The National Security Podcast

Can Australia reframe water as a national security issue, rather than only an environmental or social policy concern?

Can Australia realistically pursue both AI leadership and sustainable water management?

What happens when drought, climate change, food insecurity, ageing infrastructure and economic pressure combine?

Who s...

How is health connected to national security?

What role should the military play in health security – and where are the limits?

How can Australia improve coordination across agencies before the next crisis arrives?

In this episode, Sharryn Parker speaks with Esperanza Martinez and Nicholas Thomson about why path...

What is the future trajectory for Plan ANZAC?

How does a small nation like New Zealand (NZ) contribute to collective security in the Indo-Pacific?

How does NZ’s strategic identity differ from Australia’s?

What should the future social contract between NZ and its Defence Force look like? What does effective leadership and ste...

Does the flare up in recent AUKUS debates represent the perspectives of the broader Australian public?

Does Australia have a credible Plan B if part of AUKUS falters?

Can Australia sustain the political will and strategic patience needed for a multi-decade defence project?

In this episode, Justin Burke speaks wi...

Can national security be fully understood through hard power alone?

Is it time for Australia to have a broader national security strategy – one that goes beyond defence and brings in federal, state and community perspectives?

How can women’s experiences be integrated into a more traditional understanding of national security?

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