Ep. 191: Tim Watts MP on AI sovereignty, safety and Australia’s choices
In a somewhat different episode of the podcast, Darren speaks with Tim Watts MP, a member of the parliament’s new Joint Select Committee on...
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20 of 191 episodesEp. 190: Graham Fletcher on managing China
In this episode, Darren speaks with Graham Fletcher, who recently retired after almost four decades in the Australian public service, much o...
Ep. 189: Contesting Australian grand strategy (and doing your homework)
This episode Darren goes full academic, using Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s recent Allan Gyngell Lecture as the starting point for a broader...
Ep 188: Missiles, Pacific integration and managed competition
Stephen Dziedzic of the ABC returns to catch up on a remarkable month in Australian foreign policy. The conversation begins with China’s sub...
Ep 187: No deal (on Hormuz)
Darren is back at the mic after a month away and, again, back on the Iran/Hormuz story. The deal he spent an hour analysing in June is dead...
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...
Ep. 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...