Podcasts about security affairs

Australia traded sovereignty for security with the AUKUS submarine deal, but it might end up with neither. On this episode of After America, Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss Trump’s AUKUS review, Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Trump, and why Australia doesn’t share values with the US administration. This discussion was recorded on Monday 16 June 2025 and things may have changed since recording. You can sign our petition calling on the Australian Government to launch a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS. Our independence is our strength – and only you can make that possible. By donating to the Australia Institute’s End of Financial Year appeal today, you'll help fund the research changing Australia for the better. Order ‘After America: Australia and the new world order’ or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Guest: Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister // @TurnbullMalcolm Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: AUKUS is a disaster for Australia. Trump has given us an out – let’s take it by Emma Shortis, The Sydney Morning Herald (June 2025) Australia must resist US bullying to increase its military spending by Allan Behm, Guardian Australia (June 2025) Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project: Background and Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service (February 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Musk may be out, but the influence of the tech bros has never been greater. On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss Trump’s dystopian presidency, the administration’s renewed pressure on the Australian government to increase defence spending, and the end of the Trump-Musk bromance. This discussion was recorded on Friday 6 June 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Our independence is our strength – and only you can make that possible. By donating to the Australia Institute’s End of Financial Year appeal today, you'll help fund the research changing Australia for the better. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB Show notes: ‘Australia must resist US bullying to increase its military spending’ by Allan Behm, Guardian Australia (June 2025) ‘Let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (June 2025) ‘The Gleeful Profiteers of Trump’s Police State’ by Sophie Hurwitz, Mother Jones (February 2025) ‘How US Intelligence and an American Company Feed Israel’s Killing Machine in Gaza’ by James Bamford, The Nation (April 2024) ‘The Cruelty is the Point’ by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic (October 2018) Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts, Boston University Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump promised a golden age for the US economy – and now a golden dome to protect the continent. On this episode of After America, Matt Duss joins Emma Shortis to sort the signal from the noise in the Trump administration’s foreign policy. They discuss Trump’s approach to the Middle East, its negotiations with Iran, and the continued influence of China hawks in his Cabinet. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 28 May 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order After America: Australia and the new world order or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Our independence is our strength – and only you can make that possible. By donating to the Australia Institute’s End of Financial Year appeal today, you'll help fund the research changing Australia for the better. Guest: Matt Duss, Executive Vice President, Center for International Policy // @mattduss Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We Must Save the Books. That's Michael Kimmage's SOS message from Trumpian Washington in this issue of Liberties Quarterly. Kimmage, former director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, describes the surreal experience of being hired in January 2025 only to see his institution shuttered by Trump's administration three months later. He reflects on the "American ruin" created as a consequence of abandonment of the Wilson Center's 30,000 book library. And Kimmage connects the rapid destruction of foreign policy institutions like USAID and the U.S. Institute of Peace to a broader assault on expertise and nonpartisan learning, warning that without such institutions, "an abyss opens" in American governance and international relations. Five Key Takeaways* Institutional Destruction was Swift and Unexplained - The Wilson Center, USAID (reduced from 10,000 to 15 employees), and U.S. Institute of Peace were shuttered within months with no clear rationale provided, creating a "nightmare-like" quality where decisions happened without accountability.* America's First Modern Ruin - Kimmage describes the abandoned Wilson Center library as unprecedented in American experience - a functioning institution in the heart of Washington D.C. suddenly left as a tomb-like ruin, unlike anything seen in a country never defeated on its own soil.* Books Were Saved, But Expertise Was Lost - While the 30,000-volume library was eventually rescued and distributed to universities, the real loss was the destruction of nonpartisan expertise and institutional knowledge that took decades to build.* Echoes of 1950s McCarthyism - The assault on expertise mirrors McCarthyism, with direct connections through Roy Cohn's mentorship of Trump, but differs in scale since it's driven by a president rather than a senator.