ASPI Podcast: Policy, Guns & Money

In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money ASPI’s Head of the International Program, Lisa Sharland speaks to experienced human rights and women’s rights advocate, Louise Allen about her recent ASPI publication ‘Australia's implementation of women, peace and security: Promoting regional security’. You can read the full report here: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australias-implementation-women-peace-and-security-promoting-regional-security Renee DiResta, Technical Research Manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, talks with ICPC’s Elise Thomas about misinformation and malign narratives across social networks, focusing on the trends the world is witnessing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, we hear from ICPC’s Tom Uren and Jocelinn Kang who discuss how cyber criminals are exploiting COVID-19 to carry out cyber-attacks on hospitals. In this episode: Louise Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-allen-70b7138/?originalSubdomain=au Lisa Sharland: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/lisa-sharland Tom Uren: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/tom-uren Jocelinn Kang: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/jocelinn-kang Renee DiResta: http://www.reneediresta.com/ Elise Thomas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/elise-thomas Music: 'Stranger Danger' by Francis Preve via the YouTube Audio Library.

In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money we look at COVID-19, the Corona Virus. We speak with three prominent experts to help understand the current situation and consider where we are heading. You'll hear from Professor Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity at the University of New South Wales. Professor MacIntyre heads the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, which conducts research in epidemiology, vaccinology, bioterrorism prevention, mathematical modelling, genetic epidemiology, public health and clinical trials in infectious diseases. We also speak with Dr Robert Glasser, Visiting Fellow at ASPI and former head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Finally, we speak with Dr Anna Powles, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at Massey University on the impact of the virus on the South Pacific. People in this episode: Professor Raina MacIntyre: https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-raina-macintyre Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings Dr Robert Glasser: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/robert-glasser Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge Dr Anna Powles: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=287250 Genevieve Feely: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/genevieve-feely Music: 'Scratch the itch' by Quincas Moreira - via the YouTube Audio Library.

In this episode of Policy, Guns and Money, our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus make a welcome return discussing the implications of the recent US Government decision to pause the Triton UAV program. Huong and Jake discuss the recent Taiwanese elections and Kelly speaks to Madeleine Gordon, Climate Change and Energy Security Fellow at Young Australians in International Affairs. Guests in this episode; Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge Dr Marcus Hellyer: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/marcus-hellyer Dr Huong Le Thu: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/huong-le-thu Dr Jake Wallis:https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/jake-wallis Kelly Smith: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/kelly-smith Madeleine Gordon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-gordon-026360169/?originalSubdomain=au Music: "Late night drive" by Nat Keef & Beetmower via the YouTube Audio Library.

We bring you three great conversations in this episode of Policy, Guns and Money. First, Brendan Nicholson speaks with Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody, Legal Adviser for Islamic law and jurisprudence at the ICRC (0:35). We then move on to a discussion of censorship and state media relating to Covid-19, the Corona virus between Fergus Ryan and Elise Thomas of the ASPI International Cyber Policy Centre (11:55). We close with ASPI Executive Director Peter Jennings in discussion with Mr Ehud Yaari, an Israel-based international fellow of The Washington Institute and guest of the Australian/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council on recent Middle East events (23:25). In this episode; Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings Ehud Yaari: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/view/yaari-ehud Brendan Nicholson: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/brendan-nicholson Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody: https://www.geneva-academy.ch/the-academy/about-us/experts/detail/130-ahmed-al-dawoody Fergus Ryan: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/fergus-ryan Elise Thomas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/elise-thomas Music: "Pictures of the Floating World" by Bumbling, via the Free Music Archive. freemusicarchive.org

ASPI Executive Director Peter Jennings discusses the recent ASPI report "How the geopolitical partnership between China and Russia threatens the West" with His Excellency Kim Beazley, Governor of Western Australia and report author Professor Paul Dibb of the ANU. Tom Uren and Elise Thomas from our Cyber team discuss the misinformation and hype that surrounded two recent high profile incidents; the Jeff Bezos phone incident and the alleged hack of Ukrainian gas company, Burisma. In this episode; Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings Kim Beazley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Beazley Paul Dibb: http://sdsc.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/experts/paul-dibb-am Report: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/how-geopolitical-partnership-between-china-and-russia-threatens-west Tom Uren: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/tom-uren Elise Thomas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/elise-thomas Music in this episode; "Sun Machine One" by Loopop - via the You Tube Music Library.

