Thinking beyond tomorrow: national security and strategic foresight
How can Australia prepare for a future it cannot predict? What can emerging trends and weak signals tell us about tomorrow's national securi...
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The National Security Podcast
Chris Farnham brings you expert analysis, insights and opinion on Australia and the region's national security challenges in this pod from Policy Forum. Produced with the support of the ANU...
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AI has changed the game: can Australia keep up?
How has AI fundamentally changed Australia’s cyber security landscape, and are our traditional ways of managing cyber risk still fit-for-pur...
Can middle powers shape the balance of power? Geopolitical update part 2
How concerned should Australia be about the UK’s ability to deliver its side of AUKUS? What role can middle powers play as the international...
Iran, Ukraine and the limits of American power: geopolitical update part 1
How much strategic bandwidth does the United States have as it manages the Iran war, Ukraine and its wider global commitments? How are confl...
Espionage, foreign interference and Australia’s national security laws
How do we balance effective national security laws with protecting individual rights and democratic freedoms? Where is the line between legi...
The maritime gateway: ports and border security
How do ports sustain Australia’s economy, border security and defence preparedness? What are the biggest strategic challenges facing Austral...
How thirsty is AI? Competing for Australia's most strategic resource
Can Australia reframe water as a national security issue, rather than only an environmental or social policy concern? Can Australia realisti...
Is Australia ready for the next pathogen threat?
How is health connected to national security? What role should the military play in health security – and where are the limits? How can Aust...
NZ Chief of Army on Plan ANZAC and the future of land power
What is the future trajectory for Plan ANZAC? How does a small nation like New Zealand (NZ) contribute to collective security in the Indo-Pa...
AUKUS at five: facts and fears
Does the flare up in recent AUKUS debates represent the perspectives of the broader Australian public? Does Australia have a credible Plan B...
Security, power and the perspectives we miss
Can national security be fully understood through hard power alone? Is it time for Australia to have a broader national security strategy –...
Beyond oil: what the Hormuz crisis means for Australia
Why is the Strait of Hormuz crisis about more than crude oil, and what does it reveal about Australia’s hidden supply-chain vulnerabilities?...
“The future is expensive” – managing cost-of-living while investing in security
How should government balance national preparedness with cost-of-living pressures? Can Australia strengthen fuel security, defence capabilit...
2026 National Defence Strategy: evolution, not revolution
What are the real differences between the 2024 and 2026 National Defence Strategy – and why is this an evolution, not a revolution? How is A...
Truth, trust and the algorithm: can democracy keep up?
How are everyday Australians experiencing misinformation in their daily lives, and why does it feel increasingly overwhelming? How are platf...
No worries? What Australians think about security, risk and resilience
Why do Australians place peaceful and safe communities above more traditional security priorities? Why are AI-enabled attacks, economic cris...
What is driving the war in Iran – and what comes next?
Why did the United States and Israel choose to strike Iran now – and what are the strategic consequences of that decision? What lessons have...
Plotting a through line: February 2026 geopolitics update
Is there a strategic through line or an explanatory logic behind the Trump Administration’s actions in Venezuela, Greenland and Iran? What i...
Modernising Australia's border security
Why do Australia’s borders require a fundamental rethink? How can Australian governments build on the vision of Australia’s borders as a nat...
Why organised crime is now a national security threat
Why has serious and organised crime – estimated to cost Australia $82.3 billion each year – become a national security issue? How is the Aus...