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How artificial intelligence is changing the rules of policymaking from 2023-12-08T01:23
What was achieved at the recent AI Safety Summit, hosted by the United Kingdom?
How do the geopolitics of technology now impact economies and societies?
Insights from Aotearoa: New Zealand's first National Security Strategy from 2023-11-30T05:00:20
What prompted New Zealand (NZ) to develop its inaugural National Security Strategy?
Will NZ’s change of government mean a change of strategy?
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Vetting the future: ASIO's progress towards a fairer security clearance process from 2023-11-23T04:52:26
What are the common myths around the security clearance vetting process?
How has the process changed over the years, and what reforms have ASIO undertaken to ensure fair...
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Women in National Security LIVE with Kathryn McMullan, Kim Brennan, Nu Nu Win and Olivia Shen from 2023-11-10T04:35:45
What changes should the national security community be focused on?
What do whole-of-nation and whole-of-government approaches to change look like?
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The rise of open-source intelligence in a hyperconnected world from 2023-11-02T04:30:32
What is the difference between open-source intelligence (OSINT) and publicly available information?
How can the private sector help intelligence agencies maintain their ...
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PM Albanese's China visit: expectations and realities from 2023-10-26T04:45:45
What is the significance of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s upcoming visit to Beijing?
What outcomes can realistically be achieved, given the turbulent Australia-China...
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Senator James Paterson on national security, China and Australia's social cohesion from 2023-10-19T06:00:27
- How can Australia’s social cohesion be maintained, against a global backdrop of conflict, foreign interference and economic coercion?
- Is the nation's security arch... Listen
Former Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos on PM Albanese’s US visit from 2023-10-12T03:30:42
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to visit President Joe Biden later this month, what priorities will be on his agenda?
Is AUKUS at risk of overshadowing other...
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Navigating ‘digital empires’: how to pursue innovation through tech regulation from 2023-10-05T04:13:55
How can governments keep up with the lightning pace of technological change?
Is there a 'right' model for tech regulation?
And what role can Austral...
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Competing at the cutting edge: the Quad’s role in critical and emerging technology from 2023-09-28T05:30:38
Why are critical and emerging technologies at the forefront of geopolitical competition?
Can the Quad play a part in standard setting without stifling innovation? &...
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The biotechnology revolution: opportunities for the Quad from 2023-09-21T05:51:32
Why is biotechnology so strategically important?
How can the Quad successfully compete with China to harness the opportunities it presents?
And what...
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The changing nature of violent extremism: challenges in a new age from 2023-09-14T05:19:12
How has violent extremism evolved in recent decades?
Why do the words used to discuss and describe extremism matter so much?
And what challenges will gov...
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Strengthening national security through diversity: an interview with ASIS’ Chief Technology Officer from 2023-09-06T18:30
How did a Sri Lankan migrant go from new arrival to Chief Technology Officer in Australia’s secret intelligence service?
What barriers can migrants and members of et...
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The quantum frontier: Australia’s achievements and ambitions from 2023-08-31T05:30:12
What is quantum science and why does it matter?
How is Australia performing in the “quantum race”?
What are some of the ethical, societal and security implications that...
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Mapping the future: how strategic foresight can supercharge policymaking from 2023-08-24T05:02:19
What major trends will shape the next two decades?
How can futures analysis be used to manage risk and harness opportunities?
And how can governments bet...
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Beyond crime scenes: the proactive power of modern forensic science from 2023-08-17T06:00:14
How has rapid technological advancement influenced the way the Australian Federal Police approaches forensic science?
What is the difference between forensics cond...
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Under a growing shadow: Kevin Yam on Hong Kong's future from 2023-08-10T02:00:01
Kevin Yam has a bounty on his head. The Australian citizen, who lived in Hong Kong for 20 years, is accused of breaching the infamous national security law China imposed on Hong Kong three years...
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The view from Washington: Charles Edel on Australia-US relations from 2023-08-03T05:22:39
What are the common misconceptions some Americans have about Australia?
How has the Australia-United States alliance been affected by the changing international order? <...
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Addressing atrocities in the digital era from 2023-07-27T03:58:35
How can cyber capabilities be used in atrocity prevention?
What role could AI and machine learning play in humanitarian interventions?
And how h...
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Risk and reward: Chinese Australians and the national security community from 2023-07-20T06:00:42
Is Australia’s Chinese diaspora misunderstood? What challenges do Chinese Australians face when trying to establish a career in the Australian Public Service? And how can the national security c...
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South Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy: a new era of regional engagement from 2023-07-13T06:00:11
What does South Korea see as its role in the Indo-Pacific?
How does it view the nuclear threat from North Korea?
And what are the opportunities that the Australia-Korea...
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Redefining the battlefield: robotics, artificial intelligence and the Australian Army from 2023-07-06T06:00:28
What is the Australian Army doing to develop its robotic and autonomous systems capabilities?
How likely is the prospect of autonomous 'killer robots' taking to the batt...
