Dyason House Podcast

What is it like to see your city in flames? Where do you draw the line between terror and freedom? In this episode of Safe Harbour we take you behind Hong Kong's frontlines and into the lives of protesters fighting at all costs for what they believe in.

Caution: Strong Language

Written, recorded, edited and mixed by: Elliot Goodyer

Hong Kong protest illustrator Kai Lan Egg: https://www.instagram.com/kai_lan_egg/

Music attribution: https://pastebin.com/embed_js/4qExm4G5 

In this episode, Thenu discusses the common experiences of young women in International Affairs with two accomplished youth advocates: Caitlin Figueiredo and Yasmin Poole. Will it ever be normal to see multiple women in positions of power? How should current leaders handle systemic inequalities? How can women support each other to create change?

After disasters, especially those related to health, the response that we put forward is of vital importance. Mass amounts of death create emotional and logistical problems, and have far-reaching ramifications on global health security. In this final episode, join James Cafferky for an interview with Professor Stephen Cordner AM FAIIA on forensic pathology.

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, speculation has been rampant on the potential changes it could bring in international relations. Join James Cafferky in this second double-feature interview episode, to hear from Drs Angel Alcade, and Daniel McCarthy, stepping us through, first, the relationship between the pandemic and globalisation, and secondly, the relationship between the pandemic and IR more broadly.

Climate change is a broad-reaching and dangerous threat, one which is no longer avoidable. Its impacts range from the environmental to the political, and intersect with international affairs on many fronts. Join James Cafferky in a double-feature interview of Professors Kathryn Bowen, and Tony Capon, in unpacking how they conceptualise the multi-faceted relationship between climate change and global health security.

Curious about what diplomats actually experience? AIIA Victoria invites you to the next instalment in the Meet the Diplomat series. In it, James Carey interviews former Australian Ambassador, Colin Heseltine. Colin had a career with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that included numerous senior positions and postings. He has served as Deputy Head of Mission in the Australian embassy in Beijing from 1982 to 1985, and from 1988 to 1992; as director of the Australian Commerce and Industry Office in Taiwan, and as Australia's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 2001 to 2005. He was appointed by the Australian government to head the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat in Singapore during Australia’s host APEC year in 2007.

The World Health Organization (WHO)has been in the news recently; its profile was heightened following its leadership in the Covid-19 response - or perceived failure to lead - and in the US's withdrawal after criticisms of bias. Join James Cafferky in an interview of WHO expert, and recent WHO retiree, Professor Vivian Lin, in walking through what the enigmatic multinational organisation actually does, the challenges it faces, and the importance of health systems thinking.

Global Health Security is a term that has been much used in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. What it actually means, though, is not readily apparent - beyond this ambiguity, what is the field's exact relevance today? Join James Cafferky in an interview of Professor Helen Evans AO FAIIA in unpacking the phrase, and exploring some of the crises of today's implications for the future.

Following President Donald Trump’s so-called Middle East 'Peace to Prosperity' Plan, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu recently highlighted Israel’s intention to annex parts of the West Bank. In this episode, Dr Michelle Lesh at the University of Melbourne discusses the significance of this move and her experience working in the area.

Diplomacy is the most important institution of our society of states. Diplomacy’s main aim is to enable states to secure their foreign policy objectives without resorting to force. Its primary tools are international dialogue and negotiation. Its success for any country is influenced by both the country’s hard and soft power with diplomats playing an important role in the projection of soft power. Based on a career spent promoting Australia’s interests overseas, John Richardson, former Ambassador to Brazil, discusses with James Carey what it means to conduct diplomacy, what a diplomatic negotiation looks like, and his experience of bridging cultural gaps.