Podcasts about aukus

In this week's episode, A'ndre and Ryan speak with Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the Obama Administration, on U.S.-China strategic competition, the Taiwan question, and enhancing defense capabilities without a budget increase.  We get Michèle's take on the state of the Biden Administration's defense policy, asking her whether the Afghanistan withdrawal and the AUKUS submarine deal has dented U.S. credibility at a perilous time in great power competition. Michèle then discusses U.S.-China competition, assessing Indo-Pacific strategy, the Quad, and Xi Jinping's own leadership style. We spend a great deal of the conversation focusing in on Taiwan -- the realities of China's approach towards Taiwan, whether strategic ambiguity is ending,  the state of U.S. military support for Taiwan, and why the U.S. risks losing its edge to China in tech capabilities.  Michèle, who co-founded WestExec Advisors and the Center for a New American Security, closes out the conversation with a discussion on defense innovation and fostering technological advances in our security capabilities -- and why we can do that without another defense budget increase.

NSW Police from the Public Order and Riot Squad have joined the Australian contingent sent to the Solomon Islands to help quell violence in Honiara. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Guardian's diplomatic editor on Boris's bizarre speech and the British role in AUKUS, a close look at Covid restriction protestors, and Australia might not be famous for our mountains but there's lots to appreciate about them.

UK PM Boris Johnson has rolled all his ‘quirks' into one speech this week, and copped criticism from colleagues and the business sector. There is questioning of the UK's place in the AUKUS alliance. Richard Ratcliffe's hunger strike has ended, but the case raises big questions about hostage diplomacy.  And the UK has joined worldwide criticism of the possible disappearance of Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star. 

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Police continue search for William Tyrrell, Prime Minister defends lockdown protest comments and Japan wants part of AUKUS deal. Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia's most authoritative newsroom. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quantum computing, artificial intelligence and critical medicines and minerals - these are some of the areas the Federal Government wants to ramp up Australia's research and investment in.

Michael Fullilove, executive director of the Lowy Institute in Sydney, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the trilateral security agreement that Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed in September 2021, and the broader state of affairs in the Indo-Pacific.   Articles, Documents, and Speeches Mentioned in the Podcast   China's dossier of fourteen disputes with Australia via The Sydney Morning Herald, November 18, 2020   Natasha Kassam, Lowy Institute Poll 2021, Lowy Institute, June 23, 2021   “Remarks by President Biden, Prime Minister Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Johnson of the United Kingdom Announcing the Creation of AUKUS,” The White House, September 15, 2021   Jake Sullivan, “2021 Lowy Lecture,” delivered virtually at the Lowy Institute, November 11, 2021   Books Mentioned   Michael Fullilove, Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World (2013)

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the announcement of AUKUS — a trilateral pact between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom — prompted a flurry of criticism from European policymakers with one senior EU official calling for a “pause and a reset” in trans-Atlantic relations. Do the core assumptions and principles underpinning U.S. policy towards Europe need rethinking? What does each side really need from the other? How might the Biden administration build out a more affirmative agenda for Europe given its focus on Asia policy and the Indo-Pacific? On November 15, on the heels of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the G-20 Summit in Europe, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted French Minister of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune for a keynote conversation and an expert panel discussion on these topics. This event was part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative, which aims to build up and expand resilient networks and trans-Atlantic activities to analyze and work on issues concerning trans-Atlantic relations and social cohesion in Europe and the United States.   Subscribe to Brookings Events on iTunes, send feedback email to events@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. To learn more about upcoming events, visit our website. Brookings Events is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

It's the office Zoom meeting on steroids. Leaders of the some of the world's most powerful countries will meet virtually tonight for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, hosted by New Zealand. Expect predictable discussion on the pandemic, vaccines and economic recovery, but keep an eye out for tensions between the US and China, and the recent AUKUS deal. Oh and some new shirts. Emma Hatton reports.

After a quiet start to his presidency, United States President Joe Biden has made some recent decisive steps in engaging with Asia by selling nuclear submarines to Australia and establishing the AUKUS pact, outlining an approach to trade with China, and hosting a Quad summit at the White House, gathering with key U.S. partners in Asia. A major part of this strategy is building up alliances to offer both the region and world at large to drive ‘responsible competition' with China. With the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan signals a step away from the wars of the past two decades, Biden now has an opportunity to focus the US on the region it is says is its highest priority, Asia. Guest: Professor Nick Bisley (Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University) Recorded on 9 November, 2021.