* The Death of Learning in Government - The shutdowns represent a fundamental rejection of the idea that careful, nonpartisan study of international affairs is essential to effective policymaking, potentially creating an "abyss" in American foreign policy capacity.Michael Kimmage is Director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute. Prior to joining the Kennan Institute, Michael Kimmage was a professor of history at the Catholic University of America. From 2014 to 2017, he served on the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State, where he held the Russia/Ukraine portfolio. He has been a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and at the German Marshall Fund; and was on the advisory board of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. He publishes widely on international affairs and on U.S. policy toward Russia. His latest book, Collisions: The War in Ukraine and the Origins of the New Global Instability, was published by Oxford University Press in March 2024. He is also the author of The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy, published by Basic Books in 2020, and The Conservative Turn: Lionel Trilling, Whittaker Chambers and the Lessons of Anti-Communism, published by Harvard University Press in 2009.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Trump’s confrontation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was about trying to show who’s in charge. On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss Trump’s false claims about ‘white genocide’, the administration’s war on Harvard University, Kamala Harris on the Goldie, and whether Anthony Albanese’s talk about “progressive patriotism” will be backed up with real action. This discussion was recorded on Monday 26 May 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order ‘After America: Australia and the new world order’ or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.comIn the current war in Ukraine, there is likely no other topic that would be both so important and so wildly misunderstood as the issue of the Russian economy. The importance is quite obvious - without a functioning economy, Russia wouldn't be able to finance the war. But in terms of how the economy is actually doing and how will it do in the future, that's much less clear - and the views range from Russian economy being an unstoppable juggernaut with sanctions only making it stronger to the Russian economy collapsing since the first day of the war - neither of which are actually accurate. After all, most people are not economists and this is largely an unprecedented situation.And so, I decided to speak with someone who both knows more about this than anyone else and who is able to give a very pragmatic and objective view of where we stand: an expert on the Russian economy Janis Kluge, from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. And so in this conversation, we talk about how the Russian economy is actually doing. How long can Russia actually afford to finance the war, what kind of economic damage it would take to force to rethink its plan for Ukraine and whether that is likely to happen, whether the Russian economy is overheating and what does that really mean or what would happen if the war ends and the money stops flowing into the economy - and whether the Russian government can afford that.

Donald Trump isn’t an aberration – he’s as much a product of American history as JFK or Barack Obama. On the 50th episode of After America, Nick Bryant joins Dr Emma Shortis to reflect on the second Trump presidency, why division is the default in American political history, and what the United States might look like after Trump. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 15 May 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order After America: Australia and the new world order or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Guest: Nick Bryant, author of The Forever War: America’s unending conflict with itself // ‪@nickbryantoz Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: The Forever War: America’s unending conflict with itself by Nick Bryant (2024) When America Stopped Being Great: a history of the present by Nick Bryant (2020) Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s fatal alliance with the United States by Emma Shortis (2021) Polling: Australia-US relations, the Australia Institute (May 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Americans facing shortages and price hikes, the Trump administration is orchestrating a colossal transfer of wealth and power to the very rich. On this episode of After America, Elizabeth Pancotti, economic policy specialist and former advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss what the second Trump administration is doing to the American economy. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 8 May 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order ‘After America: Australia and the new world order’ or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Guest: Elizabeth Pancotti, Managing Director of Policy and Advocacy, Groundwork Collaborative // @ENPancotti Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: Trump’s tariffs won’t wreck Australia’s economy. But America’s could be cooked. Dollars & Sense (April 2025) New Polling: Republican Plan to Gut Vital Programs, Shower Ultra-Wealthy With Tax Breaks is Unpopular With Voters, Groundwork Collaborative (February 2025) Are the Big Two too big? Reining in the supermarket giants, Follow the Money (October 2024) Power gouge: how AGL and Origin are milking monster profits from battling families, the Australia Institute (December 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How big a role did Trump play in Australia’s remarkable federal election result? On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis joins Angus Blackman to discuss whether Anthony Albanese’s massive election victory is part of a global “repudiation” of Trumpism and what new Australia Institute polling reveals about Australians’ views on Trump and the alliance. This discussion was recorded on Monday 5 May 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order ‘After America: Australia and the new world order’ or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Host: Angus Blackman, Podcast Producer, the Australia Institute // @angusrb Show notes: Polling: Australia-US relations, the Australia Institute (May 2025) US independence day? Poll shows Australians' radical shift over Trump, economy, ABC News (April 2025) Blaming Donald Trump for conservative losses in both Canada and Australia is being too kind to Peter Dutton, The Conversation (May 2025) Tourism to the US is tanking. Flight Centre is facing a $100m hit as a result, The Conversation (April 2025) Australia needs more than hollow words about a fair go – we need brave policy-makers, Guardian Australia, (April 2025) Polling – President Trump, security and the US–Australian alliance, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The white men in the White House are trying to radically reshape modern America. On this episode of After America, Dr Prudence Flowers joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the Trump administration’s attempts to ‘re-masculinise’ the American economy through tariffs, its efforts to undermine trans and reproductive rights, and how culture wars are playing out in Australian politics. 