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Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On this evening's program Professor of political science at Stanford University Simon Jackman discusses the US presidential election campaign. Also, the former head of strategic analysis at the Office of National Assessments, Professor Ross Babbage warns that Australia needs to be better prepared to deal with a direct threat from China. David Daly the EU ambassador to Australia talks about the status of the European Union having been awarded the Nobel Prize. And we speak to Gal Hirsh the Deputy Commander of the Israeli Defence Force's Depth Command.