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The National Security Podcast

ANU National Security College

Expert analysis, insights and opinion on the national security challenges facing Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:33

Avoiding a space race to the bottom: Australia as a...

The National Security Podcast ·

2021/06/09

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Mission Specialist at the ANU Institute for Space Dr Cassandra Steer, CEO of the Space Industry Association of Australia James Brown, and Visiting Fellow at ANU National Security College Katherine Mansted join Dayle Stanley to interrogate the opportunities and risks presented to Australia as a ‘middle space power’.Spaceis a critical strategic domain for Australia’s civilian and military interests but is increasingly congested, contested, and

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20:28

Audiopaper | New Indo-Pacific partnership: building...

The National Security Podcast ·

2021/06/03

This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you an audiopaper from the Policy Options Paper series, the flagship publication of ANU National Security College. New Indo-Pacific partnership: Building Australia-Bangladesh security ties is authored by David Brewster, Senior Research Fellow at ANU National Security College.As part of its Indo-Pacific strategy, Australia needs to broaden its engagement in South Asia. For at least a decade, Australia has rightly concentrated on its partnership

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41:49

The next ‘Asian tiger’: building Australia-Bangladesh...

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2021/06/02

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, ANU National Security College Senior Research Fellow Dr David Brewster and Ric Smith – former Australian Ambassador to China and Indonesia and Secretary of Defence – join Professor Rory Medcalf to explore what a deeper Australia-Bangladesh security relationship should look like.As part of its Indo-Pacific strategy, Australia needs to broaden its engagement in South Asia. For at least a decade, Australia has rightly concentrated on its partnership

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21:35

Audiopaper | Australia as a space power: combining...

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2021/05/28

This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you anaudiopaperfrom the Policy Options Paper series, the flagship publication of the ANU National Security College. Australia as a Space Power: Combining Civil, Defence, and Diplomatic Efforts is authored by Cassandra Steer– Senior Lecturer at the ANU College of Law and Mission Specialist at theANU Institute for Space (InSpace).Space is a critical strategic domain for Australia’s civilian and military interests but is increasingly congested,

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48:40

Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical...

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2021/05/19

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, the latest in our Security Summit series, Tobias Feakin – Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology – joins Professor Rory Medcalf to unpack the government’s recently-launched International Cyber and Critical Tech Engagement Strategy.Cyber and critical technology are at the centre of geostrategic competition in the 21st century and affect all aspects of international relations. They affect Australia’s national security,

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20:16

Audiopaper | Protecting education exports: minimising...

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2021/05/14

This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you anaudiopaperfrom the Policy Options Paper series — the flagship publication of the ANU National Security College. Protecting Education Exports: Minimising the damage of China’s future economic coercionis authored by Dirk van derKleyand BenjaminHerscovitch— Research Fellows at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance.Coercion against Australia’s education sector would significantly impact the country’s prosperity.Education is the

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55:14

How Australia can protect its education exports from...

The National Security Podcast ·

2021/05/11

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dirk van der Kley and Benjamin Herscovitch—Research Fellows at ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance — join Chris Farnham to discuss how Australia can protect its education exports from potential economic coercion from China.Coercion against Australia’s education sector would significantly impact the country’s prosperity. Education is Australia’s only remaining export to China valued at over $10 billion annually that the Chinese Government

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43:54

Re-thinking Australian science policy in a changed world

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2021/04/21

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Paul Harris — Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University —joins Katherine Mansted to discuss the need to re-think how the Australian science system engages with the rest of the world and delivers value to the nation.The global science and technology system has undergone massive change since 2000 and is now a key site of geoeconomic competition between states. For the first time in Australia’s history,

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19:51

Audiopaper | Clever country in a changed world:...

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2021/04/21

This episode of the National Security Podcast brings you the first-ever audiopaper fromtheANU National Security College’s flagship publication, the Policy Options Paper series. Clever Country in a Changed World: Re-Thinking Australian Science Policyis authored by Paul Harris — Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University — and is presented by Katherine Mansted, Series Editor and Senior Adviser for Public Policy at the ANU National Security College.The

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45:34

Senator James Paterson on Australian security and...

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2021/04/13

In this episode of the National Security Podcast — part of ourSecurity Summit Series— Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Senator James Paterson chats to Head of the ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf.The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has become increasingly prominent in recent years. Its work is not only highly visible, but highly influential too — as so much policy and legislation now has a national security

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50:37

Charge d’Affaires Mike Goldman on US-Australia...

