In episode 4, our strategists discuss the expansion of PLA capabilities, recent concerns about the Chinese surveillance state, the continuing rise of right-wing extremism in Europe and some welcome good news from India.

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Referenced in this episode:

Maddie & Jacky;

- Swedish election: deadlock as far right makes gains – as it happened: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/sep/09/sweden-election-live

- Swedes give boost to far-right anti-immigration party, even as it falls short of goals: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/swedes-give-boost-to-far-right-anti-immigration-party-even-as-it-falls-short-of-goals/2018/09/09/ec14c7d0-b2d3-11e8-8b53-50116768e499_story.html?utm_term=.a665c37c0e1b

- The united German extreme right: https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/cynthia-miller-idriss-daniel-k-hler/united-german-extreme-right

- Exploring the threat of far right extremism in Australia: https://hopenothate.com/2018/09/09/exploring-threat-far-right-extremism-australia/

- India Gay Sex Ban Is Struck Down. ‘Indefensible,’ Court Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/world/asia/india-gay-sex-377.html

- The British Empire’s homophobic legacy could finally be overturned in India: https://theconversation.com/the-british-empires-homophobic-legacy-could-finally-be-overturned-in-india-81284

- https://www.politico.eu/blogs/berlin-calling/2018/09/chemnitz-germany-afd-the-bad-german/

- https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/77161

- https://berlinpolicyjournal.com/lessons-from-chemnitz/

- https://hopenothate.com/2018/09/09/exploring-threat-far-right-extremism-australia/

Simon Norton:

- https://www.aspi.org.au/report/detect-disrupt-and-deny-optimising-australias-counterterrorism-financing-system

- Keep in touch with Simon at: https://twitter.com/simonmnorton