오커스(AUKUS) 출범으로 인한 프랑스와의 잠수함 합의 파기 논란과 관련해 자신의 전임자인 말콤 턴불 전 총리부터 ‘거짓말쟁이'라는 원색적 비난을 받은 스콧 모리슨가 이번에는 “외교의 시계를 240년 전으로 되돌리고 있다”는 지적에 직면했다.

In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine's “Fed Watch'' podcast, Christian Keroles and I sat down to give an update on Fed news and central bank activity around the world. Topics in this episode include, people at the Federal Reserve and their positions, the Fed Stability Report, Treasury curve update and inversions, the inflation narrative, ECB and BoJ updates, and of course, bitcoin. Bitcoin Day Kansas City First, Christian and I debriefed the recent Bitcoin Day event in Kansas City where I spoke about the end of the dollar system as we know it. It was a great event, with another one coming up in Sacramento early next year. I might try getting one down in Jacksonville next year as well, so be watching out for that. Fed News Next, we jump right into Fed news, starting with the resignation of Quarles. This was kind of a surprise since he had over 10 years left in his term. He has recently faced some backlash from progressive members of Congress, along with Powell, as slightly more hawkish members of the Fed who ignore MMT (modern monetary theory) nut-jobs.  This resignation has a chess move aspect to it. Brainard, who has recently been threatening to take Powell's job as Chairman, was first favored for Quarles' position as Head of Supervision. With him gone, Brainard now has an easy path to simply fill that role, leaving Powell basically uncontested for the Chairman reappointment. These moves might seem insignificant to those who are unaware of the shifting tide within the central bank elite. Most central bankers around the world are looking to MMT and CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) as a way to break out of the debt trap and deflationary environment which the world finds itself in. Powell has the most important central bank job in the world. He has been standing in the way of that dangerous agenda. In a similar fashion to a geopolitical realignment, from NATO to AUKUS, Powell appears to represent the same division, from global concerns to national, within the central bank elites. Fed Stability Report This week the Federal Reserve published their biannual Stability Report. This report is meant to increase transparency of the Fed, to show the public what they are paying attention to, and what could possibly affect their monetary policy going forward. The main highlights from the report is the Fed's warning about a rising risk to risk assets. Of course, the mainstream financial press is going to hop on that with their usual gusto. Another interest warning from the report was about Evergrande and the rising risk of contagion out of China. We've been way ahead on this, talking about this very situation for months now. We all know the horrible shape that the Chinese economy is in, and that is slowly working its way into the mainstream investor consciousness. My prediction, based on the fact that this report came at basically the same time as the taper announcement, is that the Fed is setting up a scapegoat for when they have to eventually halt or reverse course on the taper. They will blame their “policy error” on China and the sheer power of their monetary policy. It's comical. Their monetary policy literally does nothing, else we'd have no problems to worry about. US Yield Curve Next we talk about yield curves. We aren't experts on the bond market, but we know that the bond market is much smarter than we are, and much smarter than the Fed. I highlight that the 20-year and 30-year yields are still inverted, along with the 5-year and 10-year breakevens. The latter being the most inverted in history! This should tell us that all is not well with this recent market action. Inflation expectations in the future are mixed, signaling a severe retracement in the “recovery” and the CPI. The inflation narrative is going rabid. It's gotten to the point where people are making fun of the transitory stance despite all signs to the contrary. It's as if the critics haven't looked at a chart recently. But nevermind, the inflation narrative is a huge bonus for bitcoin in the eyes of investors, while at the same time, the deflationary low growth fundamentals are also great for bitcoin. CPI comes out today, which we predict will be higher than last month (but still in a slowing trend) and cause even more rabid inflation propaganda benefiting bitcoin. Global Central Bank Update By comparison, there is little news from Europe and the ECB, or Japan and the BoJ. First for the ECB; it seems as though the ECB is a few months behind the Fed and is still driving home the transitory nature of this recent CPI spike. Mind you, their headline CPI was only 3% in September, where the US's was 5%.  The Bank of Japan has even less news to report on. They are stuck with very low inflation. Their headline number is 0.2%, and less food and energy is -0.5%. This is despite promising and actually being irresponsible in the QE and spending department. The BoJ is failing so badly in getting inflation, they have to come out weekly and reaffirm their dedication to being irresponsible and attempting to hit their 2% target. Next, I asked the audience to answer a question for this episode on twitter. You have to quote the Bitcoin Magazine tweet for the episode and tag me. “If the US is exporting inflation, why are the ECB and BOJ's inflation rates so much lower than the US's, especially when they have “printed” more money relative to GDP?” Why is the relationship actually inverse? The more a central bank seems to expand their balance sheet, the lower the inflation, even then the US is supposedly exporting inflation with the highest trade deficit ever. The best answer wins a copy of the Bitcoin Dictionary. We wrap up the show by discussing bitcoin in the context of what we are seeing out there in macro. How bitcoin is a source of growth for all who adopt it. We touch on many important topics in this last minute rip, like velocity of money, bitcoin vs traditional interest rates, surging energy prices, ESG shooting itself in the foot, and layer two fee dynamics with the base layer. Thanks for listening. If you found this episode informational, please share and give us a rating on iTunes so others can find the show! --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin Magazine is back in print! Get Bitcoin Magazine shipped directly to your front door! Get 21% off with promo code: MAG21 https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/discount/MAG21?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fbitcoin-magazine-annual-subscription   "The Deep Dive" delivers the latest Bitcoin on-chain market intelligence directly to your inbox! 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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne is finishing up a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia this week, having begun her trip in Malaysia before moving on to Cambodia, Vietnam and finally Indonesia. A main goal of the visit is to conduct follow-up talks after Canberra agreed in late October on a new “comprehensive strategic partnership” with the main regional bloc, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Another prominent item on Payne's agenda is to seek understanding from ASEAN members for Australia's three-way defense partnership with the U.S. and the U.K., which was just announced in September. Known as AUKUS, the pact calls for Australia to deploy nuclear-propelled attack submarines with British and American assistance. This week on the Trend Lines podcast, Susannah Patton, a research fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defense Program at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Center, joins WPR's Elliot Waldman to discuss the mixed reception of AUKUS in Southeast Asia and how ASEAN is positioning itself amid rising tensions between China on one hand, and the U.S. and its allies on the other. If you would like to request a full transcript of the episode, please send an email to podcast@worldpoliticsreview.com. Relevant Articles on WPR:  Australia Can't Get By on Nuclear Subs Alone Looming Over the AUKUS Deal Is the Shadow of War China's Growing Influence in Cambodia and Laos Has Vietnam on Edge The AUKUS Deal Is a Clarifying Moment for Biden's Foreign Policy   Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at podcast@worldpoliticsreview.com.

