This week's episode marks the Policy Plug's first episode for the new semester, and its second ever Policy Centre-led episode, spearheaded by the Defence and Diplomacy Centre at King's Think Tank. Anne Debie, a Working Group Researcher in the D&D PC, interviews Dr Ben Jones, a Teaching Fellow in European Foreign Policy at King's College London. The interview focuses on Dr Jones' research work regarding defence cooperation and security issues that confront the European Union, in light of recent international developments such as the AUKUS deal.