The National Security Podcast ·

2021/03/31

In this episode ofNational Security Podcast,United StatesChargé d’Affaires to AustraliaMike Goldmanjoins Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss Australia’s bilateral relationship with the United States and the Biden Administration’s approach to the region.With a new administration in the White House, where should we expect continuity and discontinuity in America’s approach to its allies and the Indo-Pacific? In this episode of theNational Security Podcast, and the second edition ofSecurity Summit with

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56:44

Secrecy or transparency? Modernising intelligence

The National Security Podcast ·

2021/03/24

In this episode of National Security Podcast, former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence Carmen Medina and intelligence expert Zachery Tyson Brown join Katherine Mansted to discuss the modernisation of intelligence and the tension between secrecy and transparency.With the amount of information publicly available and the means to collect it increasing exponentially, intelligence agencies and their processes are at a moment of change. In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Katherine Mansted

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49:41

Senator Kristina Keneally on the threat of right-wing...

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2021/03/11

In this episode of National Security Podcast, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Government Accountability Senator Kristina Keneally joins Professor Rory Medcalf on the first episode of Security Summit with Rory Medcalf to discuss the threat right-wing extremism poses to Australia’s national security.With right-wing extremism on the rise in Australia, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Federal Police are dramatically increasing the time and resources they spend on

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40:36

Goodbye 2020, we never loved you

The National Security Podcast ·

2020/12/16

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Rory Medcalf, Katherine Mansted and Chris Farnham look over the wild ride that was 2020 and discuss what we should be watching out for in 2021.With a pandemic, climate-induced megafires, plummeting relations with China, and a democratic crisis in the United States there was no shortage of issues confronting national security policymakers in 2020. In this episode of the National Security Podcast, co-hosts Rory Medcalf, Katherine Mansted and Chris

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1:13:00

Australia’s defence agenda in a contested Indo-Pacific

The National Security Podcast ·

2020/12/09

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Greg Moriarty — Secretary of the Department of Defence — joins Rory Medcalf to discuss Australia’s Defence agenda in a contested Indo-Pacific.With Australia’s regional superiority eroding, defence modernisation and effective strategies are imperative for Australia’s defence forces. In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Head of the National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf speaks with Secretary Greg Moriarty on Australia’s efforts

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44:44

Frances Adamson on securing Australia in an age of...

The National Security Podcast ·

2020/11/26

In this episode of National Security Podcast, Frances Adamson — Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade— joins Rory Medcalf to discuss the national security challenges facing Australia in an age of disruption.With the destructive impact of COVID-19 reverberating around the world, exacerbating the disruptive forces of great power competition, Australian efforts to support its own national interests have rarely been more important. In this episode of the National Security Podcast,

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53:31

American democracy at a moment of change

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2020/11/18

In this episode of National Security Podcast, Dr Vasabjit Banerjee — specialist in comparative politics, electoral competition and political violence — joins Chris Farnham to discuss the current situation in the United States and the future of American democracy. With thesitting president refusing to accept the election result and claiming mass-voter fraud, whilst his supporters take to the streets and threaten violence, the United States stands at a political crossroads. In this episode of the

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39:02

Caroline Millar on securing Australia in an age of...

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2020/11/03

In this episode of National Security Podcast, Caroline Millar — Deputy Secretary, National Security at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet — joins Rory Medcalf to discuss the role of the national security professional in an age of disruption. With the COVID-19 pandemic super-charging Australia’s threat landscape, issues such as great power competition, technological disruption and challenges to the rules-based order are weighing heavily on the desks of national security policymakers. In

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1:01:09

Michael Pezzullo on security as a positive and...

The National Security Podcast ·

2020/10/14

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs Michael Pezzullo AO joins Head of the National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss security in an age of disruption. In the latest instalment of the National Security College’s 10th Anniversary Conversation Series — which explores insights from leaders of the Australian national security community — the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs shares his philosophical and practical

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1:03:46

Molly McKew on disinformation and the presidential...

The National Security Podcast ·

2020/10/07

In this episode of National Security Podcast, expert on information warfare Molly McKew joins Chris Farnham to discuss the influence of disinformation on the United States presidential election.With less than one month until the US election - and the president testing positive for COVID-19 -the whirlwind of conspiracy theories and disinformation attacks has gone into overdrive.In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Molly McKew dissects disinformation campaigns from conspiracy theories -

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