Protests in Cuba, ransomware on the rise, rethinking Australia’s foreign influence laws
Earlier this month, Cuban citizens took to the streets across the country to protest against deteriorating living conditions amidst the country’s econ...
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A fortnightly podcast produced by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). ASPI is an independent, non-partisan think tank that produces expert and timely advice for Australia’s strategic and defence leaders.
Virgin Galactic takes off, South Africa unrest and countering violent extremism
On 11th July, billionaire Richard Branson joined Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed test flight to space. Billionaire Jeff Bezos will soon follow su...
The future of peacekeeping, countering domestic terrorism, a conversation on WhatsApp
UN Peacekeeping operations are an extremely important part of the UN’s contribution to international peace and security. Peacekeeping expert Associate...
Strategic competition in the Pacific, PRC deterrence, Australia’s climate policy
Lisa Sharland is joined by Professor Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security at the University of Adelaide, to discuss her chapter on ‘Stra...
Asymmetric deterrence, China’s three-child policy, women and leadership
Anastasia Kapetas is joined by John Schaus, Senior Fellow of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies....
Australia’s submarines, mapping China’s technology giants, post-Covid nation-building
Arguably the biggest submarine program in the Western world outside of the United States, Australia’s submarine development continues to raise concern...
Is alarm on Taiwan wrong? Australian climate attitudes & the Cost of Defence
Recently, national security debates in the United States and Australia have been heavily focused on the likelihood of conflict in the Taiwan Straits. ...
Africa Day 2021
This week we are excited to share a special episode on Africa Day. Celebrated annually on 25 May, Africa Day commemorates the 1963 founding of the Afr...
Declining birth rates in Xinjiang, achieving net zero by 2050, fuel pipeline cyber-attack
Recently, ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre released a new report which found that birth rates in Uyghur-majority areas in Xinjiang have fallen...
Climate and National Security, Preventing Radicalisation and a conversation with Katherine Stewart
In April, President Biden held the first Leaders Summit on Climate which saw a number of countries commit to more ambitious reduction targets. Researc...