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732, chat online or video call via their website. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 17 April 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order ‘After America: Australia and the new world order’ or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Guest: Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, Flinders University // @FlowersPGF Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion by Prudence Flowers (2019) Polling – President Trump, security and the US–Australian alliance, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United States is disappearing down an authoritarian rabbit hole and Australian leaders are struggling to respond. On this crossover episode of After America and Follow the Money, Ebony Bennett and Dr Emma Shortis discuss the US administration’s mass deportations, the scandals surrounding the Departments of Defense and State, and why Australian democratic institutions are worth defending. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 22 April 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order ‘After America: Australia and the new world order’ or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Guest: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett Show notes: Polling – President Trump, security and the US–Australian alliance, the Australia Institute (March 2025) 'The Russians aren’t coming: Peter Dutton’s poor judgment distracts from Australia’s rare geopolitical opportunity' by Allan Behm, Guardian Australia (April 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the past century, war has been fought in three domains: land, sea, and air. But now, there is a fourth.As America and China rush to establish bases on the Moon and Mars, Ukraine and Russia try to jam one another's satellite signals, and middle sized powers are learning how to protect themselves from enemy space weapons. Many countries now field Space Forces alongside armies, navies and airforces. How close are we to the first space war? And what will it look like? And who would win?Roland Oliphant speaks to Juliana Suess, a space specialist at Germany's Institute for International and Security Affairs and Namrata Goswami, an author, professor and consultant specializing in space policy, about the era of war in the heavens.Contact us with feedback or ideas:battlelines@telegraph.co.uk @venetiarainey@RolandOliphant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

However well the 47th president hit ‘em in Florida, he cannot find a green with his tariffs. On this episode of After America, Daniel James, award-winning journalist and host of the 7am podcast, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the potential blowback against Trump’s tariffs at the midterms and whether the next federal government might introduce a little more transparency into Australia’s foreign and defence policy-making processes. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 9 April 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order 'After America: Australia and the new world order' or become a foundation subscriber to Vantage Point at australiainstitute.org.au/store. Guest: Daniel James, award-winning writer, broadcaster and co-host of 7am // @mrdtjames Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Polling – President Trump, security and the US–Australian alliance, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian defence and foreign policy establishment is trying to continue with alliance-as-usual with America, but Trump will always put Australia’s interests second. On this episode of After America, Dr Richard Denniss joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the economic impact of Trump’s tariffs, why Australia has never really had a ‘free’ trade agreement with America, and whether the Australian defence and foreign policy establishment can break free of its old assumptions about how the world works. This discussion was recorded on Monday 7 April 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Richard Denniss, Executive Director, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Polling – President Trump, security and the US–Australian alliance, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Medicine price comparison between Australia and the United States, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trump administration’s approach to the world can be summed up in three emojis: fist, American flag, fire. The president, meanwhile, is busy “not joking” about staying in office for an unconstitutional third term. On this episode of After America, Allan Behm joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the ongoing fallout from the Signal chat debacle, the dire situation facing Ukraine, and Australia’s failure to adapt to a radically changed world. This discussion was recorded on Friday 28 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Read more from Emma in the latest edition of Australian Foreign Affairs. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: 'Here are the attack plans that Trump’s advisers shared on Signal' by Jeffrey Goldberg and Shane Harris, The Atlantic (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump has signed an Executive Order the seeks to dismantle the Federal Department of Education – but can he actually do it? On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss Trump administration group chats, Big Pharma’s big whinge, and the history of conservative efforts to dismantle the federal Education department. