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Back to SearchEp. 119: When domestic policy is foreign policy (and the PM’s travels)
Episode 119
The ABC’s Stephen Dziedzic joins once again this episode. PM Albanese is visiting China later this week, and Darren frames a new bargaining phase of …
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 118: A US perspective on Australia’s defence policy
Episode 118
Almost six months have passed since the release of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR), and this episode Darren is joined by Zack Cooper, Senior Fello…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 117: Canada-India (emergency episode)
Episode 117
In an 'emergency' episode, Darren is joined by Ian Hall, a Professor at the Griffith Asia Institute, to discuss the truly explosive revelation made t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 116: Australia’s international development policy
Episode 116
The Australian government has launched a new International Development Policy, and Darren is joined by Bridi Rice, CEO of the Development Intelligenc…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 115: The domestic politics of AUKUS and Pacific security pacts
Episode 115
This episode Darren is thrilled to be joined (for the second time) by Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC, perhaps the finest foreign affairs reporter in Aus…
3 years ago
Ep. 114: And we’re back. Australia-China; US-China
Episode 114
It’s time to resume, or start again. A lot has happened in the past four months, and Darren focuses on two big stories, or relationship trajectories:…
3 years ago
Allan Gyngell and Australia in the world
Episode 113
Allan Gyngell passed away on 3 May 2023. Darren talks about the past few weeks, and reads a short piece he wrote for the AIIA about his friend, and t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 112: Cold War 2?
Episode 112
In the wake of Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, Allan and Darren ask – are we in a new Cold War? Is the concept a useful frame for…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 111: AUKUS plans; India; red alerts
Episode 111
The members of AUKUS have laid out a more concrete plan for Australia to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine capability, and so Allan and Darren offe…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 110: Ukraine, one year on
Episode 110
Marking one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Allan and Darren reflect on what they have learned, what surprised them, and how they each are t…
3 years, 6 months ago