Ep. 84: AUKUS revisited; Quad leaders; China & CPTPP; Taiwan
This week Allan and Darren begin by resuming their discussion of AUKUS. With the decision now a few weeks old, have their minds changed? How are they ...
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A discussion of the most important news and issues in international affairs through a uniquely Australian lens. Hosted by Allan Gyngell and Darren Lim.
Ep. 83: Debating AUKUS—Deterrence, sovereignty and risk
The announcement of a new trilateral security partnership, AUKUS (Australia, UK and US), is a major event in the history of Australian foreign policy....
Ep. 82: Afghanistan evacuation; US alliance at 70; ministerial meetings; 9/11 reflections
Allan and Darren begin this episode reviewing the frenzied two-week evacuation from Afghanistan. A logistical success or further evidence of a terribl...
Ep. 81: Gary Quinlan (Part 2): Australia-Indonesia relations, ASEAN, and the future of multilateralism
This second half of the discussion begins with Australia-Indonesia relations. How does Indonesia see Australia? How much do the views expressed by Pre...
Ep. 80: Gary Quinlan (Part 1): On Indonesia in the world, and diplomacy in a time of COVID-19
In a conversation recorded on Thursday 5 August, Allan and Darren welcome Gary Quinlan to the podcast. Gary’s career in Australian foreign policy can ...
Ep. 79: Afghanistan
On Sunday the 15th August the Taliban took control of Kabul, capping an astonishingly rapid takeover of Afghanistan. In this emergency episode, Allan ...
Ep. 78: New DFAT Secretary; Exchange hack and Pegasus; APEC; return to Afghanistan?
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has a new Secretary, Kathryn Campbell. Darren uses the occasion to build a theoretical model of th...
Ep. 77: Debating democracy and the “competition of systems”
In an episode recorded on 24 June, Allan and Darren take a step back from the news to discuss an emerging theme in international affairs: the competit...
Ep. 76: Morrison’s Perth speech; PM Lee’s China advice; an energised G7; bilaterals with UK & France
This week’s episode tracks PM Scott Morrison’s recent travels. We begin in Perth prior to his leaving the country with what Allan considers to be a ma...
Ep. 75: PM to NZ; Samoa; Kabul embassy closure; Belarus; lab leak
After some time away from the news, Allan and Darren have a lot to catch up on. This episode begins with PM Scott Morrison’s visit to New Zealand to m...