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 25 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Read more from Emma in the latest edition of Australian Foreign Affairs. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB Show notes: ‘The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans’ by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The will-he-or-won't-he game over Trump’s steel and alumnium tariffs is over. Turns out he will – despite the apparent offerings of the Australian Government. On this episode of After America, Dr Ruth Mitchell joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss how Canada and Australia have responded to tariffs, what America’s decision to sell out Ukraine means for efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, and RFK Jr’s performance as Secretary of Health and Human Services. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 13 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Read more from Emma in the latest edition of Australian Foreign Affairs. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Ruth Mitchell, Board Chair, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War // @drruthmitchell Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB Show notes: How to deal with Trump: former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, The Australia Institute on YouTube (July 2024) Why Russia’s aggression cannot be rewarded with Vasyl Myroshnychenko, After America, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia joins us to discuss why defending Ukraine’s sovereignty is critical for Australia, America and other democracies around the world. On this episode of After America, His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the importance of upholding the international rule of law, the deterioration of relations between Ukraine and the Trump administration, and why Ukrainian security is important for the entire world. This discussion was recorded on Friday 7 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand // @ambvasyl Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Poll: Trump a greater threat to world peace than Putin or Xi, the Australia Institute (March 2025) J.D. Vance on a Foreign Policy for the Middle Class, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (May 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump has only been US president for just over a month and yet the world order seems to be changing by the day. Ukraine has been cut adrift with the pausing of US military aid and intelligence following President Zelensky's disastrous meeting in the Oval Office. And Europe has been left wondering what is coming next as President Macron of France warns that the continent is "at a turning point in history." Europe faces not only having to support Ukraine without the US but potentially having to defend itself against Russia with no help from America. So can it do that? And how quickly could it fill the gaps left by the US?Guests: Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor, The Economist Claudia Major, Director international security division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. Fenella McGerty Senior Fellow for Defence Economics, International Institute for Strategic Studies Presenter David Aaronovitch Producers: Kirsteen Knight, Beth Ashmead Latham, Caroline Bayley Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman Editor: Richard Vadon(Image: Soldiers in silhouette. Credit: Photo by Martin Divisek/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

After a week when America’s reliability as an ally was called into question, new research shows that more Australians think Donald Trump is the greatest threat to world peace than either Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin. On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss the shocking public disintegration of relations between the United States and Ukraine, why many Australians are feeling less secure with Trump in office, and what that means for the future of the Australia-US alliance. This discussion was recorded on Monday 3 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Read more about the research on the Australia Institute website. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump appears to want a quick and dirty end to Russia’s invasion, but at what cost to Ukraine and to America’s reputation? On this episode of After America, Dr Gorana Grgić joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss Trump’s plans for Ukraine, the MAGA movement’s support for Europe’s resurgent far-right parties, and the new Cabinet’s approach to ‘prioritising’ China. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 20 February 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Gorana Grgić, Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich // goranagrgic.com Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Bridges across regions: the effects of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific cooperation on European security architectures by Gorana Grgić, International Politics (January 2025) Australia’s strategic thinking on the war in Ukraine, NATO, and Indo-Pacific security by Gorana Grgić, United States Institute of Peace (November 2024) A former defense official warns about China's military power, NPR (April 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trump administration is chatting with Putin and telling European leaders that they’re the problem. So what does this mean for Australia? On this episode of After America, Senator David Shoebridge, the Australian Greens Spokesperson for Defence and Veterans Affairs, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss cultural cringe, the Australian Government’s response to Trump’s tariffs and why the AUKUS submarine deal makes Australia less safe. