Our two grumpy strategists Michael and Marcus discuss the continuing pro-democracy protests rocking Hong Kong and the likelihood of a violent intervention from Beijing (0m55s).

Renee talks to Senator Vern White, former Chief of Police in Ottawa about the challenges facing modern policing, the opioid crisis and pill testing (12m38s).

In this episode::

- https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/two-ideas-to-help-trump-and-morrison-reinvigorate-the-us-australia-alliance/

- https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/beijing-is-manufacturing-the-circumstances-to-justify-brutal-intervention-in-hong-kong/

- https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge

- https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/marcus-hellyer

- https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/vern-white

Music: "Intermittent" by Ketsa - via the Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/