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Strengthening Australia's social fabric: insights from Islam from 2023-06-29T06:00:22
How can a better understanding of the Islamic faith help strengthen social cohesion?
What steps can national security agencies take to ensure diverse communities fe...
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Can the US-China relationship be rehabilitated? from 2023-06-22T06:00:41
What are the pathways for the United States and China to improve their bilateral relationship?
What might catalyse conflict between the two great powers?
Is Australia p...
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Australia’s intelligence leaders in conversation from 2023-06-15T06:00:20
Why are Australia’s intelligence agencies growing their public engagement?
How are these agencies responding to an increasingly complex, challenging and dynamic stra...
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SIGINT: an unofficial history with Clare Birgin and John Blaxland from 2023-06-08T06:00
How have historical intelligence organisations evolved into the national security agencies we know today? Who were Australia’s early intelligence professionals? And how has this rich history...
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‘Australia's Security in China's Shadow’: in conversation with Dr Euan Graham from 2023-06-01T06:00
What challenges does China pose to Australia’s security? And have the recent policy responses from Australian Governments been effective?
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Inside the Defence Strategic Review: a conversation with Secretariat co-lead, Professor Peter Dean from 2023-05-25T06:00:18
What is the Defence Strategic Review, and why does it matter? What does it mean for Australian strategy and defence in this contested era? And how will it shape the way the Australian Defence Fo...
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The Quad pod: perspectives on Indo-Pacific diplomacy from 2023-05-18T07:07:52
How is the Quad navigating China’s growing power and influence in the region? How do the four countries balance their domestic security priorities with their commitments under the partnership? A...
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Examining Korea’s place in the Indo-Pacific regional order from 2023-05-11T06:00:38
How important is Korea to Australia’s regional outlook? What elements of the Australia-South Korea relationship should be strengthened? And can South Korea continue to effectively juggle the com...
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Guardians of this land: a First Nations perspective on security from 2023-05-04T05:13:56
What can we learn from First Nations Australians about our obligation to country? And is enough being done to protect native title owners from foreign interference?
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Climate science as intelligence: Antarctica’s strategic value from 2023-04-27T06:04:14
What are Australia’s strategic interests in Antarctica? What role does the continent play in climate science? And what does Australia stand to gain from investment in the region?
In th...
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Bots, trolls and geopolitics: examining the dark side of social media from 2023-04-20T06:00:19
While social media has many benefits, there are a growing number of users – both human and machine – spreading harmful disinformation and misinformation on these networks. Listen
An integral part of governing: Women, Peace and Security from 2023-04-13T05:53:18
What is the Women, Peace and Security framework and how did it come about? What was this agenda designed to do, and has it achieved the original ambition?
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Beyond the ‘comfort zone’: Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy from 2023-04-06T05:09:28
How will Canada engage with partners in the Indo-Pacific? What does its new Indo-Pacific Strategy outline for the years ahead? And how does this document shed light on the nation’s strategic out...
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Why big tech is now in the geopolitical driver’s seat from 2023-03-30T05:00
Technological innovation is now one of the most consequential realms of geopolitical contestation. And in the era of big tech, the private sector has assumed power that once resided with governm...
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Gaining strategic advantage through cultural and linguistic diversity from 2023-03-23T05:00:34
Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) population is under-represented in the national security community.
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Australia’s population 'reality check' from 2023-03-16T05:00
Australia’s most recent Population Statement details the early impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic and projects where the nation’s population is heading over the next decade.
How can this...
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ANZUS, AUKUS and everything in between: Australians’ views of the US Alliance from 2023-03-09T05:00
The Alliance with the United States is historically one of the most important aspects of Australia’s strategic policy — including in relation to Australia’s response to the changing strategic en...
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In conversation with Minister Clare O’Neil from 2023-03-02T09:00:12
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the Hon Clare O’Neil, Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, joins Professor Rory Medcalf in conversation. They discuss Australi...
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One year of war in Ukraine: is the end in sight? from 2023-02-23T05:00:32
How has civilian life been impacted by the war? What more can be done to end the conflict? Will President Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan lead to a treaty?
24 February 2023 marks ...
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The future of space security from 2023-02-16T05:00:10
Why should policy practitioners and law makers focus their attention on space? What does space security look like from a gendered perspective? Is commercialisation disrupting the way that space ...
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The lesser-known – and poorly understood – part of AUKUS from 2023-02-09T05:00:38
Despite what you’d infer from the news articles, nuclear-powered submarines form just one part of the AUKUS Agreement. There is a whole other portion of the pact focused on other technological c...
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National resilience in a changing world: lessons from Europe from 2023-02-02T05:00:34
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Sweden’s Ambassador to Australia His Excellency Mr Pontus Melander and Latvia’s Ambassador to Australia His Excellency Mr Marģ...
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Stranger than fiction: imagination as an instrument of national security from 2023-01-26T05:00:41
How can fiction influence national security policy and its development? What is the role of fiction in future scenario planning? How does reading fiction assist with developing empathy, and...
