Michael Shoebridge is a founder and Director of Strategic Analysis Australia and has held very senior roles in Australian intelligence and defence community – including among other things serving as deputy of the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation and holding senior roles in our embassies in Washington and London. He is still a frequent commentator in the media on geopolitics, national security, and related matters.

Today we discuss:

• His views on the Australian Prime Minister’s recent 6-day official trip to China
• Whether Australia’s current trading arrangements are fit for purpose
• Elbridge Colby’s recent statements with respect to Taiwan and his view on scenarios for conflict over Taiwan
• The problems with AUKUS and how we should restructure our defence, trade policy - Prof David Getz’s views on the possibility of civil war in the West
• His opinion of Tulsi Gabbard as the new director of national intelligence, and much much more. https://strategicanalysis.org/about-strategic-analysis-australia/ https://x.com/michaels_saa?lang=en