Kamala Harris heads to Paris to repair the diplomatic damage done by the Aukus snub, and we assess the latest as political unrest continues in Georgia. Plus: Bosnia's ‘existential crisis' and the latest from Cop26.

Allan and Darren cannot resist focusing on the escalated and seemingly personal spat between Australian PM Scott Morrison and French President Emmanuel Macron over Australia's cancellation of the French submarine contract, then followed by the launch of AUKUS. During Morrison's recent international trip, Macron called him a liar, to which the Australian side responded by leaking details of private text messages the French president had sent the PM just days prior to the announcement. In Morrison's words: “claims were made, claims were refuted”. Who is in the right/wrong here? Stepping back, what is the role of honesty and integrity, or truth and trust, in international diplomacy? How much does it matter? Along the way, Darren finds the temptation to develop a potted academic theory of a “Morrison doctrine” too strong to pass up. Let the debate begin! We thank Mitchell McIntosh for audio editing and Rory Stenning for composing our theme music.          Relevant links Cameron Stewart, “How Biden threw PM under the bus”, The Australian, 2 November 2021: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/how-joe-biden-threw-scott-morrison-under-the-bus/news-story/5dde5b5f35ef17842d83a1f4d74f83a1 Samantha Maiden, “Who is really lying in Scott Morrison, Emmanuel Macron's French submarine feud”, Daily Telegraph, 2 November 2021:  https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/work/who-is-really-lying-in-scott-morrison-emmanuel-macrons-french-submarine-feud/news-story/f77df0b11df50eee5d07e681a2ef749d   Phillip Coorey, “‘I don't like losing': Macron ‘knew' the subs contract was in peril”, Australian Financial Review, 1 November 2021: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/i-don-t-like-losing-macron-knew-the-subs-contract-was-in-peril-20211101-p594xr    Stephen Dziedzic and Georgia Hitch “French ambassador says leaking of text messages between Scott Morrison and Emmanuel Macron 'unprecedented new low'”, ABC News, 3 November 2021: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-03/french-ambassador-jean-pierre-thebault-submarines/100590382   Jake Evans, “Scott Morrison refuses to apologise to President Emmanuel Macron after claims PM lied about submarine deal”, ABC News, 3 November 2021: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-03/scott-morrison-refuses-to-apologise-to-macron/100590506 Diplomacy by Harold Nicolson (Goodreads page): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1678410.Diplomacy Marise Payne “Inaugural Australia-France 2+2 Ministerial Consultations”, 30 August 2021: https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/inaugural-australia-france-22-ministerial-consultations Daniel Hurst, “Scrapping submarines deal broke trust, Macron tells Australian PM”, The Guardian, 28 October 2021: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/28/france-seeks-tangible-actions-from-australia-after-submarines-row Andrew Tillett, “Defence admits it is looking at back-up plan for French subs deal”, Australian Financial Review, 2 June 2021: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/defence-admits-it-is-looking-at-back-up-plan-for-french-subs-deal-20210602-p57xdu Paul Kelly, “Morrison had to hurt France to get AUKUS subs deal”, The Australian, 3 November 2021: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/morrison-had-to-hurt-france-to-get-aukus-subs-deal/news-story/7e839a998e2bb7faee42334afae724ce Andrew Probyn, “Scott Morrison rejects French President's criticism over handling of scrapped submarine project”, ABC News, 1 November 2021: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-01/scott-morrison-rejects-emmanuel-macrons-accusations-of-lying/100586680 Ben Herscovitch, “Beijing to Canberra and Back” (newsletter): https://beijing2canberra.substack.com/ Adam Tooze, “Chartbook” (newsletter): https://adamtooze.substack.com/ Heather Cox Richardson, “Letters from an American” (newsletter): https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ Bill Bishop, “Sinocism” (newsletter): https://sinocism.com/ Andrew Daily “The Weekly Dish” (newsletter): https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/ American Purpose (newsletter): https://www.americanpurpose.com/ Rohit, “Why do we dislike rules so much”, Strange Loop Cannon (newsletter), 7 September 2021: https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/why-do-we-dislike-rules-so-much