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What 2022 can tell us about the year ahead from 2022-12-29T05:00:42
In the final National Security Podcast episode of the year, some of the team from the ANU National Security College take stock of Australia’s security landscape in 2022. Dayle Stanley, ...
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Procuring nuclear propulsion, while preventing proliferation from 2022-12-22T05:00:51
Under the AUKUS agreement, Australia will be the first non-nuclear state to acquire nuclear propulsion technology. What impact could this have on the nation’s nuclear security standards? And how...
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The United Kingdom’s tilt towards the Indo-Pacific from 2022-12-15T05:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, the United Kingdom's Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific, joins Professor Rory Medcalf i...
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Russia, China and the Indo-Pacific: a Japanese perspective from 2022-12-08T04:52:36
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, eminent Russian foreign policy scholar Professor Akihiro Iwashita joins Professor Rory Medcalf in conversation.
Gareth Evans on repositioning Australia for a new age of geopolitics from 2022-12-01T05:12:23
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Professor the Hon Gareth Evans, former Australian Foreign Minister and former Chancellor of The Australian National University,...
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Women in National Security LIVE with Nina Davidson, Catherine Burn and Abigail Bradshaw from 2022-11-24T05:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the final instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. Listen
Understanding the United States’ National Security Strategy from 2022-11-17T05:01:40
In this episode, Lisa Curtis — Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security — joins Will Stoltz and David Andrews from the ANU National Security College to discuss the Biden A...
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Clare O'Neil MP and Professor Ciaran Martin on cyber security from 2022-11-10T04:32:26
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Australia’s Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil MP and the former head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre Ciaran ...
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ASIS Director-General Paul Symon AO in conversation from 2022-11-03T03:09:03
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, outgoing Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Major General Paul Symon AO (Retd), joins Professor Ro...
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Women in National Security: Dr Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor at ANU National Security College from 2022-10-27T05:00:57
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the ninth instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. Listen
India’s strategic direction with Dr C Raja Mohan from 2022-10-20T04:55:26
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute in Delhi Dr C Raja Mohan joins Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss India’s str...
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Peter Khalil MP on the competition between authoritarianism and democracy from 2022-10-12T13:01:34
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Peter Khalil MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, joins Rory Medcalf in conversation.&n...
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Women in National Security: Lindy Cameron, CEO of the UK National Cyber Security Centre from 2022-09-29T06:21:20
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the eighth instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. Listen
Former Navy chief Michael Noonan on AUKUS, nuclear submarines, and Australian sea power from 2022-09-22T09:00:59
In this special episode of the National Security Podcast, we kick off a mini-series exploring the AUKUS technology-sharing arrangement, a year on from its announcement. Listen
The future of artificial intelligence: understanding strategic implications from 2022-09-15T05:24:01
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Director of the CSIRO National Artificial Intelligence Centre Stela Solar joins Olivia Shen and Dr Will Stoltz from ANU Nationa...
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How terrorism has changed since 9/11 from 2022-09-08T05:00:48
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Nick Rasmussen, inaugural Executive Director of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, and Kristy Campion, Lecturer of...
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Germany’s reality check on China: a Green perspective from 2022-09-01T06:00:50
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, chair of the European Parliament’s China delegation Reinhard Bütikofer joins Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss how Europe, Germ...
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Women in National Security: Sophia Hamblin Wang, Chief Operating Officer for Mineral Carbonation International from 2022-08-25T03:45:01
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the seventh instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. Listen
Development and geopolitics in Southeast Asia from 2022-08-18T05:28:08
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dr Huong Le Thu and Gatra Priyandita join Dr Will Stoltz to discuss how Southeast Asia’s technology and development needs inter...
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The future of Australian diplomacy in the Pacific from 2022-08-11T04:41:51
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Professor Joanne Wallis and Adjunct Professor Ian Kemish AM join Nicola Rosenblum to discuss the future of Australian diplomacy...
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Cold winds - How Finland sees national security from 2022-08-04T03:44:54
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dr Mika Aaltola, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, joins Rory Medcalf to shine a light on the distinc...
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Women in National Security: Elise Stephenson, gender researcher and Fulbright Scholar from 2022-07-28T06:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the sixth instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. Listen
How the global economy is reshaping international security from 2022-07-21T00:55:09
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Sir Roland Wilson Scholar and economist Helen Mitchell and Director of Research and Economics at the Australian Industry Group ...
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Working with India: understanding the limits and potential from 2022-07-14T06:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Lisa Singh, CEO of the Australia India Institute, and Dr David Brewster, Senior Fellow at ANU National Security College, join W...
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Women in National Security: Julie-Ann Guivarra of the National Indigenous Australians Agency from 2022-06-30T01:31:19
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the fifth instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. ...
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Young Australians in national security and foreign affairs from 2022-06-23T01:22:09
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Kate Clayton and Dom Dwyer join Will Stoltz to discuss how young Australians are seeking to influence policymakers and what can...