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 11 February 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: David Shoebridge, Senator for New South Wales and the Australian Greens Spokesperson for Defence and Veterans Affairs // @davidshoebridge Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Standing up to Trump with Malcolm Turnbull, After America (November 2024) Return to Trumpland with Zoe Daniel, After America (December 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump’s proposal for the US to “own” Gaza and force out the Palestinian population would make it American policy to support “a crime against humanity”, says US foreign policy expert, Matt Duss. On this episode of After America, Matt Duss, Executive Vice-President at the Washington DC-based Center for International Policy, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss Trump’s Gaza announcement, the freeze on US development funding, and the new Cabinet’s approach to China. This discussion was recorded on Friday 7 February 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Matt Duss, Executive Vice-President, Centre for International Policy // @mattduss Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: ‘Trump’s Gaza Proposal is Less Original Than He Thinks’ by Matthew Duss, Foreign Policy (February 2025) ‘America Is Cursed by a Foreign Policy of Nostalgia’ by Nancy Okail and Matthew Duss, Foreign Affairs (December 2024) ‘Democrats have become the party of war. Americans are tired of it’ by Matthew Duss, The Guardian (January 2025) The Un-Diplomatic Podcast hosted by Van Jackson, Julia Gledhill and Matthew Duss Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss US tariffs against its three largest trading partners, the political battle over who gets to be American, and Trump’s imperial ambitions. On this episode of After America, Associate Professor Clare Corbould joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the relentlessness of the new Trump administration and the media coverage of his first two weeks in office. This discussion was recorded on Friday 31 January 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Clare Corbould, Associate Head of School, Research, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University // @clarecorbould Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Presidency Pending hosted by Clare Corbould and Zim Nwokora, Deakin University Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis (September 2023) Becoming African Americans: Black Public Life in Harlem, 1919–1939 by Clare Corbould (March 2009) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump has been issuing Executive Orders and dominating the media cycle, trying to radically reshape America and the world in the process. On this special crossover episode of After America and Follow the Money, Dr Emma Shortis and Ebony Bennett discuss the role of Elon Musk, Trump’s pause on all US foreign aid, his ability to ‘flood the zone’, and just how much better he is at it this time around. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 28 January 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Get your tickets for the Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit 2025 now. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett Show notes: ‘Think the past will protect Australia from Trump’s future? Think again’ by Emma Shortis, The Sydney Morning Herald (January 2025) The Pacific Islands: Background and Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service (November 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second Trump era has begun. On this episode of After America, Allan Behm and Dr Emma Shortis discuss Trump’s inauguration, his radical agenda to reshape American life and the United States’ role in the world, and how Australia can respond. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 21 January 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Get your tickets for the Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit 2025 now. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor in International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: ‘Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (January 2025) ‘Joe Biden’s presidency will be remembered as one that did not match the times, and a leader who failed to realise it’ by Liam Byrne and Emma Shortis, The Conversation (January 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From threatening to annex Greenland to blaming California Democrats for the state’s deadly wildfires, the Trump circus is back in town – and he’s not even president yet. On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy discuss Trump’s empire pantomime, the devastating California fires and the death of Jimmy Carter. This discussion was recorded on Monday 13 January 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Get your tickets for the Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit 2025 now. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Alice Grundy, Managing Editor, Australia Institute Press, the Australia Institute // @alicektg Show notes: ‘Australia leases US firebombing aircraft in the northern winter. So what happens when LA burns in January?’ by Mike Foley, The Sydney Morning Herald (January 2025) The American Empire, Empire with William Dalrymple and Anita Anand Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the collapse of the Assad regime, the Separation of Forces Agreement from 1974 between Israel and Syria has also collapsed. Israel quickly moved military forces into the buffer zone in Syrian territory, including capturing the Syrian peak of the Hermon Mountain ridge. Israel says it’s temporary until a suitable arrangement is found. Retired Ambassador Alan Baker, a former legal adviser to the Israeli foreign ministry and today the head of the legal division of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign and Security Affairs, said the Syrian side was open to military or terrorist groups who want to take over. