ASPI Podcast: Policy, Guns & Money

In this episode, ASPI’s Dr Huong Le Thu talks Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam, Her Excellency Robyn Mudie, about the situation on the ground in Vietnam and the lessons to be learnt from the country's response to Covid-19. Next, senior analyst Dr Jake Wallis and research intern Albert Zhang chatted about their recent research on Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation and the rise i...

In episode three of Australia’s Next Steps, host Michael Shoebridge talks to Alison Pennington, Senior Economist at the Centre for Future Work associated with the Australian Institute, and Tom Murphy, Head of Agriculture and Regional Investment Strategy with the Queensland Investment Corporation about the future of nation building for Australia. The discussion centres on the Australian economy, fo...

"Fakes are all around us. Academic analysis suggests that they’re difficult to spot without new sensors, software or other specialised equipment, with 1 in 5 photos you see being fraudulent." In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Danielle Cave speaks to authors Hannah Smith and Katherine Mansted about the research behind their recent ASPI report. The report: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/weapo...

Welcome to ASPI’s mini-series, ‘Australia’s Next Steps’, brought to you by Oracle. Episode Two looks at the future of work in Australia. For many, the pandemic has changed our daily working lives, and has allowed businesses to realise both the benefits and drawbacks to this style of work. Host, Michael Shoebridge, Director of ASPI’s Defence, Strategy and National Security Program, talks to Brenda...

In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Kelly Smith speaks to ICPC’s Vicky Xu, Kelsey Munro, and Nathan Ruser, authors of ASPI’s ‘Uyghurs for sale’ - the ground-breaking report which exposes the forced labour programs being inflicted on the Uyghur population of Xinjiang, China. They discuss their open-source research approach and the impact the report has had. Report: https://www.aspi.org.au/re...

Welcome to ASPI’s new mini-series podcast, ‘Australia’s Next Steps’. ASPI, together with Oracle, is excited to launch the first episode of a new podcast that examines Australia’s strategic environment, opportunities for the future and the possible next steps for the nation. Episode One examines the future of national security for Australia and the outlook for our region. Host Michael Shoebridge, D...

In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Lisa Sharland, head of ASPI's International Program speaks to Dr Anna Powles, senior lecturer in security studies at Massey University for an update on the impact of Covid-19 on the Pacific. Kelly Smith catches up with Colonel Ned Holt, ASPI's US Army War College Fellow to get some tips on looking after yourself while in isolation in difficult circumstanc...

In this episode, ASPI’s Genevieve Feely speaks to Dr Sue Harris-Rimmer, Gender Policy Expert and Associate Professor at Griffith University Law School, about the Afghanistan peace process and why it's so important that women are represented and their rights protected in any agreement that is made Michael Shoebridge talks to Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb about the implications of Covid-19 for Russia...

In this episode; ASPI’s Lisa Sharland talks to Richard Gowan, International Crisis Group's UN Director, to discuss the International Crisis Group’s recent report: "Covid-19 and Conflict: Seven Trends to Watch". The report is available here: https://www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb4-covid-19-and-conflict-seven-trends-watch Earlier this year Bart Hogeveen of ASPI's ICPC released the report: "ICT for de...

This special episode marks the publication of ASPI's Counterterrorism Yearbook for 2020. This is the fourth annual edition of the CT Yearbook and while circumstance dictates we cannot host our traditional launch at the ASPI Auditorium, we invite you to listen to this special episode and join in the conversation about this incredibly important topic. In this episode, we hear an introduction from AS...

In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money ASPI’s Head of the International Program, Lisa Sharland speaks to experienced human rights and women’s rights advocate, Louise Allen about her recent ASPI publication ‘Australia's implementation of women, peace and security: Promoting regional security’. You can read the full report here: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australias-implementation-women-peace...

In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money we look at COVID-19, the Corona Virus. We speak with three prominent experts to help understand the current situation and consider where we are heading. You'll hear from Professor Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity at the University of New South Wales. Professor MacIntyre heads the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, which conducts rese...