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Critical submarine cables: a deep dive into undersea infrastructure from 2022-06-16T01:11:22
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Samuel Bashfield and Anthony Bergin join William Stoltz to discuss the importance and vulnerabilities of submarine cables. Listen
Development, conflict mitigation, and security for the Pacific from 2022-06-10T02:03:24
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Bridi Rice from the Development Intelligence Lab and Erol Yayboke from the Center for Strategic and International Studies join ...
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‘Secret statecraft’ in the spotlight from 2022-06-02T06:05:10
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Emily Hitchman and Dr William Stoltz join Professor Rory Medcalf to unpack what ‘secret statecraft’ means in the Australian con...
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Post-election impressions with Duncan Lewis and Caitlin Byrne from 2022-05-25T12:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Major General (retd) Duncan Lewis and Professor Caitlin Byrne join Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss the potential policy impli...
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Women in National Security: Catherine Burn, Deputy Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service from 2022-05-19T06:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the fourth instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture.&nbs...
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Election explainer: outlining the national security policies on offer from 2022-05-12T06:35:14
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Policy Adviser at ANU National Security College Felicity Millar investigates several national security policy issues with exper...
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The Pacific’s ‘Pandora’s box’: unpacking the Solomon Islands-China security deal from 2022-05-05T06:00
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Anna Powles and Henry Ivarature join Rory Medcalf to discuss the controversial Solomon Islands-China security deal and the majo...
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Women in National Security: Abigail Bradshaw, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre from 2022-04-28T06:26:12
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the third instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture. Listen
The European Union’s Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific from 2022-04-21T06:00:51
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the European Union and French ambassadors to Australia join Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss the EU Strategy for Cooperation i...
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Climate change, disaster preparedness, and the Australian Defence Force from 2022-04-14T04:30:59
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, James Mortensen and Anastasia Kapetas join Will Stoltz to explore the increasing threat of natural disasters in Australia and t...
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Indo-Pacific diplomacy and the war on Ukraine from 2022-04-07T05:56:28
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Tanvi Madan and Ben Herscovitch join Rory Medcalf in conversation to look at what impact the war on Ukraine might have on diplo...
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Women in National Security: Australia’s first Space Commander Catherine Roberts from 2022-04-01T02:33:11
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the second instalment of the Women in National Security mini-series, produced in collaboration with Accenture.&nbs...
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UK-Australia relations with High Commissioner George Brandis from 2022-03-29T23:30:23
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, His Excellency the Hon George Brandis QC, Australia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, joins Will Stoltz to discuss Aus...
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Reporting the war on Ukraine with journalist Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop from 2022-03-25T21:00:52
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, investigative journalist Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop joins Will Stoltz to discuss his time reporting from the war in Ukraine and th...
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A new age of economic statecraft? from 2022-03-16T01:18:39
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Helen Mitchell and Dirk van der Kley join Will Stoltz to examine the so-called unprecedented regime of economic sanctions targe...
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A path to peace: Sir Lawrence Freedman on Russia’s war on Ukraine from 2022-03-11T01:40:31
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Sir Lawrence Freedman joins Professor Rory Medcalf in conversation to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine.
How c...
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Women in National Security: Nina Davidson from the Office of National Intelligence from 2022-03-08T01:03:30
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we are joined by Nina Davidson, Deputy Director-General Intelligence at the Office of National Intelligence, to bring you the f...
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Consequences of Russia’s war on Ukraine from 2022-03-02T06:12:09
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Mick Ryan, Katherine Mansted, Rory Medcalf and Will Stoltz discuss their initial reactions to the unfolding conflict in Ukraine...
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Introducing: The Women in National Security series from 2022-02-24T07:01:07
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we’re sharing something special – a taste of the new Women in National Security (WiNS) mini-series, produced in collaboration w...
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The evolving China-Russia relationship and its impact on Australia from 2022-02-17T03:47:56
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dr Nathan Attrill and Dr Liz Buchanan join Dr Will Stoltz to unpack the evolving relationship between China and Russia and its ...
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Revitalising the Australia-United Kingdom security agenda from 2022-01-18T22:30:20
In the first episode of the National Security Podcast for 2022, Head of the ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf is joined by Royal United Services Institute Sen...
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The 100th National Security Podcast - what can we learn from 2021? from 2021-12-17T03:50:32
In this special final episode of 2021 – the 100th National Security Podcast – a team of experts from ANU National Security College examine the security dimensions of t...
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How the Chinese Communist Party sees China’s place in the world from 2021-12-08T06:09:40
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Nadège Rolland, Jude Blanchette, and Charles Edel join Chris Farnham to explore how China views its place in the world. Listen
Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers on securing Australian democracy from 2021-12-03T04:42:35
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers joins Head of ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf in conversation...
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Minister Paul Fletcher on governing in the Internet age from 2021-11-29T05:30:29
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, The Hon Paul Fletcher MP – Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities, and the Arts, Member for Bradfield, and p...
