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03 Apr 2025
The National Security Podcast
How global shocks, supply chains, and innovation impact food security
In this episode, Alison Bentley and Dirk van der Kley join David Andrews to share insights into the current state of food security, contemporary threats, and the need for research and innovation to ensure sustainable food systems.
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Rory Medcalf and Christian Fjäder discuss how Australia and Finland can build an innovative security partnership involving policy dialogue and exchanges of expertise.
This book brings together leading analysts from Australia, India, US, France, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Seychelles to consider the future of the Indian Ocean.
Dr David Brewster, Captain Simon Bateman, Dr Anthony Bergin provide an assessment of Sri Lanka’s maritime challenges and maritime domain awareness capabilities.
Dr David Brewster and Captain Simon Bateman write about the future of information and intelligence-sharing in the Indian Ocean.
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The National Security Podcast
How global shocks, supply chains, and innovation impact food security
In this episode, Alison Bentley and Dirk van der Kley join David Andrews to share insights into the current state of food security, contemporary threats, and the need for research and innovation to ensure sustainable food systems.
The National Security Podcast
China's naval activity off Australia: coercion or common practice?
In this episode Jennifer Parker and Douglas Guilfoyle join David Andrews to discuss the recent Chinese naval task group operating off Australia's coast, the legality and implications of their activities, and the lessons for Australia's strategic outlook and response.
The National Security Podcast
Russia, the US, and the (uncertain) future of "the West"
In this episode, Peter Tesh and Mikhail Zygar join Rory Medcalf for a discussion on the evolving role and influence of Russia in the global order, the impending challenges of the war in Ukraine, and the role that the US and Europe will play in this equation.
Security in transition: Trump’s America, alliances, and global stability
In this episode, Beth Sanner joins Rory Medcalf to explore the Trump administration's approach to global issues – particularly in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, the evolving dynamics of US alliances, and the broader threat environment.