In this episode of The Director's Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Senator Penny Wong, the Shadow Foreign Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. Penny was elected to the Senate in 2001 and was appointed to Shadow Cabinet in 2005. She served as Climate Change Minister between 2007 and 2010 and as Finance Minister between 2010 and 2013. Michael and Penny discuss the politics of climate change in Australia, the AUKUS pact, and the findings of the Lowy Institute's Diplomat Database. Penny reflects on her upbringing, Labor's priorities for the region, and the current state of the Australia-China relationship.

Le pacte militaire AUKUS, nouveau front face à la puissance chinoise, dans un Indo-Pacifique en pleine course aux armements.

durée : 00:58:48 - Affaires étrangères - par : Christine Ockrent - Pêche, Calais, alliance Aukus...Les tensions entre Londres et Paris s'intensifient, alors que les diplomaties des deux côtés de la Manche se sont rencontrées cette semaine. - invités : Pauline Schnapper Professeure de civilisation britannique à l'université Sorbonne Nouvelle; Didier Gascuel directeur du Centre de Sciences Aquatiques et de la Pêche à l'Agrocampus Ouest de Rennes, membre du Conseil scientifique des pêches de l'Union Européenne.; François Héran Sociologue et professeur au collège de France; Christian de Boissieu Professeur d'économie à l'université Paris 1 et au Collège d'Europe à Bruges, Président du Conseil d'analyse économique (CAE); Charles Grant Directeur du Centre for European Reform

John Burris, civil rights attorney, joins us to discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and Ahmaud Arbery cases. The simultaneous trials of two high-profile cases are both related to racial tensions in the US. Ahmaud Arbery was killed by vigilantes in Georgia, and Kyle Rittenhouse shot several people during George Floyd protests in Minnesota. Counsellor Burris has a long history of handling high-profile cases related to police violence against Black citizens.Jack Rasmus, professor in economics and politics at St. Mary's College in California, joins us to discuss the economy. Weekly jobless claims have come in a bit lower than expected as a possible sign of economic healing, but inflationary prices are taking a bite out of any potential advancement for consumers. Also, House Democrats are voting on their 1.75 trillion dollars economic package, but the left flank of the party is still quite displeased with the final product.Wyatt Reed, Sputnik News analyst, joins us to discuss Nicaragua. Reed joins us from Manaugua, Nicaragua as he covers the upcoming national election. The US empire's interference has become overt, and many observers suspect that violence and coup-mongering are in the air. Also, social media tech giants and other US State Department tools are being used to suppress free and fair elections in the socialist nation.Jim Kavanagh, writer at thepolemicist.net and CounterPunch, and Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "America's Undeclared War," join us to discuss important stories of the week. The Russia-gate plot thickens as Clinton operatives are outed as having created and spread numerous falsehoods regarding former President Donald Trump's connections to Russia. Also, Dems take it on the chin in the Virginia election, Julian Assange faces extradition, and the US empire's relationship with Russia may be at its lowest point ever.Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University, and George Koo, journalist, social activist, and international business consultant, join us to discuss Asia. South Korea is interested in officially ending the decades-long war with their northern sister nation, but the US empire is balking at any hint of peace. Also, hawkish members of Congress are pushing US leadership to trample on China's red lines, China has several ways to respond to the AUKUS realignment, and the Russia-China strategic partnership has increased dramatically in the field of naval defense.

When Scott Morrison left Australia to attend the global climate summit in Glasgow, he left prepared to defend Australia's checkered position on global heating. But by the time he touched down in Europe, another diplomatic disaster was unfolding with the French. Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher speak to Gabrielle Jackson about Scott Morrison's leadership on the global stage

We examine the latest chapter of the Aukus saga and the fallout between Australia and France, and discuss bilateral meetings between the EU and Taiwan taking place in Taipei. Plus: could K-pop be getting its very own venue in Seoul?

Photo:  T-26 tanks of Chinese Nationalist Army during WW2. China threatens the US, NATO, AUKUS, and climate change.  Stephen Yates, @YatesDCIA,  DCI Advisory. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DukbE9kw-7I  [Deutsche Welle: China boosts coal production as world leaders discuss climate crisis] Stephen Yates, @YatesDCIA, CEO of D.C. International Advisory and former advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney.   

With a record number of Chinese fighters flying sorties in Taiwan's air defence zone in October, and rhetoric on all sides becoming more heated, many observers say the past few weeks have been the most tense in the region for decades. How serious is the prospect of an attempt by Beijing to take back the island that it has claimed since 1949 – and would an attack draw the US into a major international conflict?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

The Prime Minister says the final decision on submarines was only made just before the AUKUS announcement, and by then, the President wasn't taking his calls.

Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer in discussion with Ploughshares Fund President Emma Belcher. They cover topics ranging from the Iran nuclear deal to President Biden's upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, as well as the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal. On Early Warning: Ploughshares Fund Senior Program Officer Cara Marie Wagner shares details on an exciting new request for proposals and opportunities to fund new projects.

Lần đầu tiên Tổng thống Emmanuel Macron của Pháp đã nói chuyện với Thủ tướng Scott Morrison kể từ khi Úc quyết định hủy hợp đồng tàu ngầm của Pháp. Nhưng Chính phủ Pháp đã nói rõ rằng Canberra phải xây dựng lại mối quan hệ, và hành động về khí hậu của Úc có thể có một vị trí trong quá trình đó.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to France about the future of its $90 billion submarine contract. That's the view of President Emmanuel Macron speaking on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Rome.

G20 meeting fails to make ground on climate change. Emmanuel Macron says Australian PM lied to him about AUKUS deal. American Airlines cancels hundreds of weekend flights. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with Anthony Davis on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential world news, daily. 

At the G20 in Rome in the wake of the controversial Aukus deal in which Australia opted to buy nuclear submarines from the US and UK and ditch the $90bn existing deal with France – Katharine Murphy speaks with the political editor of the Australian Financial Review, Phil Coorey and the chief political correspondent of the SMH and the Age, David Crowe about the growing tensions with France and what this could mean for Australia in the international arena

日本前首相福田康夫近日在公開場合，發表對中日、中美關係等問題的看法。福田康夫認為，中日美三國應是互相依存關係，而台灣海峽發生戰爭的可能性低，同時批評新任日本首相岸田文雄近日的談話違反日本「不樹敵」的原則，日本應該與周邊國家改善關係。此番談話顯見日本政壇對台海衝突不同的看法，會否影響中美日台的關係？Yahoo TV 風向龍鳳配主持人 唐湘龍深度解析。 更多風向龍鳳配影音：https://bit.ly/2ZZhAsR​​​​​