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Senator Penny Wong on expanding Australia’s power and influence from 2021-11-25T04:31:16
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator The Hon Penny Wong delivers an address to the ANU National Security College entitle...
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Quad Tech Network – Biotech in the Indo-Pacific from 2021-11-18T23:00:30
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dr William Stoltz and Jennifer Jackett are joined by Dr Dirk van der Kley to discuss Shaping the Quad’s DNA, a paper h...
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Professor James Renwick on national security law and intelligence oversight from 2021-11-15T06:23:46
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Head of the ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf is joined in conversation by James Renwick, Senior Counsel, Ho...
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Quad Tech Network - A 5G risk and resilience framework for the Quad from 2021-11-10T04:45:45
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Director of ANU Tech Policy Design Centre Johanna Weaver and Sir Roland Wilson Scholar Jennifer Jackett join Andreas Kuehn from...
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Quad Tech Network – A techno-diplomacy strategy for telecommunications in the Indo-Pacific from 2021-11-04T00:35:46
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Head of ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf and Director of ANU Tech Policy Design Centre Johanna Weaver join ...
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Senator Jenny McAllister on intelligence oversight and diversity in national security from 2021-10-27T16:00:16
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Head of the ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf is joined in conversation by Senator Jenny McAllister, in her ...
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Quad Tech Network – How to secure battery value chains from 2021-10-14T05:12:47
In this special event recording, Jeffrey Wilson joins Rory Medcalf and Jennifer Jackett to explore the ideas put forward in his recent paper from the Quad Tech Network’s QTN series. Listen
Balancing acts: unpacking Australia’s electronic surveillance law from 2021-10-06T04:06:20
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Lizzie O’Shea and Dominique Dalla-Pozza join Will Stoltz to discuss the state of electronic surveillance in Australia – with a ...
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Tom Tugendhat MP on the AUKUS “ménage à trois” from 2021-09-23T06:58:30
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Chair of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat joins Rory Medcalf to unpack what the AUKUS arrangeme...
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Understanding Australia – the vital role played by the National Archives with Director-General David Fricker from 2021-09-09T07:01:35
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, David Fricker, Director-General of the National Archives of Australia, joins two of the ANU National Security College’s residen...
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Indo-Pacific Futures – Geoeconomics from 2021-09-01T07:00:59
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the third instalment of our special three-part Indo-Pacific Futures series, we explore two key geoeconomics trends in the regio...
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High Commissioner to Australia HE Manpreet Vohra on the future of India’s role in the world from 2021-08-13T05:48:42
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, India’s High Commissioner to Australia — His Excellency Manpreet Vohra — sits down with Professor Rory Medcalf in the latest in...
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Indo-Pacific Futures – Critical technology from 2021-07-21T20:00:34
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the second instalment of our special three-part series looking at key trends influencing the future strategic landscape of the ...
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Tim Watts MP on national identity and cyber literacy in Australia from 2021-07-07T14:01:51
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Tim Watts, Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Communications, joins Rory Medcalf for the latest instalment of our...
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Indo-Pacific Futures – The grey zone, hybrid war, and minilateralism from 2021-06-17T05:56:37
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we bring you the first of a special three-part series looking at key trends influencing the future strategic landscape of ...
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Avoiding a space race to the bottom: Australia as a ‘middle space power’ from 2021-06-09T07:25:52
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Mission Specialist at the ANU Institute for Space Dr Cassandra Steer, CEO of the Space Industry Association of Australia James ...
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Audiopaper | New Indo-Pacific partnership: building Australia-Bangladesh security ties from 2021-06-03T00:40:05
This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you an audiopaper from the Policy Options Paper series, the flagship publication of ANU National Security College. New I...
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The next ‘Asian tiger’: building Australia-Bangladesh security ties from 2021-06-02T01:15:15
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, ANU National Security College Senior Research Fellow Dr David Brewster and Ric Smith – former Australian Ambassador to China an...
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Audiopaper | Australia as a space power: combining civil, defence, and diplomatic efforts from 2021-05-28T02:35:51
This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you an audiopaper from the Policy Options Paper series, the flagship publication of the ANU National Security Coll...
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Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology on a values-based approach to tech diplomacy from 2021-05-19T07:00:29
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the latest in our Security Summit series, Tobias Feakin – Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Techno...
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Audiopaper | Protecting education exports: minimising the damage of China’s future economic coercion from 2021-05-14T00:52:11
This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you an audiopaper from the Policy Options Paper series — the flagship publication of the ANU National Security Col...
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How Australia can protect its education exports from China from 2021-05-11T14:01:11
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dirk van der Kley and Benjamin Herscovitch — Research Fellows at ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance — joi...
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Re-thinking Australian science policy in a changed world from 2021-04-21T04:02:02
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Paul Harris — Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University — joins Katherine...
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Audiopaper | Clever country in a changed world: re-thinking Australian science policy from 2021-04-21T03:57:04
This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you the first-ever audiopaper from the ANU National Security College’s flagship publication, the Policy Options Pa...
