# The National Security Podcast

A podcast by ANU National Security College. Expert analysis, insights and opinion on the national security challenges facing Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [AI has changed the game: can Australia keep up?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/97038be12263) (2026-10-15, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6ad03c615f788808a768955d/media.mp3
- [Can middle powers shape the balance of power? Geopolitical update part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/c3960660e01f) (2026-10-01, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6abdc5a2787195a30e921d9c/media.mp3
- [Iran, Ukraine and the limits of American power: geopolitical update part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/d15f4e6aff80) (2026-09-17, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6aab726cfce2f88226f76708/media.mp3
- [Espionage, foreign interference and Australia’s national security laws](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/93fb3c959df5) (2026-09-03, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a98cd8d809ae7c2f40bd4d2/media.mp3
- [The maritime gateway: ports and border security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/cbecc51b1577) (2026-08-20, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a86841a9cb9faa61a62dc6a/media.mp3
- [How thirsty is AI? Competing for Australia's most strategic resource](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/d6c4069595c5) (2026-08-06, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a73f787e188bf946fe14e80/media.mp3
- [Is Australia ready for the next pathogen threat?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/2517ad9054b9) (2026-07-23, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a6033cd1fed88da55ee1d5f/media.mp3
- [NZ Chief of Army on Plan ANZAC and the future of land power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/1133e01d6e8d) (2026-07-09, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a4f4726f8a80edf851faf3f/media.mp3
- [AUKUS at five: facts and fears](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/c968f8442109) (2026-06-25, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a3cb054e1238e54b04abfe1/media.mp3
- [Security, power and the perspectives we miss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/281673d94b32) (2026-06-11, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a2a0cf04df224c1a49fc6d1/media.mp3
- [Beyond oil: what the Hormuz crisis means for Australia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/115724fc6e50) (2026-05-28, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a17c515da0413146cd8bf9d/media.mp3
- [“The future is expensive” – managing cost-of-living while investing in security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/6525602b8153) (2026-05-14, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6a0558877ffb55d019ffd44c/media.mp3
- [2026 National Defence Strategy: evolution, not revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/1f667509891c) (2026-04-30, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/69f2de6ceaa0279b7c9855a2/media.mp3
- [Truth, trust and the algorithm: can democracy keep up?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/f496df8ebab1) (2026-04-16, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/69e04bc92fdc372bd1aa2227/media.mp3
- [No worries? What Australians think about security, risk and resilience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/6fc003bd8bd2) (2026-04-02, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/69cddb75057b5949958cb442/media.mp3
- [What is driving the war in Iran – and what comes next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/ea91145cbe11) (2026-03-18, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/69ba2d1f073190d04abb4156/media.mp3
- [Plotting a through line: February 2026 geopolitics update](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/9144774ee928) (2026-03-05, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/69a8f81e618d0d8bf7f107f6/media.mp3
- [Modernising Australia's border security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/c68a120333c3) (2026-02-19, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/699681c2f8a4f13cffc2bb0a/media.mp3
- [Why organised crime is now a national security threat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/8cea98179d2f) (2026-02-05, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/698413870aa7944053fd4b54/media.mp3
- [Pat Conroy on defence reform, industry and the Pacific](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/71b5b789bd13) (2026-01-22, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/697069c06a445e577f184784/media.mp3
- [The future will thank us: an intergenerational approach to security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/bb361b47aadc) (2025-12-04, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/693118f228f17a7d07064768/media.mp3
- [Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force: reflections on half a century of service](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/3267b68be944) (2025-11-20, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/691e7c688f2dd34e467f15ea/media.mp3
- [Seeing the unseen: why geospatial intelligence is important](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/fc7fdbb6f96f) (2025-11-06, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/690bd3602f5fdede34530559/media.mp3
- [Democratic resilience in the digital age](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/d7423cd8c2e0) (2025-10-23, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68f99a437f8d776a0bb1d147/media.mp3
- [Sustaining deterrence and building defence industrial resilience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/e8f02d095970) (2025-10-09, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68e72a13d53d85ec47821bb9/media.mp3