In this special episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Lisa Sharland discusses the vital work of Gender Advisors in the Australian Defence Force with Commander Jen Macklin, Group Captain Dee Gibbons and Wing Commander Angeline Lewis. Lisa Sharland: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/lisa-sharland Music in this episode: “The Lone Woodlouse” by Rachael K. Collier, via the You Tube Audio Library.

In our first episode of 2020, we examine two of the big events that are impacting the world currently; the US killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and the terrible bushfires currently ravaging Australia. Peter Jennings, ASPI’s Executive Director discusses the tense situation in the middle-east with US Army War College Fellow, Lt COL Ned Holt. On the bushfires, we’ve spoken to three experts in the fields of Disaster and Risk preparedness. Dr Robert Glasser is the former head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mark Crosweller is the former head of the National Resilience Taskforce and former Director-General of Emergency Management Australia and Dr Paul Barnes, head of the Risk and Resilience program here at ASPI. In this episode; Report: Preparing for the Era of Disasters. https://www.aspi.org.au/report/preparing-era-disasters - Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings - LTCOL Ned Holt: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/ned-c-holt - Dr Robert Glasser: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/robert-glasser - Mark Crosweller: https://ethicalintelligence.com.au/ - Dr Paul Barnes: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/paul-barnes Music: 'Pale Rider Blues' by Mini Vandals via the YouTube Audio Library.

Mali interviews Oriana Skylar Mastro, Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, about her most recent book ‘The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime (Cornell University Press 2019)’ and her latest project on China’s challenge to U.S primacy. Louisa spoke with Dion Devow, Indigenous engagement specialist working with ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre and 2018 ACT Australian of the Year, on closing the information technology gap for Indigenous Australians. Plus Jake interviewed Vijay Padmanabhan, Google’s Lead for Countering Violent Extremism & Hate Speech. People in this ep: Oriana Skylar Mastro: https://www.orianaskylarmastro.com/ Vijay Padmanadhan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-padmanabhan-78337794 Dion Devow: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/dion-devow Jacob Wallis: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/jacob-wallis Mali Walker: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/mali-walker Louisa Bochner: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/louisa-bochner Music in this ep: "Trapped" by Quincas Moreira via the You Tube Audio Library.

In this special episode of Policy, Guns and Money, Strategist editor Jack Norton covers this year’s Beersheba Dialogue, the annual conference between ASPI and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Tel Aviv. He spoke to former Labor MP and shadow assistant minister for defence and cybersecurity Gai Brodtmann about the state of the Australia–Israel relationship and arms control expert Emily Landau about the Iran nuclear deal and the possible threat posed by Tehran. Jack also interviews veteran journalist Yossi Melman about Israel’s relationship with China, with a focus on Chinese infrastructure and investment in the country. In this episode: Gai Brodtmann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gai_Brodtmann Emily B. Landau: https://www.inss.org.il/person/b-landauemily/ Yossi Melman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Melman Background music: "Fonkee Ryde" by Noir Et Blanc Vie, via the You Tube Audio Library.

In this special episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Peter Jennings, ASPI's Executive Director and Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence, Strategy and National Security at ASPI discuss the recent events relating to the unprecedented leak of hundreds of internal CCP documents, the refusal of Australian politician's visas , and the future of the Australian-China relationship. Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge NY Times on the documents: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html Music in this ep: "Skewls Owt" by Noir Et Blanc Vie - via the You Tube Audio Library.