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Senator James Paterson on Australian security and foreign interference from 2021-04-13T07:06:01
In this episode of the National Security Podcast — part of our Security Summit Series — Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Securit...
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Charge d’Affaires Mike Goldman on US-Australia relations and regional security from 2021-03-31T13:04:48
In this episode of National Security Podcast, United States Chargé d’Affaires to Australia Mike Goldman joins Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss Australi...
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Secrecy or transparency? Modernising intelligence from 2021-03-24T02:24:19
In this episode of National Security Podcast, former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence Carmen Medina and intelligence expert Zachery Tyson Brown join Katherine Mansted to disc...
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Senator Kristina Keneally on the threat of right-wing extremism from 2021-03-11T01:17:52
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Government Accountability Senator Kristina Keneally joins Professor Rory Medcalf on the first ...
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Goodbye 2020, we never loved you from 2020-12-16T00:05:11
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Rory Medcalf, Katherine Mansted and Chris Farnham look over the wild ride that was 2020 and discuss what we should be watching out for i...
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Australia’s defence agenda in a contested Indo-Pacific from 2020-12-09T03:09:40
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Greg Moriarty — Secretary of the Department of Defence — joins Rory Medcalf to discuss Australia’s Defence agenda in a conteste...
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Frances Adamson on securing Australia in an age of disruption from 2020-11-26T00:33:57
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Frances Adamson — Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade— joins Rory Medcalf to discuss the national security cha...
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American democracy at a moment of change from 2020-11-18T03:06:10
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Dr Vasabjit Banerjee — specialist in comparative politics, electoral competition and political violence — joins Chris Farnham to di...
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Caroline Millar on securing Australia in an age of disruption from 2020-11-03T22:30:31
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Caroline Millar — Deputy Secretary, National Security at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet — joins Rory Medcalf to d...
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Michael Pezzullo on security as a positive and unifying force from 2020-10-14T03:14:29
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs Michael Pezzullo AO joins Head of the National Security College Professor Rory Medc...
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Molly McKew on disinformation and the presidential election from 2020-10-07T05:51:48
In this episode of National Security Podcast, expert on information warfare Molly McKew joins Chris Farnham to discuss the influence of disinformation on the United States presi...
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COVID-19 and the private sector’s role in health security from 2020-09-24T02:02:50
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Chris Farnham is joined by Glenn Keys and Dr Geetha Isaac-Toua to discuss Australia’s response to COVID-19 and the role of the priv...
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Geopolitics in a time of great distraction from 2020-09-16T04:26:18
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Chris Farnham is joined by Jacob Shapiro to discuss some of the important geopolitical issues flying below the media radar. Listen
Australian Signals Directorate's Rachel Noble on securing the nation from 2020-09-02T05:28:37
On this National Security Podcast, Head of National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf speaks with Ms Rachel Noble PSM, Director-General of the Australian Signals Directora...
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Securing Australia with Major General Duncan Lewis from 2020-08-19T01:39:16
On this National Security Podcast, Head of National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf speaks with Major General Duncan Lewis, former Director-General of Security at ASIO, ...
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Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy from 2020-08-12T01:27:34
In this special episode of the National Security Podcast, Katherine Mansted is joined by Alastair MacGibbon, Gai Brodtmann and Rory Medcalf to discuss Australia's recently relea...
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Digital trust and the cost of cyber failure from 2020-08-05T01:00:20
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Katherine Mansted is joined by AustCyber CEO Michelle Price to talk about the risks of putting blind faith in the digital devices w...
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Great power competition with Ali Wyne from 2020-07-22T03:00:50
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Katherine Mansted speaks to Ali Wyne about why great powers compete, how China, Russia, and the United States are shaping the g...
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Australia's Defence Strategy Update from 2020-07-08T02:04:45
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, we are joined by former Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence Gai Brodtmann, Head of the ANU Strategic ...
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Information warfare with Major General Marcus Thompson from 2020-07-01T02:18
In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Katherine Mansted is joined by Major General Marcus Thompson to discuss the nature of information warfare in the 21st cent...
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Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Australia and COVID-19 from 2020-06-17T02:02:29
On 16 June, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne delivered a policy address to the National Security College on Australia and the world in the time of COVID-19. Her remarks, and the ...
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Foreign investment and national security from 2020-06-10T00:01:01
In this episode of National Security Podcast, we speak with the Perth USAsia Centre's Dr Jeffrey Wilson about Australia's new investment measures and a shift toward caution in t...
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Indonesia and COVID-19 from 2020-06-03T06:47:16
On this special episode of the National Security Podcast, we speak to three leading Indonesia experts about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country's national...
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American national security and the 2020 election from 2020-05-15T06:06:06
In this National Security Podcast, we speak to Professor Tom Nichols about international and domestic national security influences on the United States' 2020 elections. Listen
Policy challenges of responding to climate change and COVID-19 from 2020-04-15T03:34:20
In this episode, we talk to the former head of Emergency Management Australia Mark Crosweller about national resilience in an era of climate change and COVID-19.
