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Stop the World — 129 episodes

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Frontier AI, cyber and tech contest with China, with Mike Kuiken, Michael Sulmeyer and Sophie Mayo

2

Dean Ball on AI, power and geopolitics

3

Middle power ‘coalitions of the capable’, with Canada’s ex-head of defence strategy Raquel Garbers

4

Special episode: ASPI’s report on improving intelligence delivery for the AI age

5

On technological swords and shields, with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s Nicole Giles

6

Anne Neuberger on how AI is reshaping cyber offence and defence

7

AI, warfare & democratic values, with British firm Faculty AI’s head of defence

8

Britain’s AI Minister Kanishka Narayan on tech sovereignty and national strength

9

The Cost of Defence 2026 with ASPI’s Mike Hughes: “Reality still chasing rhetoric”

10

Getting human rights back on the agenda, with China researcher Yalkun Uluyol

11

EU defence official Benedikta von Seherr-Thoß on Europe’s rearmament and working with Australia

12

Former White House China director Matt Turpin on US-China relations and "managed trade"

13

ASPI view: Justin Bassi and David Wroe talk about Takaichi’s visit and Trump’s surprise move on AI

14

Dynamism and danger: Ray Powell and Jim Carouso on the Indo-Pacific

15

Darwin Dialogue Special: Resources Minister Madeleine King on Australia's critical minerals strategy

16

Self-reliant but not alone: ASPI unpacks the 2026 National Defence Strategy

17

“The party’s AI”: China’s use of artificial intelligence to protect the state

18

Ripple effects and bottlenecks, with NATO futurist Florence Gaub

19

‘The Iranian people do need help from the outside’: pro-freedom activist Nos Hosseini

20

Denying Greenlanders self-determination would mean war: former Danish natsec adviser Bo Lidegaard

21

What the hell do we do about Iran? With ASPI’s Justin Bassi and David Wroe

22

Arms Control Wonk’s Jeffrey Lewis on the Iran war and global nuclear risk

23

Aussie defence tech start-up Breaker lets you command swarms of robots. With co-CEO Michael Irwin

24

Estonia’s Foreign Minister: “Putin is just playing with Trump” on Ukraine peace

25

Ukrainian MP Galyna Mykhailiuk: ‘This is the moment when international law either exists or not.’

26

Anthropic vs Pentagon, Chinese AI and democracy with the GMF’s Lindsay Gorman

27

AI, the India summit and the future of work with Dr Andrew Charlton and Maxwell Scott

28

Wrestling the dragon: IPAC head Luke de Pulford on staring down Beijing

29

Mira Rapp-Hooper on Trump, China and the future of US grand strategy - Episode 100!

30

The Economist’s Shashank Joshi on 'purging the sentimentality' from our US relationship

31

RIP the world order? Constanze Stelzenmueller on trans-Atlantic turmoil and its consequences

32

Bondi terror attack: ASPI experts discuss antisemitism and national security lessons

33

TSD Summit Sessions: Selina Xu on China’s AI strategy and capabilities

34

TSD Summit Sessions: Roman Yampolskiy on AI safety and risks

35

Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty

36

Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf on how to make defence faster, cheaper and better

37

Superintelligence and human security, with Dan Hendrycks

38

‘We are not doing well’: Estonia’s Marko Mihkelson on democracy vs authoritarianism

39

Albo meets Trump, Putin finally cops it and superintelligence hits the headlines

40

Russian mind games: strategic comms guru Natalia Solieva on Moscow’s attempts to gaslight the world

41

Europe’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, with Special Envoy Paola Pampaloni

42

Google’s Alice Friend on harnessing artificial intelligence

43

So you want to own Greenland? With Liz Buchanan.

44

General (Ret) Charles Flynn on land power, deterrence and technology in the Indo-Pacific

45

Australia’s future: Senator James Paterson on strategy, technology and securing the economy

46

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her fight for Belarus’ freedom

47

NATO futurist Florence Gaub on forecasting the future to shape the future

48

‘Geopolitical gaslighting’: Hybrid threats expert Elisabeth Braw on Iran, Russia and the new gig economy for bad guys

49

Mark Galeotti on Trump, Putin, Zelenskyy and the European posse

50

The Washington Post’s Anna Fifield on North Korea’s strategic cunning

51

Lord Mark Sedwill on global crises and the merits of fusing national power

52

The security of the stack: how hyperscale clouds, cables and data centres are becoming major strategic issues. With ASPI’s Jocelinn Kang.

53

China military scholar Elsa Kania on the PLA’s dramatic modernisation

54

Flooding the Twilight Zone: Can the sensible centre resist the onslaught of extremist conspiracy theories? With Julia Ebner

55

Bethany Allen explains her investigation into a British university’s joint venture campus in China

56

Albo’s trip to China, Trump’s lightbulb moment on Russia, and the latest clashes in Syria. Justin Bassi and David Wroe discuss the week’s issues.