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the 50-year-old mandate of the UN observers in the buffer zone on the Golan Heights is up by the end of the year and the security council will have to decide whether to extend it. (photo: Michael Giladi/flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don Watson joins us to discuss Trump's beyond-bizarre cabinet selections, Joe Biden's tainted legacy, and what this might all mean for Australia on the final episode of After America for 2024. Author and former speechwriter Don Watson joins Dr Emma Shortis on After America to discuss what Trump's re-emergence reveals about the United States and how Australia might respond differently to a second Trump administration. This discussion was recorded on Monday 9 December 2024 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Don Watson, author of ‘High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink' Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Donald Trump's Meet the Press interview (December 2024) ‘High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink' by Don Watson, Quarterly Essay (September 2024) ‘The Second Coming' by Fintan O'Toole, NY Review of Books (December 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoe Daniel MP joins us to discuss the MAGA loyalists Trump is tapping for senior roles and how Australia can deal with the President-elect. On this episode of After America, Zoe Daniel MP, Independent Member for Goldstein and former foreign correspondent, joins Dr Emma Shortis to talk about the incoming Trump administration, Australia's relationships with the United States and China, and the role of independent politicians in Australian defence and foreign policy-making. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 28 November and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: The Hon Zoe Daniel MP, Independent Member for Goldstein // @zoedaniel Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Greetings from Trumpland: How an unprecedented presidency changed everything by Zoe Daniel and Roscoe Whalan (March 2021) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 22, 2024 - The Van Fleet Signature Policy Conference is The Korea Society's landmark policy event. Held in the District Ballroom of The Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the conference provides insights on the fast evolving threats and opportunities impacting the dynamic U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) relationship, including a panel on security, a panel on diplomacy, and a keynote address. The keynote speaker is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/item/1882-u-s-rok-indispensable-partnership-amid-increasing-geopolitical-competition

We discuss brainworms, Elon's new gig, and why it's a really bad idea to micro-dose E. coli. Dr Ruth Mitchell, neurosurgeon and founding member of the Australian Nobel Prize-winning group, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the global consequences of Trump's cabinet picks and what his election means for efforts to eradicate nuclear weapons. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 21 November and things may have changed since recording. Pre-order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Ruth Mitchell, Board Chair, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War // @drruthmitchell Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Risky Business: An update on super funds and nuclear weapons by Rosemary Kelly and Margaret Beavis (September 2024) Super-powered nukes: Aussie funds and weapons of mass destruction, Follow the Money (October 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#IRAQ: Shia militias firing drones and rockets:  Dr. Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Gulf states. He is a cofounder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria. Tigris River

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins the show to discuss how Australia should approach the second Trump presidency. Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's 29th Prime Minister, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss why sucking up to Trump will get Australian leaders nowhere and how the AUKUS “shocker” is making Australia more dependent on the United States, right at the time America is becoming less dependable. This discussion was recorded on Friday 8 November 2024 US time and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister of Australia // @TurnbullMalcolm Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: ‘The Bad Guys: How to Deal with our Illiberal Friends', Australian Foreign Affairs (October 2022) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With this presidential race now over, Emma reflects on an extraordinary campaign and the challenges that may lie ahead for Australia. In the last of our daily election episodes of After America, Dr Emma Shortis reflects on the glass ceiling in American politics, the Democrats' failure to address their own shortcomings over the last three decades, and why the Australian Government doesn't need to just cop whatever challenges the next US administration throws at it. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 7 November 2024 US time and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis  Show notes: Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (January 2019) ‘Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks', Yahoo! News (September 2021)  Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day 989.Today, as the White House seeks to send Ukraine as much as it can before Trump's inauguration, we discuss the potential appointments the president-elect might make, and – later – hear about the mood near the frontlines to the political earthquake. Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Jonah Goldberg (Editor-in-Chief, The Dispatch). @JonahDispatch on X.Adrian Simpson (of Mission Ukraine). AdrianSimp85802 on X.Dr Claudia Major (German Institute of International and Security Affairs). @SWPBerlin on X.Mission UkraineYou can learn more about the volunteer organisation here:https://www.missionukraine.uk/Content Referenced:Trump's victory means Europe has no choice but to arm – and fast (Francis in The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/07/donald-trump-victory-europe-now-has-two-months-save-ukraine/Biden team prepares to rush last-minute aid to Ukraine (Politico)https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/biden-trump-ukraine-assistance-00187897Trump win casts fresh doubts over Wall Street's China strategy (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/markets/trump-win-casts-fresh-doubts-over-wall-streets-china-strategy-2024-11-07/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump will return to the White House – how should Australia prepare? On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy discuss what the Trump victory means for American society and democratic institutions, the soul-searching facing the Democrats after a comprehensive defeat, and the implications for Australia. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 6 November 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Alice Grundy, Research Manager, Anne Kantor Fellows, the Australia Institute // @alicekgt Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Trump declare victory on election night, regardless of the result? On the final pre-election episode of After America, Matthew Bevan and Dr Emma Shortis reflect on an enormous Harris rally in Philadelphia, whether the polls have anything useful to tell us, and the dangers of a contested result. This discussion was recorded on Monday 4 November 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Matthew Bevan, host and writer of If You're Listening, the ABC // @MatthewBevan Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His Excellency José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Laureate, joins us to discuss why the United States will remain an economic powerhouse despite rising tensions with China. On this episode of After America, Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the US-China relationship and his disillusionment with the Western response to the Israel's actions in Gaza. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 9 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: His Excellency José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Laureate // @JoseRamosHorta1 Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Statement of the Secretary-General on Israeli legislation on UNRWA, United Nations (October 2024) UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban, United Nations (October 2024) Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Israel passes legislation banning the work of UNRWA on Israeli soil, ABC News (October 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma is on the road at a Harris rally in North Carolina and Bruce Thompson, former advisor to the Obama and Clinton campaigns in the state, joins us to preview the election. Bruce Thompson joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss what it's like to live in a battleground state in the heat of a presidential campaign, the prospect of legal challenges from the Trump in the event of a Democratic victory, and who Harris might pick as her Secretary of State if she wins the election. This discussion was recorded on Friday 1 November 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: R. Bruce Thompson II, Partner, Parker Poe Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis joins us to talk about the presidential election, Joe Biden's foreign policy legacy and the future of America's role in the world. On this episode of After America, Yanis Varoufakis joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the prospect of a grand deal between the US and China on climate, how Trump emerged from the Obama presidency, and why America isn't a real democracy. This discussion was recorded on Friday 1 November 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Yanis Varoufakis, economist, politician, author and the former finance minister of Greece // @yanisvaroufakis Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: ‘The end of capitalism with Yanis Varoufakis', Follow the Money (March 2024) Yanis Varoufakis – Technofeudalism, National Press Club Address (March 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Democrats have been largely overshadowed by the Trump spectacle in the final weeks of the campaign. Will it hurt Harris' chances of winning the presidency? On this special crossover episode of After America and Presidency Pending, Associate Professor Zim Nwokora and Associate Professor Clare Corbould from Deakin University join Dr Emma Shortis to discuss whether reproductive rights will mobilise enough voters for Kamala Harris in key states and the role of Biden in the campaign. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 30 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Zim Nwokora, Associate Professor, Deakin University Guest: Clare Corbould, Associate Head of School, Research Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University // @clarecorbould Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chas Licciardello joins us to discuss Beyonce's Texas appearance, Trump's hate-filled Madison Square Garden dude-fest, and how the campaigns are spending their money. Comedian and co-host of Planet America on ABC TV, Chas Licciardello, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss why the campaigns are spending time in states they're unlikely to win and what their advertising reveals about the campaigns' strategies. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 29 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Chas Licciardello, comedian and co-host of Planet America and PEP // @chaslicc Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: PEP with Chas and Dr Dave Planet America, ABC iview Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the race in the key swing state of Michigan and whether Australia is really prepared for a second Trump administration. On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy discuss Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, Eminem's appearance at a Harris event in Detroit, and what this election result could mean for Australia. This discussion was recorded on Monday 28 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Alice Grundy, Research Manager, Anne Kantor Fellows, the Australia Institute // @alicekgt Show notes: ‘In the US election, 7 states and a few ‘swing voters' have all the power. This is exposing hidden tensions in both campaigns' by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (October 2024) The Odd Couple: the Australia-America relationship by Allan Behm (2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the impact of Trump's extreme immigration rhetoric and how the candidates are courting the male vote. On this episode of After America, Dr Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History at Flinders University, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss immigration, reproductive rights, and why Harris and Trump are hitting the podcast circuit. This discussion was recorded on Monday 21 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording. 