Ep 186: Deal or no deal on Hormuz?
Darren is back to do (yet another) solo episode on Iran. This week, the United States and Iran did a deal, Trump put pen to a physical copy...
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20 of 186 episodesEp. 185: Shangri-La and other (non-Iran) news
Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC joins Darren to catch up on something besides Iran and the (still-closed) Strait of Hormuz. The conversation beg...
Ep 184: Learning lessons on Iran
Eleven weeks into the U.S.-Iran war, the news cycle is relentless, but the strategic position has barely moved. Darren looks to step back fr...
Ep. 183: Hormuz—the new nuclear
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...
Ep. 182: Another wild 48 hours on Iran, plus the Australian lens
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...
Ep. 181: An even more dangerous phase looms in Iran
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...
Ep. 180: How will the Iran conflict end?
Three weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, Darren looks to international relations theory — particularly the bargaining and war terminatio...
Ep. 179: Iran — Two weeks in
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...
Ep. 178: The attack on Iran
In (yet another) emergency episode, Darren offers eight initial thoughts on the US and Israeli strikes on Iran and the killing of Ayatollah...
Ep. 177: Tariffs, power, and the US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has struck down the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose swe...
Ep. 176: Davos, Greenland and Carney’s speech
A week after his emergency episode on President Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland, Darren returns with a rapid debrief of the Davos meeti...
Ep. 175: How should we model Greenland?
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...
Ep. 174: AI and policy, both foreign and domestic
In an episode recorded just before Christmas, Darren interviews Janet Egan, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Technology and National...
Ep. 173: The implications of Venezuela
To begin 2026, the Trump administration has once again served up a news story of immense implications, with a military intervention and seiz...
Ep. 172: The "Four Rs" of Australian foreign policy
Darren is joined by returning guest Richard Maude to unpack what Australian foreign policy looks like in late 2025. The conversation centres...
Ep. 171: Trump-Xi, leverage & US foreign policy
Zack Cooper of the American Enterprise Institute returns to the podcast to discuss the recent Trump-Xi meeting in Seoul. Who got the better...
Ep. 170: Trump, Albo and (Saint?) Kevin
The much-anticipated face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Albanese and President Trump has happened, not in the Oval Office but the C...
Ep. 169: Tim Watts MP on the Indian Ocean Region & inputs to successful foreign policy
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...
Ep. 168: Reporting from China on the bilateral relationship
Former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews made headlines when he was snapped in a picture with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, amongst others, at...
Ep. 167: Development and strategy in the South Pacific
PM Albanese recently travelled to Solomon Islands for the Pacific Islands Forum as well as Vanuatu and PNG. The headlines focused on what di...