Guest: Peter Lee aka @chinahand. As Peter said “it's been a pretty good week for the chinahawks.” In fact, a lot of good weeks lately. We talk about the escalation of tensions with China over Taiwan, the US-led “Asian NATO”l ships sailing through the Taiwan strait and in the South China sea, Chinese military exercises scrambling jets near Taiwan, the issue of Taiwan independence and US defense, the political situation and the prospects for war to break out and more. In a bonus episode I ask Peter what triggered Xi JInping's crackdown in China and what caused the sudden shift in relations between the US and China, the real estate crisis and why Chinese billionaires had been allowed to thrive for so long. Peter Lee has decades of experience in East Asia both as a businessman and as a writer. He produces Peter Lee's China Threat Report and has been published at Asia Times, CounterPunch at his own blog, China Matters. FOLLOW @chinahand.  SUBSCRIBE to Peter Lee's China Threat Report. FOLLOW @chinahand.  SUBSCRIBE to Peter Lee's China Threat Report. Around the Empire aroundtheempire.com is listener supported, independent media. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on Rokfin rokfin.com/aroundtheempire, Patreon patreon.com/aroundtheempire, Paypal paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod, YouTube youtube.com/aroundtheempire, Spotify, iTunes, iHeart, Google Podcasts FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  Join us on TELEGRAM https://t.me/AroundtheEmpire Find everything on http://aroundtheempire.com  and linktr.ee/aroundtheempire Reference Links: Peter Lee's China Threat Report: Taiwan ADIZ Sound and Fury Peter Lee's China Threat Report: How Do You Spell Cold War 2.0? AUKUS WSJ: U.S. Troops Have Been Deployed in Taiwan for at Least a Year Chinese Foreign Ministry: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on Taiwan-related Statement Issued by US State Department Spokesperson Global Times: Op-Ed: Time to warn Taiwan secessionists and their fomenters: war is real: Global Times editorial

Brendan interviews veteran labour and anti-war activist Henry Evans-Tenbrinke about developments in Australia: There has been pushback by Australian labour, and also the Green Party, concerning the aggressive AUKUS military pact. Henry has submitted his own motion to Labour Council. There is a lot we can do in Canada to oppose the developing Cold War with China.

Australia, the UK and the US have announced a historic security agreement, dubbed ‘AUKUS', in response to regional security concerns about China's rising power and influence in the Indo-Pacific. Under the deal, Australia will build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the United States. It also signals to a greater presence of the three powers in the region with a focus on military and technological capabilities, including in long-range weapons, cyber and undersea technologies. How do the three states see AUKUS as contributing to regional security? How have regional states responded to this agreement? And what are the broader implications of Australia's pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines? Panel: Dr Anna Powles (Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at Massey University, New Zealand) Associate Professor Maria Rost Rublee (Politics and International Relations, Monash University) Professor Peter Dean (Director, Defence and Security Institute, University of Western Australia) Natalie Sambhi (Executive Director, Verve Research) Dr Rebecca Strating (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University)(Chair) Recorded on 27 October, 2021.

[遠見快評] 親共陡變反共？紐西蘭申請加入AUKUS；中共「切開」日本是最愚蠢一招；支持台灣「入聯」，布林肯3次定性重新詮釋「一個中國」政策。| 遠見快評 唐靖遠 | 2021.10.27｜Youmaker【評論】

“France does not know it, but we are at war with America. It's a permanent war, an economic war, one seemingly without deaths and yet a war to death.” This quote from former French President François Mitterrand illustrates the ancestral gallic defiance toward the US “hyperpower,” one that continues to inform French strategic thinking. So when the US entered secret negotiations with Australia and the UK to launch the AUKUS defense partnership—thus scuttling France's 90-billion dollar submarine contract with Australia—Mitterrand's warnings turned prophetic. Even the usually diplomatic Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves le Drian spoke of “a stab in the back.” This extraordinary diplomatic coup de théâtre happened amidst an ongoing conversation on the concept of European strategic autonomy, a topic Uncommon Decency covered in depth last year. Can the EU become a geopolitical actor in its own right, and not just a geopolitical playing field for the great powers of the 21st century? Following the events in Afghanistan and Australia, we take stock of where this conversation is headed—and whether the transatlantic relationship has suffered as a result—with The Economist's Sophie Pedder and the Atlantic Council's Benjamin Haddad. As always, rate and review Uncommon Decency on Apple Podcasts, and send us your comments or questions at @UnDecencyPod or undecencypod@gmail.com. Please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/undecencypod.

