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A discussion of the most important news and issues in international affairs through a uniquely Australian lens. Hosted by Allan Gyngell and Darren Lim.
Eight weeks into the US-Israeli war against Iran, the ceasefire is about to expire and the second round of negotiations is supposed to be ha...
In the second episode of the week recorded just 48 hours after the last one (around 12pm on Wed 1 April), Darren is joined once again by Ste...
Now in its fifth week, the Iran war may be about to enter its most dangerous phase. In a shorter update this episode, Darren assesses what h...
Three weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, Darren looks to international relations theory — particularly the bargaining and war terminatio...
Two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, Darren uses Robert Pape's cost-benefit framework to assess where things stand. The tactical achie...
In (yet another) emergency episode, Darren offers eight initial thoughts on the US and Israeli strikes on Iran and the killing of Ayatollah...
The US Supreme Court has struck down the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose swe...
A week after his emergency episode on President Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland, Darren returns with a rapid debrief of the Davos meeti...
Less than a year into Trump’s second term, his renewed push to acquire Greenland has escalated into a full-blown alliance crisis—complete wi...
In an episode recorded just before Christmas, Darren interviews Janet Egan, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Technology and National...
To begin 2026, the Trump administration has once again served up a news story of immense implications, with a military intervention and seiz...
Darren is joined by returning guest Richard Maude to unpack what Australian foreign policy looks like in late 2025. The conversation centres...
Zack Cooper of the American Enterprise Institute returns to the podcast to discuss the recent Trump-Xi meeting in Seoul. Who got the better...
The much-anticipated face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Albanese and President Trump has happened, not in the Oval Office but the C...
Darren welcomes back Tim Watts MP to the podcast. Tim is now the government’s Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs having also served as a...
Former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews made headlines when he was snapped in a picture with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, amongst others, at...
PM Albanese recently travelled to Solomon Islands for the Pacific Islands Forum as well as Vanuatu and PNG. The headlines focused on what di...
In Darren’s own research, topics like tariffs, industrial policy and the decaying rules-based economic order are a daily focus. On these iss...
Darren welcomes Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute and author of influential books "The Party" and "Xi Jinp...
It’s time for another tariff episode, and Darren is joined by returning guest Corbin Duncan, a journalist with The Economist (and valued Aus...
The PM made a big trip to China, and the ABC’s Stephen Dziedzic accompanied him as part of the press contingent. Darren and Stephen discuss...
Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s attack on Iran that began over the weekend, could be the beginning of something very big, and very bad. Or i...
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore from 30 May to 1 June. Zack Cooper of the American Enterprise Institute attended and...
With Prime Minister Albanese’s government returned to office with a large majority, Darren is wondering what the data from the PM and Foreig...
Darren welcomes Dr John Kunkel for the first time to the podcast. John is Senior Economics Adviser at the United States Studies Centre. He h...
Australia’s federal election delivered a clear and in many ways stunning victory for the incumbent centre-left Labor government led by PM An...
With four episodes on tariffs this month, the podcast has already broken its monthly episode record. Nevertheless, news is also happening el...
The Trump administration has announced exemptions to the massive reciprocal tariffs on China for smartphones, computers and other electronic...
President Trump has paused the so-called 'reciprocal' element of his tariffs for everyone but China, meaning a baseline rate of 10% is in pl...
Last episode having offered his rapid reactions in the hours after President Trump’s tariff announcement, on Friday 4 April Darren was joine...
President Trump's "Liberation Day" has come and gone, and hours after the momentous announcement of tariffs being imposed on basically the e...
It’s time to return to the news, and Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC returns to discuss three big stories that he’s been reporting on in recent...
While the calling of a federal election has been delayed by Tropical Cyclone Alfred, it must still happen in May, and so this episode the po...
One of the major casualties of Trump administration’s brazen efforts to reduce the size of the US federal government is its dismantling of t...
“The loneliness of Australia is going to be one of many fairly dramatic changes”, says David Rennie towards the end of this utterly absorbin...
The Trump administration has announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on China. Recorded only a handful of hours after th...
We’re still only days into Donald Trump’s second term, but there is already a wealth of data to draw upon to update our models and expectati...
On the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration, one of the podcast’s editors, Corbin Duncan, interviews Darren in a “ask me anything” form...
In the past few months Darren has been teaching his elective undergraduate course, Power and Influence in World Politics (POLS2136) at ANU....
Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC reported this past week on two significant deals the Australian government struck with the governments of Nauru...
As the world begins to think through the implications of a second Trump presidential term, Darren is joined once again by Zack Cooper of the...
The shock may not be quite as sharp as 2016, but the consequences could well be even more dire. Eliza Harvey of the ABC returns to join Darr...
In an era where “economic security is national security”, arguably the most important perspective in how governments ought to intervene in t...
India has only been on the periphery of Darren’s professional vision since the dramatic headlines last year surrounding the killing of a Sik...
In the spirit of trying to channel his obsession with the US election in a (somewhat) productive way, Darren welcomes back Andrew Phillips f...
Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC recently reported from the Pacific Islands Forum leaders retreat in Tonga. He joins Darren to unpack a very inte...
One year ago, the Albanese Labor government launched the “New International Development Policy”. Darren invites back Bridi Rice, CEO of the...
It is impossible to look away from US politics at the moment, and so Darren cannot help but keep his focus on the presidential election. Yet...
Just in case you needed one more 'emergency' politics podcast in the wake of the news that President Biden will not contest the US president...
China’s Premier Li Qiang successfully visited Australia last month. The loan of two more pandas captured headlines, but if one looks closely...