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732, chat online or video call via their website. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, Flinders University // @FlowersPGF Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: ‘Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Why has the party's rhetoric – and public opinion – changed so dramatically?' by Prudence Flowers, The Conversation (October 2024) ‘The ‘feral 25-year-olds' making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok' by Drew Harwell, The Washington Post (September 2024) The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion by Prudence Flowers (2019) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss hurricane conspiracies, Harris' “decency coalition” and the threat of post-election violence. On this episode of After America, award-winning author, journalist and screenwriter Richard Cooke joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the state of this extremely close campaign. This discussion was recorded on Monday 14 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Richard Cooke, author, journalist and Contributing Editor for The Monthly // @rgcooke Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Tired of Winning: A Chronicle of American Decline by Richard Cooke (March 2019) ‘Dark Star: Elon Musk's Political Turning' by Richard Cooke, The Jewish Quarterly (February 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob welcomes Hamidreza Azizi, Visiting Fellow at German Institute for International and Security Affairs, onto the podcast for a special episode on the escalation of fighting between Iran and Israel. This podcast episode delves into the complex and precarious situation faced by Iran amidst escalating regional tensions and internal political strife. Hamidreza shares his insights on Iran's strategic options, which he characterizes as increasingly grim and desperate. The discussion highlights Iran's recent missile strikes on Israel as a sign of desperation rather than strength, aiming to control damage and assert some level of deterrence in a rapidly deteriorating situation. They also touch on the internal political dynamics in Iran, including the impact of leadership changes and public sentiment towards foreign policy. Azizi emphasizes the challenges Iran faces, including a lack of reliable allies and the potential for further escalation in its conflict with Israel and the United States. --Timestamps:00:01 - Intro 00:28 - Iran's Strategic Position 07:04 - Iran's Asymmetric Deterrence Strategy38:31 - Iran's Internal Politics and External Strategy48:10 - Conclusion and Reflections on Iran's Future--Jacob Shapiro Site: jacobshapiro.comJacob Twitter: x.com/JacobShapCI Site: cognitive.investmentsSubscribe to the Newsletter: bit.ly/weekly-sitrep--Cognitive Investments is an investment advisory firm, founded in 2019 that provides clients with a nuanced array of financial planning, investment advisory and wealth management services. We aim to grow both our clients' material wealth (i.e. their existing financial assets) and their human wealth (i.e. their ability to make good strategic decisions for their business, family, and career).--Disclaimer: Cognitive Investments LLC (“Cognitive Investments”) is a registered investment advisor. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Cognitive Investments and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure.The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor's particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon. You should consult your attorney or tax advisorThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Dr. Isabelle Werenfels, a senior fellow in the Middle East and Africa Division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin. Together, they discuss how North African states are asserting their newly found leverage over European states, and how European states are changing the ways they approach North Africa. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Leah Hickert to discuss how strategic competition is evolving in North Africa and what it means for Western interests in the region. Transcript, "Isabelle Werenfels: North Africa's Relationship with Europe," CSIS, September 3, 2024.

Historically, Turkey has always had a strong women's rights movement, stemming from the days of the Ottoman Empire through to the emergence of the Republic of Turkey into the present day. At the top of the movement's agenda now is the fight to protect women against violence from men. It's three years since Turkey pulled out of the Istanbul Convention, the Europe wide treaty on combatting violence against women and girls. The Turkish Government has its own version of domestic violence law, but there are concerns that this doesn't offer the same protection as the Convention. Campaigners say that femicide and violence against women continues to plague society and that there is an increasingly anti-gender rhetoric within mainstream politics. So, this week on The Inquiry, we're asking ‘Is Turkey getting more dangerous for women?'Contributors: Dr. Sevgi Adak, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, The Aga Khan University. Professor Seda Demiralp, Işık University, Turkey. Dr. Ezel Buse Sönmezocak, International Human Rights Lawyer, Turkey Dr. Hürcan Aslı Aksoy, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin.Presenter: Emily Wither Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Katie Morgan Production Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey Image credit: Cagla Gurdogan via REUTERS from BBC Images