Gerald Horne, professor of history at the University of Houston, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss the Sudan coup. The African nation of Sudan is in chaos after a military coup that has many casting a suspicious eye towards the US empire. Creating further suspicion, Israeli officials have voiced support for the extra democratic move in a recent interview. Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, joins us to discuss Julian Assange. Dr. Cohn argues that the UK high court has no option other than to drop the charges and release the beleaguered journalist in light of recent information regarding an assassination plot by US intelligence leaders. James Carey, editor/co-owner at Geopoliticsalert.com, joins us to discuss Afghanistan. Zalmay Khalilzad served as the ambassador to Afghanistan and was also involved in the withdrawal negotiations. Khalilzad has opened up in a recent interview to give his side of the story.Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University and activist with Pivot for Peace, joins us to discuss China. China has countered Biden's Taiwan measures and called out the US empire's hypocrisy by signing a belt and road-related economic deal with Cuba. Biden's "rules-based order" is being exposed as a fraud. The US continues to make military and economic maneuvers on the borders of Russia and China while arguing that the entire Western hemisphere is under the imperial umbrella of its empire. John Kiriakou, journalist, author, and Host of The Back Story, joins us to discuss the Facebook whistleblower. Recent information that has been unearthed is exposing the so-called Facebook whistleblower as an intelligence operative bent on supporting the US empire's desire to impose complete control over social media. Frances Haugen is represented by US intelligence insiders and claims to have worked for a Facebook unit that is staffed by former intelligence operatives. Jack Rasmus, professor in economics and politics at St. Mary's College in California, joins us to discuss the US economy. Dr. Jack argues that a financial transaction tax is not only a good idea but desperately needed to revive the US economy and pay for the proposed build-back better legislation. He says that a minimal tax would create 2.4 trillion dollars within the first five years.Scott Ritter, former UN weapon inspector in Iraq, joins us to discuss US foreign policy. An article in the American Conservative magazine poses the question as to whether the threats and bluster of the Biden administration is going to lead the US empire into a disastrous war. As is normally the case, the US is again blaming Iran-related groups for an attack on an illegal military base in Syria.Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "America's Undeclared War," joins us to discuss NATO. NATO has deteriorated into a theatre of the absurd. Ridiculous claims against Russia have now been joined by a chorus of anti-China rhetoric as some elements in the rapidly fracturing coalition seek to join the US empire in a misguided shift to include the Asian power in their quixotic crusade.

In this podcast, Sreemoy Talukdar talks to us about the latest developments around the world. What happens now that AUKUS is a reality? What impact will it have on the QUAD? Also, what is the state of Indo-China relations in light of all the recent developments and statements made by India and China? Sreemoy is a Senior Editor at Firstpost and writes about politics, international relations, and strategic affairs. He has also written about India-China relations. Follow Sreemoy: Twitter @sreemoytalukdar Read his articles here https://www.firstpost.com/author/sreemoy-talukdar #AUKUS #QUAD ---------------------------------------------------- Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPxuul6zSLAfKSsm123Vww/join Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraOfficial/? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakapodcast/?hl=en Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal_mehra Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

On September 15, U.S. President Joe Biden, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new trilateral security partnership described by PM Morrison as “a next-generation partnership built on a strong foundation of proven trust.” What does the partnership, known as AUKUS, suggest for the three countries involved, for France and the rest of the European Union, and for China and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region?  In an interview conducted on October 12, 2021, Theresa Fallon and Richard McGregor analyze the significance of AUKUS in conversation with Jason Kelly.

Misha and John are joined by Alexander Downer, Australia's longest serving foreign minister and former high commissioner to Great Britain, to discuss Beijing's economic war against Australia, the new AUKUS agreement, how AUKUS differs from the Quad, why Australia has some of the world's most stringent COVID policies, and more.

Misha and John are joined by Alexander Downer, Australia's longest serving foreign minister and former high commissioner to Great Britain, to discuss Beijing's economic war against Australia, the new AUKUS agreement, how AUKUS differs from the Quad, why Australia has some of the world's most stringent COVID policies, and more.

September job numbers come way short of expected. Companies are waiting for OSHA rules on Biden's vaccine mandate. President Biden touts his terrible job numbers in his Truman Show TV set. Sarah Silverman says Hollywood has a “Jewface” problem. The Salvation Army goes full woke. The New York Times issues massive correction after overstating COVID hospitalizations among children. John Kerry claims Biden was not aware of the AUKUS deal.Please visit our great sponsors:Patriot Mobilehttps://PatriotMobile.com/DanaStand with Patriot Mobile. Free activations with promo code DANA. Patriotmobile.com/dana or call 972-PATRIOT. Kel-Techttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec: Creating Innovative, Quality Firearms to help secure your world. Delta Rescuehttps://deltarescue.orgGet your complete Estate Planning kit at deltarescue.org/dana today and let your passion for animals live well into the future. Black Rifle Coffee Companyhttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danatvUse code DANATV to save 20% off your first coffee club, coffee and select gear purchase. My Pillowhttps://mypillow.comBOGO Free Giza Dream Sheet Sets with Radio Specials code DANA. Superbeetshttps://DanasBeets.comBuy 2 bags of SuperBeets Heart Chews and get a bag of Vitamin D3 Chews AND a free bag of SuperBeets Heart Chews. Bonner Winehttps://conservativewines.comDana listeners now receive 50% wine and 50% shipping only at www.Conservativewines.com.Legacy Precious Metalshttps://legacypminvestments.comPick up your free guide to precious metal investments today.American Financinghttps://americanfiancing.netLearn more with no pressure or obligation. Refinance today! Call 866-574-2500