In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus make a welcome return discussing the implications of the recent US Government decision to pause the Triton UAV program. Huong and Jake discuss the recent Taiwanese elections and Kelly speaks to Madeleine Gordon, Climate Change and Energy Security Fellow at Young Australians in International Affairs. Guests in...

We bring you three great conversations in this episode of Policy, Guns and Money. First, Brendan Nicholson speaks with Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody, Legal Adviser for Islamic law and jurisprudence at the ICRC (0:35). We then move on to a discussion of censorship and state media relating to Covid-19, the Corona virus between Fergus Ryan and Elise Thomas of the ASPI International Cyber Policy Centre (11:55)....

ASPI Executive Director Peter Jennings discusses the recent ASPI report "How the geopolitical partnership between China and Russia threatens the West" with His Excellency Kim Beazley, Governor of Western Australia and report author Professor Paul Dibb of the ANU. Tom Uren and Elise Thomas from our Cyber team discuss the misinformation and hype that surrounded two recent high profile incidents; the...

In this special episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Lisa Sharland discusses the vital work of Gender Advisors in the Australian Defence Force with Commander Jen Macklin, Group Captain Dee Gibbons and Wing Commander Angeline Lewis. Lisa Sharland: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/lisa-sharland Music in this episode: “The Lone Woodlouse” by Rachael K. Collier, via the You Tube Audio Library.

In our first episode of 2020, we examine two of the big events that are impacting the world currently; the US killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and the terrible bushfires currently ravaging Australia. Peter Jennings, ASPI’s Executive Director discusses the tense situation in the middle-east with US Army War College Fellow, Lt COL Ned Holt. On the bushfires, we’ve spoken to three experts i...

Mali interviews Oriana Skylar Mastro, Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, about her most recent book ‘The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime (Cornell University Press 2019)’ and her latest project on China’s challenge to U.S primacy. Louis...

In this special episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Strategist editor Jack Norton covers this year’s Beersheba Dialogue, the annual conference between ASPI and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Tel Aviv. He spoke to former Labor MP and shadow assistant minister for defence and cybersecurity Gai Brodtmann about the state of the Australia–Israel relationship and arms control expert Emil...

In this special episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Peter Jennings, ASPI's Executive Director and Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence, Strategy and National Security at ASPI discuss the recent events relating to the unprecedented leak of hundreds of internal CCP documents, the refusal of Australian politician's visas , and the future of the Australian-China relationship. Peter Jennings: https://w...

In this episode, Andrew Davies talks with Marcus Hellyer on the costs of the Future Submarine project and discusses the current long range strike debate. Mali interviewed Natalie Sambhi on the recent appointment of Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia's Defence Minister. Genevieve chats with John Coyne on the impact of his recent report on the future security of Australia's north. Links: https://www.aspi...

Our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus discuss the US withdrawal from Syria, debated Putin’s role and grappled with the complex issue of Australian returning foreign fighters (1:05). Continuing our coverage of Syria, Elise and Tom from our cyber team chat about different social media campaigns that are targeting the narratives surrounding Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish forces in the reg...

We're back ahead of schedule because there is so much to talk about. In this episode, Michael Shoebridge offers his thoughts on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to the United States and the impact it may have had on the Aus-China relationship. Lisa Sharland and Sarah O'Connor unpack the United Nations General Assembly's Leaders' Week and assess Scott Morrison's performance. Finally, former ASP...

Genevieve Feely chats with Tess Newton Cain to unravel the recent Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu. (16m15s) Sofia Patel returns to Aus to discuss gender & counterterrorism, PhD life, and Brexit with Lisa Sharland. (27m23s) Louisa Bochner interviews Bonnie Glaser, Director of the China Power Project, to get her take on the implications of the ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong. (0m41s) In this epi...

Our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus discuss the continuing pro-democracy protests rocking Hong Kong and the likelihood of a violent intervention from Beijing (0m55s). Renee talks to Senator Vern White, former Chief of Police in Ottawa about the challenges facing modern policing, the opioid crisis and pill testing (12m38s). In this episode:: - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/two-ideas-t...