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Back to SearchEp. 39: The 2020 Raisina Dialogue
Episode 39
Allan and Darren try something different this episode, with Allan taking the lead in asking Darren about his experience attending the Raisina Dialogu…
6 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 38: Gordon de Brouwer on economics vs security, climate change, and effective policymaking
Episode 38
In an episode recorded in the second week of December 2019, Allan and Darren welcome Gordon de Brouwer PSM onto the podcast. Gordon has a distinguish…
6 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 37: The bushfires, internationally; the Soleimani killing; reviewing 2019, looking ahead to 2020
Episode 37
In their first episode recorded in the new year, Allan and Darren begin with the news. First, they take an international perspective on the catastrop…
6 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 36: Ex-ASIO head Duncan Lewis (Part 2): foreign interference and national security policymaking in Australia
Episode 36
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC, the recently retired head of ASIO, the conversation turns to the more recent cha…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 35: Ex-ASIO head Duncan Lewis (Part 1): on his military & govt career, and the challenge of terrorism
Episode 35
In a first for the podcast, we present our first double episode, an exclusive interview with Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC who until recently was Austral…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 34: All things China (again)! Defectors? Sleeper agents? MP visas & Hong Kong
Episode 34
It is simply impossible to ignore China-related news stories in Australia this week, and so Allan and Darren do their best to grapple with the twin b…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 33: US leadership: vision vs reality; RCEP; human rights in China; Syria, the Kurds and US credibility
Episode 33
Allan and Darren kick off this week’s episode by covering a bad week for the United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy at the ASEAN and East Asia Summit m…
6 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 32: The Australia-China Relationship
Episode 32
On this week’s episode, Allan and Darren look to have a broader discussion about China, anchoring the conversation around Allan’s recent article in A…
6 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 31: Debating PM Morrison’s Lowy Lecture
Episode 31
Allan and Darren attempt their first “emergency” episode, recorded on Friday 4 October, the day after Prime Minister Morrison delivered the 2019 Lowy…
6 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 30: Australia’s High Commissioners to Solomon Islands and Samoa discuss diplomacy in the Pacific
Episode 30
In this special episode, Allan and Darren interview two of Australia’s currently serving ambassadors: Rod Brazier, High Commissioner to Solomon Islan…
6 years, 10 months ago