Episode Details

The United States is tearing down the foundations that have underpinned the west since the end of the second world war.

Traditional alliances have been turned on their head, and Australia is not immune.

Should we go it alone without our biggest ally, and are Australia's future leaders ready for the job ahead?

Guests: Latika Bourke - Writer at Large, The Nightly and an Expert Associate at the ANU’s National Security College. 

Sam Roggeveen - Director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program 

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