- [What Finland can teach Australia about national security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/473a5451debe) (2025-09-25, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68d4c8d2826776877c4571c6/media.mp3
- [Evolving lessons in counterterrorism from 9/11 to 2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/32d927cce1c7) (2025-09-11, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68c252b24027d9f21f11a574/media.mp3
- [Indonesia’s evolving role in the Indo-Pacific and beyond](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/69bae43956c3) (2025-08-28, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68b0323f25bcbbc25feadb76/media.mp3
- [The evolution of strategic deterrence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/0e024e3dad9c) (2025-08-21, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68a6937ae2f63983a7f70495/media.mp3
- [Partners with limits: inside the China–Russia relationship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/ff19faa30738) (2025-08-14, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/689d647c2d44a86fa03b94a6/media.mp3
- [PM Albanese's China visit and the future of the Aus-China relationship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/6cb89607bc2e) (2025-08-07, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/689436eab84a51f5125ae2be/media.mp3
- [How can we avoid conflict in our region?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/b4e00aeea69b) (2025-07-31, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/688aef3ec6d705dd3a18f2ca/media.mp3
- [Unpacking the Australia-US relationship with “our man in Washington”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/e13c8318c54c) (2025-07-24, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6881c516e0a86cc3ab9298ad/media.mp3
- [A decade at the helm: in conversation with Rory Medcalf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/a566a06988dc) (2025-07-17, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/687884eb81b46e595611992d/media.mp3
- [Nuclear flashpoint: Iran strikes, non-proliferation, and future threats](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/ad034a5c296f) (2025-07-10, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/686f56fbea74e132fb65179f/media.mp3
- [Disasters, distrust, and disinformation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/93ceefd9ef22) (2025-07-03, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68661fc231a42ee04e285aae/media.mp3
- [Iran, Israel and the future of Middle East security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/7e408db53fa5) (2025-06-26, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/685cb4c4e36cea9c16ded52c/media.mp3
- [The trans-Tasman alliance: strengthening Australia-NZ security ties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/d8ed4c7e3027) (2025-06-19, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68538666cf39b4f29a389598/media.mp3
- [In conversation with Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/8f45dc2a1ead) (2025-06-12, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/684a472abb823905749baa9c/media.mp3
- [AI, rights and rules: who’s accountable in an automated world?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/f5be031b7dc1) (2025-06-05, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68413a6e44362f4720333b27/media.mp3
- [Australia decides 2025: national security priorities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/5e7c25c22c8c) (2025-05-29, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6837f91e6e5b65d7878d8ef4/media.mp3
- [Transatlantic security crisis? NATO and Europe's strategic dilemma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/89525c18b3f8) (2025-05-22, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/682ea865615cbd8157fd4705/media.mp3
- [Insidious and underappreciated? The impact of gender-based violence on national security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/76cec638d08c) (2025-05-15, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/680887173744a6172186a00f/media.mp3
- [Why Taiwan’s security matters to Australia and the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/dd12cbe9bc13) (2025-05-08, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/681c02423e6644d7a37c3df5/media.mp3
- [China's evolving relationship with the United States](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/7679457d9066) (2025-05-01, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/6812fbadcea66829868afcca/media.mp3
- [Is Australia prepared? Lessons from the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/ffa542601a15) (2025-04-17, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/68007bcbedf0112e5c086287/media.mp3
- [Aid, development, and Australia’s national security: why it matters now more than ever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/633ba4f3f43f) (2025-04-10, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/67f739f7db04512743b166ad/media.mp3
- [How global shocks, supply chains, and innovation impact food security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/25870b9a2f57) (2025-04-03, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/67ee0a1f9524713132ed57ed/media.mp3
- [China's naval activity off Australia: coercion or common practice?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/1c3f53e31cf5) (2025-03-27, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/67e4c3a0d6912226b5dc25e2/media.mp3
- [Russia, the US, and the (uncertain) future of “the West”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1395131021/9b9a7545d7ee) (2025-03-20, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-national-security-podcast/e/67db6de7d79e9e199173bd11/media.mp3

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