Between the Lines

By ABC Radio

Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging... more

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The podcast currently has 537 episodes available.

Between the Lines episodes:

July 09, 2022 Australia is ill-prepared for the new reality of climate disasters and the growing crisis in Sri Lanka
Australia is ill prepared for the new reality of climate disasters and the crisis in Sri Lanka, some are calling for an emergency election and what is needed from the international community
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July 02, 2022 What Australians think about foreign policy. How effective are UN Peacekeepers. PNG elections.
What do people think about Australia’s foreign policy. Results from the 2022 Lowy poll
In troubled times do UN Peacekeepers make a difference?
The challenges for Papua New Guinea as they head to a general election.
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June 25, 2022 Jan 6th attack testimony. Commonwealth heads meet in Rwanda. The view from the Pacific.
Olivier Knox discusses the mostly Republican witness testimony on the January 6th attack on the US Capitol building.
Cindy McCreery looks at CHOGM — the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda and the organisation's purpose, place and priorities.
Steve Ratuva explains why Australia, and other big powers, are guilty of overlooking and under estimating Pacific Island nation's agency, ability and autonomy.
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June 18, 2022 Ukraine’s bid for EU membership. Too many regional strategic groups. The state of Florida vs Disney
What it will take for Ukraine to be able to join the EU?
Has Australia has signed up for too many strategic regional groups and dialogues and is it time to review and prioritise?
What’s at stake in battle between the State of Florida and the Disney corporation?
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June 11, 2022 The PM’s visit to Indonesia. Boris survives. Watergate and the Jan. 6th insurrection.
Greg Barton reviews Prime Minister Albanese’s official visit to Indonesia.
A blunt assessment of Boris Johnson’s tenure as UK PM.
Would things turn out differently for President Richard Nixon if Watergate occurred today?
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June 04, 2022 Ukraine's MP Kira Rudik. Australia's covert action. The myth of primitive communism.
Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik urges for more support during her speaking tour of Western Europe and describes the situation in her war torn country.
William Stoltz discusses his new paper ‘A regrettable necessity: The future of Australian covert action.
Anthropologist Manvir Singh considers the prevalence of ownership and private property rights in hunter gather societies and explains why the idea of primitive communism is flawed.
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May 28, 2022 U.S politics and fault lines. Diplomacy and grand Asia Pacific tours. Congestion and conflict in space.
Damien Cave, the New York Times bureau chief here in Australia considers the big fault lines that have led to deep and lasting divisions in US politics and society.
Richard McGregor reviews the grand tours by the U.S President and the Chinese Foreign Minister through the Asia Pacific.
It's crowded and anytime now a fight could break out but there’s no sheriff in sight - which is why outer space is being compared to the wild west.
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May 21, 2022 Bin Laden's secret letters. Testing times for Lebanon.
Osama Bin Laden’s declassified personal papers and correspondence have prompted a re-evaluation of the infamous terrorist and his reach, power and influence following the 9/11 attacks.
From Beirut, Kim Ghattas reports on Lebanon’s election results. Is there is any light at the end of the tunnel for this deeply troubled country?
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May 14, 2022 Marcos return to power. Afghanistan failed and now forgotten. Geopolitics and Eurovision.
Why and how did Ferdinand Jnr win so convincingly in this week’s election in the Philippines?
What’s life like under the Taliban for the long suffering people of Afghanistan.
How the geopolitical realities of Europe play out both on and off the stage at Eurovision.
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55min
May 07, 2022 (Rpt) John Howard. Home Affairs - too big ? China, nationalism & WW2.
(Repeats) Former Prime Minister John Howard evaluates his time in office.
Peter Edwards and Jacinta Carroll on the Dept. of Home Affairs and the legacy of the Hope Royal Commissions into intelligence.
Oxford university historian Rana Mitter on how the new Chinese nationalism is being shaped by a re-interpretation of China's role in World War Two.
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