A podcast about foreign affairs in Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
The AFA podcast is a new audio offering from the publisher of Australian Foreign Affairs, Quarterly Essay, The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hosted by Jonathan Pearlman, editor of Australian Foreign Affairs, The AFA Podcast engages with the complex challenges facing Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Each episode is around twenty-five minutes in length and features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers. See the world through the eyes of award-winning journalists,...
The rise of autocracy
This episode explores the challenge for Australia as it enters a new era, in which China’s international sway increases and democracies compete with their rivals for global influence.
Join Jonathan Pearlman and guests John Keane and Linda Jaivin.
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Published 06/04/21
Spying in the age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing new challenges facing the world of intelligence. Which countries were equipped to quickly track data from Wuhan and beyond? How is spycraft adapting to the digital era? And how are agencies preparing for a return to great power...
Published 12/15/20