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Back to SearchEp. 149: The (geopolitical) loneliness of Australia
Episode 149
“The loneliness of Australia is going to be one of many fairly dramatic changes”, says David Rennie towards the end of this utterly absorbing episode…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 148: Canada/Mexico tariffs (Darren’s rapid reaction)
Episode 148
The Trump administration has announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on China. Recorded only a handful of hours after the news br…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 147: Early Trump days with Zack Cooper
Episode 147
We’re still only days into Donald Trump’s second term, but there is already a wealth of data to draw upon to update our models and expectations for h…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 146: Darren, on anything and everything
Episode 146
On the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration, one of the podcast’s editors, Corbin Duncan, interviews Darren in a “ask me anything” format, askin…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 145: A conversation about power
Episode 145
In the past few months Darren has been teaching his elective undergraduate course, Power and Influence in World Politics (POLS2136) at ANU. This year…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 144: Deals with Nauru and PNG
Episode 144
Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC reported this past week on two significant deals the Australian government struck with the governments of Nauru and Papua…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 143: Thinking through Trump 2.0
Episode 143
As the world begins to think through the implications of a second Trump presidential term, Darren is joined once again by Zack Cooper of the American…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 142: Reacting to Trump's return
Episode 142
The shock may not be quite as sharp as 2016, but the consequences could well be even more dire. Eliza Harvey of the ABC returns to join Darren in tal…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 141: Economic security, from the private sector
Episode 141
In an era where “economic security is national security”, arguably the most important perspective in how governments ought to intervene in the econom…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 140: India post-election; Quad cooperation
Episode 140
India has only been on the periphery of Darren’s professional vision since the dramatic headlines last year surrounding the killing of a Sikh activis…
1 year, 10 months ago