September job numbers come way short of expected. Companies are waiting for OSHA rules on Biden's vaccine mandate. President Biden touts his terrible job numbers in his Truman Show TV set. Sarah Silverman says Hollywood has a “Jewface” problem. The Salvation Army goes full woke. The New York Times issues massive correction after overstating COVID hospitalizations among children. John Kerry claims Biden was not aware of the AUKUS deal.Please visit our great sponsors:Patriot Mobilehttps://PatriotMobile.com/DanaStand with Patriot Mobile. Free activations with promo code DANA. Patriotmobile.com/dana or call 972-PATRIOT. Kel-Techttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec: Creating Innovative, Quality Firearms to help secure your world. Delta Rescuehttps://deltarescue.orgGet your complete Estate Planning kit at deltarescue.org/dana today and let your passion for animals live well into the future. Black Rifle Coffee Companyhttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danatvUse code DANATV to save 20% off your first coffee club, coffee and select gear purchase. My Pillowhttps://mypillow.comBOGO Free Giza Dream Sheet Sets with Radio Specials code DANA. Superbeetshttps://DanasBeets.comBuy 2 bags of SuperBeets Heart Chews and get a bag of Vitamin D3 Chews AND a free bag of SuperBeets Heart Chews. Bonner Winehttps://conservativewines.comDana listeners now receive 50% wine and 50% shipping only at www.Conservativewines.com.Legacy Precious Metalshttps://legacypminvestments.comPick up your free guide to precious metal investments today.American Financinghttps://americanfiancing.netLearn more with no pressure or obligation. Refinance today! Call 866-574-2500

Are Western alliances fraying? Anne McElvoy asks the retired four-star US General about the diplomatic fallout from the AUKUS deal. As Chinese jets menace Taiwan, would the US go to war to defend the island? The former commander of US and coalition troops in Afghanistan ponders whether the Taliban could become America's counter-terrorism allies. And could you follow the General's lead and exist on one meal a day? Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:www.economist.com/podcastoffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's time for a briefing on what exactly is going on with China and Taiwan, we have a shade war update involving John Kerry dissing President Biden being unaware of the tension between the U.S. and France after the AUKUS submarine deal, the Facebook whistleblower calls for a federal agency to oversee social media, plus we break down the various pressures faced by Chairman Xi including the recent power outages. Here's your Daily dose of Human Events with @JackPosobiec 

John Kerry seems to say that President Biden was “literally not aware” of what transpired over the AUKUS sub deal. Kamala Harris gets backlash for not correcting a student about her perception of Israel. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen comes forward about the company hiding info and how it needs more regulation. Many workers in the entertainment industry may go on strike over working conditions. Jen Psaki gets pressed on the new Build Back Better plan costing zero? Another parent speaks up against CRT at a school board meeting. Billie Eilish talks to her fans about Texas' new abortion law. She doesn't like it. Al Gore is making stuff up about climate change again. Al Gore sings a song about climate change! Joe Bastardi joins the show to talk about the "phony climate war." Is the weather really worse now than it has been throughout history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Photo:  Miss Colombia - "This English Gentleman is very attentive, very attractive, but these foreign alliances are lotteries." . CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow #LondonCalling:  AUKUS, BREXIT, EU & What is to be done? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.spectator.com.au/2021/09/the-eu-should-keep-out-of-frances-spat-with-australia/

Photo: Chinese legation (not in Australia) CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow The Party's Global Times attacks AUKUS. @WeifengZhong @Mercatus GLXXG https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1235267.shtml "But just five days after that hopeful call the US, UK and Australia shook the global high spirits off with the announcement of a new tripartite defense alliance called "AUKUS." The news carried a menacing announcement of a deal to "support Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy." This immediately triggered alarm bells in many capitals of ASEAN and also in China."

France is mad. More specifically, France is mad about Australia reneging on a deal for French submarines and opting to go instead with an American contract. It's all part of AUKUS, a new trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that was announced two weeks ago. France recalled its ambassador to the U.S. and otherwise expressed dismay at the development.Jacob Schulz sat down with Benjamin Haddad, the senior director of the Europe Center at the Atlantic Council, who is an expert in European politics and transatlantic relations. They talked through the French reaction, what might have caused it, and what it all means for the future of transatlantic relations and U.S. strategy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.