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What Signalgate revealed about technology and intelligence sharing
Episode 69
When US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz set up a Signal group chat to coordinate principals for discussions on a US strike on the Houthis in Yem…
1 year ago
The uphill battle for Australian defence innovation
Episode 68
A critical component and potential vulnerability of AUKUS is Australia’s manufacturing capability. And even beyond AUKUS, the 2023 Defence Strategic …
1 year, 1 month ago
Former USAID official on the DOGE cuts and pathway forward
Episode 67
Since President Trump took office for a second time on 20 January 2025, he has driven an unprecedented level of sweeping governmental change. One of …
1 year, 1 month ago
The lasting impacts of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on the US military
Episode 66
Dr Mara Karlin joined us on the USSC Briefing Rood podcast to talk about her book The Inheritance: America’s Military After Two Decades of War.
What…
1 year, 1 month ago
Three years of war in Ukraine
Episode 65
Three years ago, Russian troops invaded Ukraine with air strikes and a ground invasion from the North towards Kyiv, the South from Crimea and the Eas…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Trump’s second term means for Australia, interview with Bruce Wolpe
Episode 64
Around the time of President Trump’s first indictment, USSC Non-Resident Senior Fellow Bruce Wolpe released his latest book, Trump’s Australia: How T…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump’s foreign policy agenda, like it or not
Episode 63
As President Trump commences his second term in office, he faces a far more contested geopolitical environment than during his first term. From an un…
1 year, 3 months ago
The power of Australia-India port development
Episode 62
India has accelerated port infrastructure projects to counter China’s Belt and Road initiative and enhanced connectivity and trade facilitation could…
1 year, 3 months ago
The significance of the AUKUS tech transfer
Episode 61
When talking about AUKUS, a majority of Australians think it is a good idea for Australia to have nuclear-powered submarines, but much of the public …
1 year, 4 months ago
What the new Congress means for the Indo-Pacific
Episode 60
Republicans have secured control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress authorises the budget, they have exclusive power to de…
1 year, 4 months ago