How h...
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Disinformation - from climate change to COVID-19 from 2020-04-02T01:29:38
How do Australia’s experiences fit into the global contest over the climate change narrative and why is that contest now bleeding into discussion about the coronavirus pandemic? On this ...
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The implications of climate change for national security from 2020-03-17T14:19:21
How do the impacts of climate change make it a national security issue, and how is climate change going to affect Australia’s preparedness for national resilience and even war? ...
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Rory Medcalf on the contest for the Indo-Pacific from 2020-03-05T04:24:55
On this episode, Chris Farnham chats with Professor Rory Medcalf about the future of the Indo-Pacific region and Australia's place in it.
Will any one country have the...
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Ask Policy Forum: The podcast where you ask the questions from 2020-02-20T04:01:27
Join us at the pod squad members’ lounge as we field your questions on all sorts of issues, from how countries are performing on emissions reduction to which politician you’d least like ...
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Populism and Australia’s future in Asia from 2020-02-12T05:38:58
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Sam Roggeveen joins Chris Farnham and Katherine Mansted to talk about his recent paper Our Very Own Brexit: Australia’s Hollow ...
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Freedom of the press and the year that was 2019 from 2019-12-10T20:42:53
Is press freedom a national security issue? If it is, what does that mean for Australia’s regional relations and its fight against foreign interference? In this episode of the National Securi...
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Impeachment, foreign policy, and national security from 2019-12-03T23:57:08
In this National Security Podcast, Dr Charles Edel and Dr Gorana Grgic discuss the details of the new United States Studies Centre report, Listen
Women in National Security: Hon Mariya Didi, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Maldives from 2019-11-27T05:28:33
In this National Security Podcast, Defence Minister Mariya Didi explains what drives the Maldives to look to its democratic neighbours, India and Sri Lanka, as the nation’s security partn...
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Techlosophy and the future of security from 2019-11-06T01:06:43
In this National Security Podcast, Zac Rogers and Katherine Mansted talk about why political leaders have long been attracted to the idea that technology is a revolutionary key to progres...
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Right-wing extremism and domestic terror (part two) from 2019-10-22T23:47:45
In this National Security Podcast, Nicholas Rasmussen, former director of national counter-terrorism in the United States, and Jacinta Carroll, Australian policy professional in counterin...
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Right-wing extremism and domestic terrorism (part one) from 2019-10-02T06:06:36
What poses the greatest risk, Islamic terrorism or far-right extremism?
First exploring whether right-wing extremism is a new challenge and why conspiracy theories seem to have such great ...
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Fintech and the geopolitics of crypto-currencies from 2019-09-04T04:05:45
As Facebook advances its plan for a new cryptocurrency – Libra – we ask what the fintech revolution means for national security. Will a major player like Facebook take crypto mainstream, and if ...
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In the middle of the Indo-Pacific: Japan, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands from 2019-08-15T02:13:17
Too often, discussion of the 'Indo-Pacific' is heavily focused on China, the United States and India. While these nations are the biggest actors in the region, it is important to note that they ...
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Identity, geopolitics, and Europe’s place in the new world order from 2019-07-24T05:50:07
As technology alters the constraints that geography poses on nations, societies, and individuals, how will national security change? How will the fragmentation of society along lines of proximit...
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Kelly Magsamen on US National Security Policy from 2019-07-11T00:49:12
In this episode of the National Security Podcast we talk to Kelly Magsamen about American national security policy - what is driving it, where it is going, and if we’re headed into a cul-de-sac ...
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National Security Podcast extra: Hugh White on How to Defend Australia from 2019-07-04T02:18:19
In this National Security Podcast extra, we speak to Professor Hugh White AO about his new book, How to Defend Australia. Hugh argues for a radical shift in the way we view Ame...
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National security and the media in Southeast Asia from 2019-07-03T07:08:35
As geopolitical competition intensifies again in the region, Southeast Asia finds itself increasingly pressured by China and the US. Whilst China aggressively pursues its claim over Southeast ma...
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Battlefield singularity, AI pixie dust, and the future of war from 2019-06-20T04:14:25
Is artificial intelligence (AI) the game-changer many think it will be? Will advances in AI change the nature of competition and conflict between states, or lift the fog of war? Do the American ...
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Economic warfare and the globalisation of innovation from 2019-06-13T01:46:20
Technology and innovation are key drivers of social progress and economic prosperity. At the same time, emerging technologies can be 'double-edged swords' used to undermine security and democrac...
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The Quad pod from 2019-05-30T04:53:07
After a rocky start, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is seeing somewhat of a renaissance. What is driving the renewed interest from the US, Japan, Australia, and India? What are these countr...
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Tech, law, and the day cyber turned kinetic from 2019-05-16T01:28
How are social media platforms changing who has power inside democracies and in international relations? Should Israel's recent strikes on Hamas change our thinking on cyber and the use of force...
