Sitting down with Geraldine and Hamish on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed his desire for Australia to adopt a more 'mature' approach on China, his frustration at Western 'hypocrisy' concerning Gaza, achieving 'spiritual enlightenment' through Shakespeare and why being Prime Minister is no 'bed of roses'. 

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Past episodes of Global Roaming

As the war in Ukraine grinds into its third year, it's increasingly becoming a battle for hearts and minds. Angela Stent has met Putin - 16 times - and she says it's this war for global influence that Putin thinks he is winning. 

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Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski speaking at the UN Security Council - listen here

BBC The Briefing Room podcast - How is technology changing warfare?

Masha Gessen in the New Yorker - The Death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's Most Formidable Opponent 

Correction: Hamish incorrectly referred to Masha Gessen using she/her pronouns. Masha Gessen is nonbinary and trans and uses they/them pronouns. 

Big decisions are being made about the future of Australian defence, with very little public debate. Highly esteemed defence strategist Hugh White is trying to inspire this national conversation. He joins Geraldine and Hamish to discuss why he thinks AUKUS is a mistake and what he thinks Australia needs to do instead, if we really want to secure ourselves in a rapidly contested region.

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Geraldine: Navalny - documentary. Available on SBS On Demand until 20 April 2024

Hamish: Essay by Hervé Lemahieu in Australian Foreign Affairs journal (AFA20 - February 2024), proposing that Australia pursue a common travel area and an integrated digital market with the Pacific.

Financial Times journalist Gideon Rachman says the world order is fundamentally shifting, and not in a good way.

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Hamish: In the Time of Madness – Richard Lloyd Parry (Book) 

Geraldine: Lunch with Prabowo, by Ben Bland at the Financial Times 

Nemesis, Series 1 Episode 3 The Morrison Years, ABC 

What might this upcoming election mean for the Indonesia - Australia relationship? 

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Hamish: Sarah Snook on The Today Programme – BBC Radio 4

Geraldine: A Year Of Living Dangerously – Book by Christopher Koch

Following the death of three Americans, pressure is growing on President Biden to take a stronger stance against Iran. Few, however, are asking what the mood is inside Iran, and who is pulling the strings? Iran scholar Ali Ansari argues that understanding this is imperative in determining what should come next. 

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Hamish: Tom Friedman - A Titanic Geopolitical Struggle is Underway - New York Times.

Geraldine: A Separation - Film available Apple TV

Reading Lolita in Tehran - Book by Azar Nafisi

With the Israel-Gaza war spilling into the broader Middle East and a US election looming that could see the re-election of Donald Trump as president, the start of 2024 feels incredibly volatile. Geraldine and Hamish ask former US national security advisor John Bolton where he sees the situation heading, and how the US and its allies should respond. 

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Hamish: Ghost of Beirut - television series

Geraldine: Anthony Blinken playing the guitar - YouTube

A war breaks out, a leader emerges, a revolution unfolds. How did it happen, and what are the implications for you? Two award-winning journalists with decades of experience reporting on major world events, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald join forces for a fresh conversation about global news and how to make sense of it.