The National Security Podcast

Government #164

Expert analysis, insights and opinion on the national security challenges facing Australia and the Indo-Pacific.

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AI, rights and rules: who’s accountable in an automated world?
Jun 5, 2025 – 43:14
Australia decides 2025: national security priorities
May 29, 2025 – 46:25
Transatlantic security crisis? NATO and Europe's strategic dilemma
May 22, 2025 – 56:15
Insidious and underappreciated? The impact of gender-based violence on national security
May 15, 2025 – 43:38
Why Taiwan’s security matters to Australia and the world
May 8, 2025 – 43:50
China's evolving relationship with the United States
May 1, 2025 – 36:09
Is Australia prepared? Lessons from the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review
Apr 17, 2025 – 49:15
Aid, development, and Australia’s national security: why it matters now more than ever
Apr 10, 2025 – 48:13
How global shocks, supply chains, and innovation impact food security
Apr 3, 2025 – 40:23
China's naval activity off Australia: coercion or common practice?
Mar 27, 2025 – 49:57
Russia, the US, and the (uncertain) future of “the West”
Mar 20, 2025 – 49:37
Security in transition: Trump’s America, alliances, and global stability
Mar 13, 2025 – 43:09
Who decides? Courts, citizenship, and national security
Mar 6, 2025 – 43:09
Contest for the High North: Greenland and Arctic security
Feb 27, 2025 – 46:18
BRICS and the global order: shifting tides or a club of convenience?
Feb 20, 2025 – 46:44
Africa: Australia’s Indo-Pacific “blind spot”
Feb 13, 2025 – 47:21
The power of fiction and storytelling in understanding national security
Feb 6, 2025 – 42:34
Think you can identify misinformation online? Research shows you probably can’t
Dec 19, 2024 – 41:45
Pat Conroy on defending Australia and Pacific partnerships
Dec 12, 2024 – 57:35
Andrew Hastie on social cohesion, defence, and strategic challenges
Dec 5, 2024 – 39:57
‘I have concepts of a plan’: what to expect from Trump 2.0
Nov 28, 2024 – 49:27
Trust and leadership in intelligence and national security: Women in National Security
Nov 21, 2024 – 58:25
George Brandis on how politics and national security intersect
Nov 14, 2024 – 36:22
In conversation with Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
Nov 7, 2024 – 52:37
Killer robots and unpredictability: the new face of weapons regulation
Oct 31, 2024 – 37:27
Beyond the ballot: misinformation, trust and truth in elections
Oct 24, 2024 – 47:31
The politics of migration, refugees and national security
Oct 17, 2024 – 51:41
The impact of climate change on national security
Oct 10, 2024 – 58:48
The new oil: critical minerals, rare earths, and the clean energy transition
Oct 3, 2024 – 46:16
Quad Leaders’ Summit: setting it up for success in "phase 3"
Sep 26, 2024 – 49:44
Fostering ethical leadership: why compassion matters in public service
Sep 19, 2024 – 54:12
The AUKUS officials, part 3: Damian Parmenter, UK Director General AUKUS
Sep 12, 2024 – 42:25
Transformative and resilient: reflections from the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum
Sep 5, 2024 – 1:00:32
Going for gold: sport, statecraft, and security
Aug 22, 2024 – 49:19
The ultimate high ground: Australia’s role in the space domain
Aug 15, 2024 – 38:47
India’s evolving place in the world under a third Modi government
Aug 8, 2024 – 58:42
Alliances and security agreements in Europe and the Indo-Pacific
Aug 1, 2024 – 32:08
Australia’s AUKUS officials, part 2: Tanya Monro, Chief Defence Scientist
Jul 25, 2024 – 47:53
Australia’s AUKUS officials, part 1: Hugh Jeffrey, Deputy Secretary SP&I
Jul 18, 2024 – 1:03:32
Like-minded lessons: why Australia should be watching Europe's approach to China closely
Jul 11, 2024 – 47:29
The future of Australian elections and Australian democracy
Jul 4, 2024 – 41:32
Terrorism and extremism: a present and evolving threat
Jun 27, 2024 – 53:35
Economic security: shocks, preparedness and resilience
Jun 20, 2024 – 52:29
Social licence for national security: what’s the mandate? 
Jun 13, 2024 – 48:34
Chinese strategy and statecraft: coercion and competition in the Indo-Pacific
Jun 6, 2024 – 45:51
Safeguarding the present and future of democracy
May 30, 2024 – 52:17
Future direction of the AUKUS agreement: what role for Japan and others?
May 23, 2024 – 58:10
It wouldn’t happen in Australia: can the centre hold?
May 16, 2024 – 48:55
The monitor's lens: the Secrecy Review and insights from the INSLM
May 9, 2024 – 36:32
Indo-Pacific statecraft: deterrence and diplomacy
May 2, 2024 – 37:02