Summer special: Friends, Allies and Enemies with Karen Middleton & Jonathan Pearlman

In our summer special series, we bring you some of our favourite guests from the Australia Institute’s webinar series in 2020. In this episode, host Ebony Bennett talks to Karen Middleton, Jonathan Pearlman and Allan Behm about the tenth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs which examines the alliances, blocs and rivalries emerging across the Asia-Pacific as nations adjust to the changing balance of power. Friends, Allies and Enemies considers Australia’s diplomatic options as loyalties shift in an increasingly turbulent region.

The full webinar is available on the Australia Institute’s YouTube channel here, recorded live on Nov 13, 2020.

Host: Ebony Bennett // @ebony_bennett

Karen Middleton, The Saturday Paper // @KarenMMiddleton

Jonathan Pearlman, Australian Foreign Affairs

Allan Behm, director International & Security Affairs Program at the Australia Institute

// @mirandaprorsus

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Theme music is by Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum