Podcast Episodes

The prognosis for the Quad and other US alliances in the Indo-Pacific

Episode 84

This week Lisa Curtis joins the podcast. She is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Program for a New American Security and she served in the US Government for more than 20 years across …

Published on 11 hours ago

The role of panda diplomacy in international relations

Episode 83

When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited China this year, his visit to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding got some of the most media attention.

How did pandas become Chin…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Trump 2.0: Energy and climate change

Episode 82

Legislation is hard to pass in the United States, but tends to have a longer-lasting impact than executive orders, which can be easily overturned. President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act put climat…

Published on 1 month ago

A legal look at Epstein

Episode 81

Six years after his death in prison, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to make headlines due to his longtime friendship with President Trump. While most news cycles in the Trump-era ha…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

America’s AI Action Plan unpacked

Episode 80

The White House has recently released America’s AI Action Plan: Winning the race and, in launching the plan, President Trump said, “America is the country that started the AI race. And as President o…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is (and isn’t) in the One Big Beautiful Bill?

Episode 79

Before he even took office for his second term, President Trump began pushing for what became known as the 'Big Beautiful Bill' (BBB). Rather than taking a piecemeal approach to legislation, he wante…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How could Trump’s film tariffs impact Australia?

Episode 78

When President Trump’s war on international trade barriers kicked-off, the sweeping scale and scope of his tariffs were staggering. But even after Liberation Day, there’s one proposed tariff that see…

Published on 2 months ago

What Japan can teach the world about economic security

Episode 77

Economic security is becoming increasingly important amidst growing geopolitical tensions. In light of China's 2010 rare earth mineral export restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on supply…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

AUKUS review, “Golden Dome” and defence spending: Australia and Trump’s defence policy

Episode 76

Initial results of Elbridge Colby’s AUKUS review are expected soon, but this feeds into broader conversations around increasing defence spending and even the role Australia can play in Trump’s “Golde…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unpacking Trump 2.0: Tariffs

Episode 75

In the third episode in our series on Unpacking Trump 2.0 we sat down with USSC Senior Economic Adviser Dr John Kunkel to talk about tariffs under President Trump.

Where did President Trump’s love of …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago