Stop the World
By Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
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Everything seems to be accelerating: geopolitics, technology, security threats, the dispersal of information. At times, it feels like a blur. But beneath the dizzying proliferation of events, discoveries, there are deeper trends that can be grasped and understood through conversation and debate. That’s the idea behind Stop the World, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s podcast on international affairs and security. Each week, we cast a freeze-frame around the blur of events and bring some clarity and insight on defence, technology, cyber, geopolitics and foreign policy.
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TSD Summit Sessions: Selina Xu on China’s AI strategy and capabilities
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Roman Yampolskiy on AI safety and risks
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf on how to make defence faster, cheaper and better
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Superintelligence and human security, with Dan Hendrycks
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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‘We are not doing well’: Estonia’s Marko Mihkelson on democracy vs authoritarianism
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Albo meets Trump, Putin finally cops it and superintelligence hits the headlines
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Russian mind games: strategic comms guru Natalia Solieva on Moscow’s attempts to gaslight the world
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Europe’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, with Special Envoy Paola Pampaloni
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Google’s Alice Friend on harnessing artificial intelligence
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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So you want to own Greenland? With Liz Buchanan.
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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General (Ret) Charles Flynn on land power, deterrence and technology in the Indo-Pacific
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Australia’s future: Senator James Paterson on strategy, technology and securing the economy
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her fight for Belarus’ freedom
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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NATO futurist Florence Gaub on forecasting the future to shape the future
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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‘Geopolitical gaslighting’: Hybrid threats expert Elisabeth Braw on Iran, Russia and the new gig economy for bad guys
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Mark Galeotti on Trump, Putin, Zelenskyy and the European posse
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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The Washington Post’s Anna Fifield on North Korea’s strategic cunning
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Lord Mark Sedwill on global crises and the merits of fusing national power
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The security of the stack: how hyperscale clouds, cables and data centres are becoming major strategic issues. With ASPI’s Jocelinn Kang.
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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China military scholar Elsa Kania on the PLA’s dramatic modernisation
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Flooding the Twilight Zone: Can the sensible centre resist the onslaught of extremist conspiracy theories? With Julia Ebner
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Bethany Allen explains her investigation into a British university’s joint venture campus in China
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Albo’s trip to China, Trump’s lightbulb moment on Russia, and the latest clashes in Syria. Justin Bassi and David Wroe discuss the week’s issues.
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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AUKUS must succeed. With Sir Stephen Lovegrove
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Comfort Ero on the ugly face of peacemaking
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Estonia’s Ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik on money, solidarity and the future of the alliance
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Canadian defence expert Raquel Garbers on NATO defence spending and Chinese economic warfare
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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How much should we let Trump be Trump? Justin Bassi and David Wroe discuss Iran and the NATO summit
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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The Philippines’ General Emmanuel Bautista on standing together against Chinese assertiveness
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Going post-nuclear: Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the future of Iran
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Papua New Guinea Defence Minister Billy Joseph on the march towards a security treaty
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Donald Trump's foreign policy is performance art. With Kori Schake
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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ASPI's Justin Bassi on the latest 'Cost of Defence' report
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May 30, 2025 |
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AI expert Connor Leahy on superintelligence and the threat of human extinction
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May 30, 2025 |
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Nathalie Tocci on the birth of a new Europe, and what it means for Australian security
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May 23, 2025 |
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Sir Lawrence Freedman on the delusions that plague war planners
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May 16, 2025 |
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What satellites reveal about the clash over Kashmir, with Nathan Ruser
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May 14, 2025 |
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Ahmed Kodouda on the spiralling war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan
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May 09, 2025 |
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Special episode: Will India and Pakistan go nuclear? With Raji Rajagopalan
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May 08, 2025 |
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All the world's a stage but is Australian politics playing its part, with Laura Tingle and Peter Hartcher
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May 01, 2025 |
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Democracy in the age of disinformation, with Audrey Tang
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo on Trump’s tariffs and the disappearing Chinese general
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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The road to artificial general intelligence, with Helen Toner
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Bringing Russia’s war criminals to justice, with Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Vladimir Putin is taking the peace, with Peter Tesch
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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What’s happening in Syria, with Aaron Zelin
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Europe steps up, with Constanze Stelzenmüller
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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The Economist's Shashank Joshi on Trump, Ukraine and Europe's rearmament
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Status update: Responsible state behaviour in cyberspace
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Why Ukraine matters to the Indo-Pacific
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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A new world order? Ukraine’s Ambassador on Russia, the United States and Europe
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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It’s all about economic security with the EU’s Maria Martin-Prat
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Stop the World is back with a pod on the Quad
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Stop the World: Building cyber resilience with Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Strategic shifts with Thijs van der Plas, Anita Nergaard and Scott M. Oudkirk
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Stop the World: Authoritarianism and the future of Hong Kong with Kevin Yam and Ted Hui
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Artificial intimacy, persuasive technologies, and how bots can manipulate us
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Urban warfare in Ukraine and Gaza with John Spencer
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: The Climate Crisis with Anote Tong
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Climate change and security with ‘Climate General’ Tom Middendorp
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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UK defence strategy, AUKUS and deterrence with General Sir Jim Hockenhull
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Diversity and national security with Arfiya Eri
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Quantum, semiconductors and security with Dr Pete Shadbolt
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: AUKUS - lowering barriers, increasing capability with Abe Denmark
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Cyber security and tech diplomacy with Jennifer Bachus
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: ASEAN, regional stability and disruptive tech with Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Intelligence and evolving technology with Michael Rogers and Jason Healey
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Multilateralism, UN reform and the WDSN with Lisa Sharland
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Stop the World: TSD Summit Sessions: Strengthening peace and stability with Baiba Braže
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Stop the World: TSD Summit Sessions: Artificial intelligence and catastrophic risk with Connor Leahy
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: How to navigate the deep fake and disinformation minefield with Nina Jankowicz
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Defence, intelligence and technology with Shashank Joshi
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Artificial intelligence and the value of data with Jennifer Zhu Scott
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Arbitrary detention on the rise and freedom of press on the decline with Peter Greste and Kylie Moore-Gilbert
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Economic security with Abigaël Vasselier
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Technology innovation and investment with Gilman Louie
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Explainer: A quick dive into subsea cables with Jocelinn Kang and Jessie Jacob
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Understanding AUSMIN, with Kim Beazley and Marise Payne
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Japan in a blizzard of Indo-Pacific diplomacy with Guibourg Delamotte and Yamagami Shingo
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Not just another conversation on Russia, with Mark Galeotti
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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TSD Summit Sessions: Countering hybrid threats with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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The Sydney Dialogue Summit Sessions: Australia’s Cyber and Critical Technologies Ambassador Brendan Dowling
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Peace on Ukraine’s terms, with Minister Bill Shorten
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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AUKUS, industry and public support with Sophia Gaston and Eric Chewning
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Japan’s security, partnerships and regional strategic outlook with Narushige Michishita
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Russia, North Korea and nuclear threats with Bee Yun Jo and Peter Tesch
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Defence innovation and investment with Heather Richman and Linda Lourie
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Securing democracy: countering disinformation in 2024
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May 24, 2024 |
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EU security and strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific
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May 17, 2024 |
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Defence innovation and the pathway to Pillar 2 success
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May 10, 2024 |
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Why auld acquaintance should ne’er be forgot
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May 03, 2024 |
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Mapping China's data harvesting and global propaganda efforts
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May 02, 2024 |
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The future of intelligence
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Unpacking Australia’s new defence strategy
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Human rights in 2024
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Stop the World (Trailer)
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Apr 10, 2024 |