After nearly a year in the chair at the ANU National Security College, I’ve had the chance to take a more active role in the College’s National Security Podcast. I’ve hosted five episodes in 2023:
Examining Korea’s place in the regional order (11 May)
I was joined by ANU colleagues Dr Mike Cohen and Dr Lauren Richardson to discuss Australia-South Korea defence ties, Korean Peninsula security, and northeast Asian regional dynamics.
Bots, trolls and geopolitics: examining the dark side of social media (20 April)
I was joined by Associate Professor Darren Linvill from Clemson University and Associate Professor Will Grant from ANU to discuss the role of online disinformation and misinformation.
Beyond the ‘comfort zone’: Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (6 April)
I spoke with ANU PhD student and former Canadian government official Paul Chamberlain and Director of Foreign Affairs, National Defense and National Security at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Jonathan Berkshire Miller about Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, maritime strategy, and their perspectives on AUKUS.
One year of war in Ukraine: is the end in sight? (23 February)
On this episode I looked back at the last year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in conversation with Dr Anton Moiseienko of ANU Law and Dr Sonia Mycak of the ANU Centre for European Studies.
The lesser-known – and poorly understood – part of AUKUS (9 February)
My first podcast in the solo hosting chair was a deep dive into Pillar 2 of the AUKUS (Australia-United Kingdom-United States) security agreement. That is, the advanced capabilities stream, not the nuclear-powered submarines. With thanks to Senior Fellow for Indo-Pacific Security at the Carnegie Endowment Ashley Townshend and Director of the Emerging Technology Program at the United States Studies Centre Dr Miah Hammond-Errey.
David M. Andrews 
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