, Guns & Money talks Cyber with Admiral Mike Rogers. from 2019-05-06T06:43:43
ASPI's roving report Brendan Nicholson talks all things Cyber with Admiral Mike Rogers, recently retired Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the U.S. National Security Agency. Mike ...
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Policy, Guns & Money: Election Interference, the Defence Budget & perspectives from PNG from 2019-04-12T05:49:29
In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money we talk to Fergus Hanson, head of ASPI's International Cyber Policy Centre about the likelihood and dangers of election interference.
Our two grum...
Policy, Guns & Money. The Christchurch terror attack & The North and Australia's Security. from 2019-03-28T04:34:19
In the wake of the horrific terror attack in Christchurch we talk to two eminent thinkers on National Security and Counterterrorism, ASPI's Executive Director Mr Peter Jennings and Jacinta Carroll ...
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Policy, Guns & Money. International Women's Day - Special 2 from 2019-03-22T04:21:31
In our second special episode for International Women’s Day we’re celebrating the Young Australians in International Affairs IWD initiatives for 2019 – which included a week-long line-up of women w...
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Avalon Airshow Special from 2019-03-13T01:02:16
This special edition of Policy, Guns and Money is brought to you from the Avalon Airshow. Avalon is the biggest airshow in the Southern Hemisphere and is a chance for major aircraft manufacturers a...
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Policy, Guns & Money: International Women's Day Special from 2019-03-08T04:36:34
Recently, ASPI hosted a delegation of prominent women from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has gone through a period of significant change and the current dialogues for p...
Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 13 from 2019-02-21T04:11:10
In episode 13 of Policy, Guns & Money, Lisa Sharland talks to Clare Hutchinson, NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security (10:50). Tom Uren and Elise Thomas discuss the recent Austr...
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 12 from 2019-01-31T03:32:11
In our second ep for 2019 we hear from Dr John Coyne about the recent drug fatalities at music festivals and what we should be doing about it; Danielle and Tom from our Cyber team discuss the lates...
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Brexit - A Policy, Guns & Money special from 2019-01-21T05:48:46
In this Special Brexit edition of Policy Guns and Money, Dr Isaac Kfir, Director of the National Security Program at ASPI speaks with two special guests for an insight into Brexit - the process and...
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 11 from 2019-01-17T05:12:09
In our first episode for 2019, Marcus and Malcolm, our two grumpy strategists, discuss China’s space ambitions and progress of Australia’s naval ship building program. Jack catches up with Graeme D...
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The Director's Cut 2018 from 2018-12-20T03:29:47
In this, our final episode for 2018, ASPI's Executive Director, Peter Jennings, discusses the year with Michael Shoebridge, ASPI's Director of Defence and Strategy.
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 10 from 2018-12-18T04:54:15
In this episode: Are nuclear weapons becoming more or less relevant? Georgia Grice talks to deterrence expert Dr Brad Roberts.
Aakriti Bacchawat interviews Derek Grossman, Senior Defence Analy...
Policy, Guns & Money. Episode 9 from 2018-12-07T04:14:21
In Episode 9 of Policy, Guns & Money, Tom Uren talks to Anne Lyons about her recent report, 'Identity of a nation', Brendan Nicholson interviews Dr Robert Glasser, the former Head of the UN Office ...
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Policy, Guns & Money. Episode 8 from 2018-11-22T03:26:22
In ep 8 of Policy, Guns and Money, Michael Shoebridge discusses the strategic implications of the US-PNG-Australia joint naval base on Manus Island and the message that sends to China. Maddie chat...
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Policy, Guns & Money. Episode 7 from 2018-11-08T04:28:50
In episode 7 of Policy, Guns & Money, Maddie talks to Michael Shoebridge on the connections between Human Rights and Global Security, Danielle Cave, Fergus Ryan and Nathan Ruser of our Cyber team d...
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The US midterms: A Policy, Guns and Money Special from 2018-11-02T05:25:56
In this special edition of Policy, Guns and Money, we look at the up-coming US midterm elections.
Our guests are Stephen Loosley AM and Dr Gorana Grgic. Both US specialists and both offer...
Policy, Guns & Money - CT Special from 2018-10-25T02:39:29
In this special episode, we consider the state of Counterterrorism through the lens of the UK and Australian experiences.
For the UK perspective; ASPI roving reporter Brendan Nicholson sp...
Policy, Guns & Money. Episode 6 from 2018-10-11T05:00:25
In episode 6 of Policy, Guns and Money we talk to Dr Jonathan Quick, author of "The End of Epidemics". Lisa Sharland gives us her views on the departure of US UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. Danielle Ca...
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Policy, Guns & Money. Episode 5 from 2018-09-27T04:08:19
In Episode 5, our analysts discuss; Conventional v Nuclear Submarines for Australia, an Australian Cyber force - lessons learned from the US, emerging Biosecurity threats and how we can prepare and...
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 4 from 2018-09-13T06:34:23
In episode 4, our strategists discuss the expansion of PLA capabilities, recent concerns about the Chinese surveillance state, the continuing rise of right-wing extremism in Europe and some welcome...
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Voices from Land Forces 2018 from 2018-09-11T00:26:43
In this Special Edition of Policy, Guns and Money, our roving reporter Brendan Nicholson spent time with several speakers at the recent Land Forces2018 conference held at the Adelaide Convention Ce...
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 3 from 2018-08-30T04:29:08
Policy, Guns and Money is the fortnightly ASPI podcast. In episode 3 our strategists discuss the foreign policy and defence implications of the recent leadership spill, the decision to ban Huawei f...
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 2 from 2018-08-16T06:53:59
Policy, Guns and Money is the fortnightly ASPI podcast. In episode 2 our strategists discuss Australia's reset with China, the true cost of our new Submarine fleet, big tech companies & online cens...
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Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 1 from 2018-08-02T04:07:42
Policy, Guns and Money is the fortnightly ASPI podcast. In this episode our strategists discuss the recent AUSMIN meeting and the state of the alliance. 'Free Speech Panic', judicial changes in Pol...
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Ask ASPI - Trump's Russia Problem from 2017-08-07T01:10:03
Renee Jones talks to Stephen Loosley AM about Trump and Russia
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Big Data in national security. Dr John Coyne and Michael Chi from 2017-08-02T01:46:44
John Coyne talks to Michael Chi about Michaels latest ASPI report, Big Data in national security.
Dr John Coyne is Head of the Border Security program at ASPI.
Michael Chi is a researc...