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National Security Podcast: Laura Rosenberger – Democracy, China, and Trump from 2019-04-10T00:41
Why are relations between Washington and Beijing increasingly competitive, and should we expect a reset any time soon? Will Washington have an enduring role to play in the Indo-Pacific? Is techn...
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Strategic forecasting with the UK Ministry of Defence from 2019-03-27T01:01
On this National Security Podcast, Brigadier Ewen Murchison from the UK Ministry of Defence joins Chris Farnham to talk about futures forecasting in national and international security....
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National Security Podcast extra: India and Pakistan, to the brink again from 2019-03-06T00:45
How has history continuously pitted two nuclear-armed nations against each other over land-locked territory? In a deadly mix of terrorism, giant conventional forces, and nuclear weapons, India a...
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Data, cyber, and the social contract from 2019-02-27T03:03
On this episode of the National Security Podcast, co-host Katherine Mansted talks data, cyber, democracy, and the social contract with Dr Lesley Seebeck, CEO of the Australian National ...
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Counter-terrorism and China's war on Uyghurs from 2019-02-13T01:02
In this episode of National Security Podcast, Professor Michael Clarke talks with Chris Farnham about terrorism in China and his latest edited book Terrorism and Counter Terrorism i...
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Hostage diplomacy and the Huawei indictments from 2019-02-01T02:03
With the arrests of Australian and Canadian citizens in China, Rory Medcalf discusses the implications of arbitrary arrests not only for intergovernmental relations but also for greater society....
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An inside look at countering terror from 2018-12-04T06:45
Nick Rasmussen is the former Director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre. In a wide-ranging discussion with host Chris Farnham, he brings his experience and expertise to bear on ISIS and...
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National Security Podcast: Unpacking the APEC powerplays from 2018-11-20T00:43
Did the APEC forum just cease to be an economic summit? On this episode of the National Security Podcast, Chris Farnham chats with Professor Rory Medcalf about the quality of Chinese di...
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Women in National Security – episode 6 from 2018-10-29T05:23
Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future nation...
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Women in National Security – episode 5 from 2018-10-27T01:39
Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future nation...
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Women in National Security – episode 4 from 2018-10-26T00:31
Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future nation...
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Women in National Security – episode 3 from 2018-10-25T00:30
Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future nation...
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Women in National Security – episode 2 from 2018-10-23T23:31
Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future nation...
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Women in National Security – episode 1 from 2018-10-23T01:13
Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future nation...
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Facts and fears with James Clapper from 2018-10-16T20:17
Why is President Trump espousing his love for dictators? How will new technologies and citizen investigations change the way intelligence collection is carried out? Are conspiracy theories a bit...
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Putting India in the Indo-Pacific from 2018-10-04T02:40
As the Indian Ocean Region becomes enmeshed in the greater Indo-Pacific architecture, how is India adjusting the way it interacts with regional actors? How is India responding to China’s Belt an...
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A shifting maritime landscape from 2018-09-20T04:44
Why are Japan and Britain conducting Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea? What would an enduring peace in those contested waters look like? How is Trump affecting the US-Chin...
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Securing elections and fighting fake news from 2018-09-05T03:23
It’s been two years since the Russian government’s alleged interference in the US presidential election. Since then, it’s not just the US who has had to grapple with this new form of statecraft ...
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Countering violent extremism from 2018-08-22T02:21
In this National Security Podcast, Anooshe Mushtaq talks to Chris Farnham about how social exclusion led her down the path of radicalisation, and what policymakers can do to help others...
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Binary bullets from 2018-08-09T02:34
State-on-State cyber-attacks occur with semi-regularity, while the world suffers from cybercrime on a daily basis. But what about cyberterrorism? How do terror groups use the internet to cause h...
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The Helsinki head-scratcher from 2018-07-20T01:43
The world has become accustomed to the disruptive presidency of Donald Trump, but few could have imagined the extraordinary press conference between Trump and Putin this week in Finland. Standin...
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National Security Podcast: Weaponised narratives from 2018-07-19T03:32
Propaganda has been with us since time immemorial, but the rise of digital media has changed the dynamic. Today, propaganda has evolved into something new and more threatening, attacking new tar...
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Terrorism 2.0 from 2018-07-03T07:01
Bruce Hoffman and Sidney Jones, two of the world’s foremost terrorism experts, discuss the shifting strategies and tactics of jihadi groups in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Listen
Summitry and strategy from 2018-06-19T08:58
This week on the National Security Podcast, Chris Farnham talks to Zack Cooper about Trump’s diplomacy, from the recent G7 Summit to US grand strategy in the Indo-Pacific. Could trade d...
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Podcast extra: Trump 0, Kim 1 from 2018-06-14T02:36
Brought to you by Policy Forum with the support of the ANU National Security College, the National Secur...
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Rory Medcalf: the rise of the Indo-Pacific from 2018-06-06T01:40
Brought to you by Policy Forum with the support of the ANU National Security College, the National S...
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