57

AUKUS must succeed. With Sir Stephen Lovegrove

58

Comfort Ero on the ugly face of peacemaking

59

Estonia’s Ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik on money, solidarity and the future of the alliance

60

Canadian defence expert Raquel Garbers on NATO defence spending and Chinese economic warfare

61

How much should we let Trump be Trump? Justin Bassi and David Wroe discuss Iran and the NATO summit

62

The Philippines’ General Emmanuel Bautista on standing together against Chinese assertiveness

63

Going post-nuclear: Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the future of Iran

64

Papua New Guinea Defence Minister Billy Joseph on the march towards a security treaty

65

Donald Trump's foreign policy is performance art. With Kori Schake

66

ASPI's Justin Bassi on the latest 'Cost of Defence' report

67

AI expert Connor Leahy on superintelligence and the threat of human extinction

68

Nathalie Tocci on the birth of a new Europe, and what it means for Australian security

69

Sir Lawrence Freedman on the delusions that plague war planners

70

What satellites reveal about the clash over Kashmir, with Nathan Ruser

71

Ahmed Kodouda on the spiralling war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan

72

Special episode: Will India and Pakistan go nuclear? With Raji Rajagopalan

73

All the world's a stage but is Australian politics playing its part, with Laura Tingle and Peter Hartcher

74

Democracy in the age of disinformation, with Audrey Tang

75

The FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo on Trump’s tariffs and the disappearing Chinese general

76

The road to artificial general intelligence, with Helen Toner

77

Bringing Russia’s war criminals to justice, with Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk

78

Vladimir Putin is taking the peace, with Peter Tesch

79

What’s happening in Syria, with Aaron Zelin

80

Europe steps up, with Constanze Stelzenmüller

81

The Economist's Shashank Joshi on Trump, Ukraine and Europe's rearmament

82

Status update: Responsible state behaviour in cyberspace

83

Why Ukraine matters to the Indo-Pacific

84

A new world order? Ukraine’s Ambassador on Russia, the United States and Europe

85

It’s all about economic security with the EU’s Maria Martin-Prat

86

Stop the World is back with a pod on the Quad

87

Stop the World: Building cyber resilience with Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness

88

Strategic shifts with Thijs van der Plas, Anita Nergaard and Scott M. Oudkirk

89

Stop the World: Authoritarianism and the future of Hong Kong with Kevin Yam and Ted Hui

90

Artificial intimacy, persuasive technologies, and how bots can manipulate us

91

Urban warfare in Ukraine and Gaza with John Spencer

92

TSD Summit Sessions: The Climate Crisis with Anote Tong

93

Climate change and security with ‘Climate General’ Tom Middendorp

94

UK defence strategy, AUKUS and deterrence with General Sir Jim Hockenhull

95

TSD Summit Sessions: Diversity and national security with Arfiya Eri

96

TSD Summit Sessions: Quantum, semiconductors and security with Dr Pete Shadbolt

97

TSD Summit Sessions: AUKUS - lowering barriers, increasing capability with Abe Denmark

98

TSD Summit Sessions: Cyber security and tech diplomacy with Jennifer Bachus

99

TSD Summit Sessions: ASEAN, regional stability and disruptive tech with Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz

100

TSD Summit Sessions: Intelligence and evolving technology with Michael Rogers and Jason Healey

101

Multilateralism, UN reform and the WDSN with Lisa Sharland

102

Stop the World: TSD Summit Sessions: Strengthening peace and stability with Baiba Braže

103

Stop the World: TSD Summit Sessions: Artificial intelligence and catastrophic risk with Connor Leahy

104

TSD Summit Sessions: How to navigate the deep fake and disinformation minefield with Nina Jankowicz

105

TSD Summit Sessions: Defence, intelligence and technology with Shashank Joshi

106

TSD Summit Sessions: Artificial intelligence and the value of data with Jennifer Zhu Scott

107

Arbitrary detention on the rise and freedom of press on the decline with Peter Greste and Kylie Moore-Gilbert

108

TSD Summit Sessions: Economic security with Abigaël Vasselier

109

TSD Summit Sessions: Technology innovation and investment with Gilman Louie

110

Explainer: A quick dive into subsea cables with Jocelinn Kang and Jessie Jacob

111

Understanding AUSMIN, with Kim Beazley and Marise Payne

112

Japan in a blizzard of Indo-Pacific diplomacy with Guibourg Delamotte and Yamagami Shingo

113

Not just another conversation on Russia, with Mark Galeotti

114

TSD Summit Sessions: Countering hybrid threats with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai

115

The Sydney Dialogue Summit Sessions: Australia’s Cyber and Critical Technologies Ambassador Brendan Dowling

116

Peace on Ukraine’s terms, with Minister Bill Shorten

117

AUKUS, industry and public support with Sophia Gaston and Eric Chewning

118

Japan’s security, partnerships and regional strategic outlook with Narushige Michishita

119

Russia, North Korea and nuclear threats with Bee Yun Jo and Peter Tesch

120

Defence innovation and investment with Heather Richman and Linda Lourie

121

Securing democracy: countering disinformation in 2024

122

EU security and strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific

123

Defence innovation and the pathway to Pillar 2 success

124

Why auld acquaintance should ne’er be forgot

125

Mapping China's data harvesting and global propaganda efforts

126

The future of intelligence

127

Unpacking Australia’s new defence strategy

128

Human rights in 2024

129

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