Recently, ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre released a new report which found that birth rates in Uyghur-majority areas in Xinjiang have fallen by unprecedented amounts since 2017. Danielle Cave speaks to report authors Dr James Leibold and Nathan Ruser about the government policies behind this birth-rate drop and some of the report’s key findings.

The International Energy Agency has released the report 'Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector' which highlights that the need for transitioning to a net zero system by 2050 has become a near-necessity. Anastasia Kapetas and Dr Robert Glasser discuss the report’s findings and what it means for the international energy sector.

On May 7 2021, Colonial Pipeline - a United States major fuel pipeline operator - was the victim of one of the most disruptive cyber-attacks on record, by cybercriminal hacking group DarkSide. Tom Uren and Dr John Coyne discuss the fallout from the ransomware hit, what it means for international law enforcement, and the impact of this on the regulation of cryptocurrency.

Mentioned in this episode:

‘Family De-planning: The Coercive Campaign to Drive Down Indigenous Birth-rates in Xinjiang’ report: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/family-deplanning-birthrates-xinjiang

‘Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector’ report: https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050?utm_campaign=IEA%20newsletters&utm_source=SendGrid&utm_medium=Email

Guests (in order of appearance):

Danielle Cave: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/danielle-cave

Dr James Leibold: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/james-leibold

Nathan Ruser: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/nathan-ruser

Anastasia Kapetas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/anastasia-kapetas

Dr Robert Glasser: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/robert-glasser

Tom Uren: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/tom-uren

Dr John Coyne: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/john-coyne