In this episode we sit down with Dr Iain D. Henry to discuss his perspectives on the strategic and security elements surrounding the ongoing tension between China and Taiwan. Dr Iain D. Henry is a Senior Lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. Show Notes: Dr Iain D. Henry on Australia’s obligations under ANZUS and to Taiwan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHsOtUaMD-Y&t=2045s

Professor Rory Medcalf, Australian Foreign Policy legend, speaks to James Brasington about various aspects of career, including the importance of history, the role of social media, and the recent update to the Australian White Paper. 

Part 2 of our UNAA series will discuss issues surrounding the adequacy of the federal response to climate change, and what Australia's new foreign policy shift away from rejectionism means for its future engagement with the UN. We will also be asking Lachlan some personal questions about how he got to where he is, and what advice he has for people wanting to join the UNAA or UN in the future. Happy listening! 

How well has Australia's response been to the Black Lives Matter Protests? How can the UN help further reconciliation efforts?  These are some of the questions we will be addressing in Part 1 of our UNAA Series, on Reconciliation, with ANU International Relation Society's, Senuri Perera, and Lachlan Hunter. Lachlan is the National Executive Director of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) based here in Canberra, and a Board Member for the Red Cross. He has worked as an Executive at Chief Executive Women, and in roles for the Federal Government in Norfolk Island Reform, and in Indigenous youth policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. You can find his full biography here: https://www.unaa.org.au/national-board/. In Part 2 of this series, we will be discussing climate action and the future of the UN-Australian relationship! We hope you enjoy it!

In this next episode, Dr Charles Miller speaks with James Brasington about forecasting and prediction in the field of International Relations. He responds to questions about anarchy, 'superforecasters', heuristics, and prediction in the era of COVID-19.