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Back to SearchEp. 109: Balloons; FM’s UK speech; France 2+2; DM on sovereignty
Episode 109
The “Chinese spy balloon” has dominated news for the past few weeks and thus Allan and Darren feel compelled to open the episode with their views. FM…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 108: PM in PNG; duelling ambassadors; reviewing 2022
Episode 108
To kick off 2023, Allan and Darren continue their practice of asking how the events of previous year caused them to update their models of internatio…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 107: Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts
Episode 107
Allan and Darren welcome Tim Watts MP, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs.
This is a new role—what does it involve, and how does it contribute …
3 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 106: FM’s DC speech; 2+2s ; a polycrisis?
Episode 106
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has delivered (yet) another speech, this time in Washington DC, and Darren thinks it’s a big deal. Is he overreacting? Me…
3 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 105: G20/Xi bilaterals; FM/DM speeches; midterms
Episode 105
While the previous episode came after more than a month, this episode comes just a week later, with the G20 meetings setting the stage for a ground-b…
3 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 104: 20th Party Congress; export controls; Australia-Japan
Episode 104
After a month away, Allan and Darren try to make sense of a big month of news. They start with the Chinese Community Party’s 20th Party Congress, whe…
3 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 103: Nuclear escalation; UNGA meetings; Track 1.5s
Episode 103
Ukraine has made significant battlefield gains in the past month, changing the dynamics of the Russian invasion, leading to a partial Russian troop m…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 102: A formal statement on China? Australia’s head of state
Episode 102
In this episode Darren picks up on a comment Allan has made several times on the podcast (including the previous episode) about the need for the Aust…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 101: Taiwan
Episode 101
Taiwan represents possibly the most intractable issue in international affairs, but also one of the most important. Arguably, no theory or opinion on…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 100: Foreign Minister Penny Wong
Episode 100
For the 100th episode of Australia in the World, Allan and Darren welcome Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong.
Allan begins …
4 years ago