The View from Australia

As the balance shifts beneath our feet, new maps are drawn - not on paper, but in power itself.

In this episode of Facing Coming Storms, Peter Apps is joined by Dr Peter Layton, retired Royal Australian Air Force officer and visiting fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, to unpack how changing power dynamics are reshaping security in the Indo-Pacific.

From China’s rapid military expansion and the future of Taiwan, to the evolving roles of Australia, the US, and regional players like Japan, India, and Southeast Asia, together they explore the tensions, alliances, and strategic calculations shaping the decade ahead.

What You’ll Learn

Strategic Shifts: How alliances, basing decisions, and military postures are changing across the Indo-Pacific.

Economic Power Plays: Why China’s manufacturing strength and strategic signalling are as influential as its military might.

Uncertain Futures: How regional hedging, accidental escalation, and innovation will shape how nations respond to rising tensions.

This conversation is a timely reminder that the future of global security may be decided far from Europe’s borders. Understanding the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific is no longer optional, it’s essential.

Facing Coming Storms is brought to you by the British Army’s Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research, in partnership with the Project for the Study of the 21st Century, and produced by Urban Podcasts.