Yemen is a benighted country just south/southwest of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi monarchy has overseen a 2004 Shiite uprising, and directly connected to
its existential foe in the Middle East – Iran. The Saudi monarchy pointed its accusatory finger at Iran for stirring up unrest in Yemen, a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The Saudis, fearing that the Houthi contagion might spread to its own significant Shiite population, decided to enter the fray in 2015 and snuff out this rebellion. But
the international community has on the whole been quiet on the war in Yemen. 

To discuss these issues, we’ll be joined today by SAGE International Australia’s Dr. Imad Harb. Dr Harb is Director of Research and Analysis at the Arab Center Washington DC. He is also Senior Non Resident Fellow Greater Middle East for SAGE International Australia (SIA) as well as Member of the SIA Advisory Board. Dr Harb often commentates on Middle Eastern issues for the US and international media.

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It is said that technology of cyberspace is the new battleground, but what is cyber?
For all intents and purposes cyberspace is an invisible force our personal devices are all plugged into it. We use the cyberspace to perform tasks in all areas of life and in all industries. There is not a thing that is untouched through this medium, and it's reach is only gowing. So, should the global internet be a free global commons to be used by government, citizen, criminal and terrorist alike? 
In this episode, we’ll be joined by SAGE International Australia’s latest member, Senior Associate Peter Warren. Peter is a multi-award-winning British journalist who has dedicated much of his professional life to understanding the interplay between people, technology and societies. Peter has his own internet-based think tank called Future Intelligence radio technology programme called ‘PassW0rd’ and we are happy to have him on STRATEGIKON.

This episode also features local South Australian band "Day Three; Dusk" with their fitting track "Tyrant". They can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Bandcamp.

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Things that creep and crawl in the dark are scary, but Nick Warner the Director-General of the Australian Office of National Intelligence says there's more to stop us from sleeping peacefully. Sino-American competition, Disruptive technological change, Regional tensions, Population growth in PNG, North Korea, and Terrorism is a short list of the major threats to our world as we know it.
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2011 Anders Behring Breivik Attack

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On May 1st, Japan's current Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate. As every Japanese emperor reigns in his own specific era, the post-Akihito era has been named Reiwa, promising a period of order and harmony.

So, what will the Reiwa Imperial Era spell for Japan? Will it be an era of order and peace as the name suggests? In this episode, we’ll be joined by SAGE International Australia’s Prof. Purnendra Jain, our resident expert on Japan and Northeast Asia to discuss these issues.

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John, David, and Tim take to the Adelaide Podcast Festival during the Fringe 2019 to talk to a live audience about the importance of security and showcase a bit of what STRATEGIKON is all about. With a brief overview of China, North Korea, and ISIS, the team briefly cover a lot of ground and give good insight into some well talked about topics. Thank you to the Adelaide Podcast Festival, and all the sponsors, including Omny and Zoom for having us.

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STRATEGIKON is the podcast of SAGE International Australia, Adelaide’s only private not-for-profit think tank specialising in defence, security & foreign affairs.

In this episode we speak to former SIA Intern/Research Assistant Ms Shahrezad Ghayrat. Ms Ghayrat who now works for the World Uyghur Congress, based in Munich, Germany is currently interning at the European Parliament. She recently launched the Unrepresented Women campaign for the UNPO: https://www.facebook.com/Shahrezadi As a key activist for the Uyghur cause, we speak to her on the plight of the Uyghurs, what are the levels of international support for the Uyghur people of PRC occupied East Turkestan & what can we expect in the future.

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John gives his summary of SIA's & STRATEGIKON's year.

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Welcome to our Halloween Special! With the US Midterms around the corner, we thought we'd put this important electoral event under the STRATEGIKON microscope. In this episode, John speaks to SIA's Dr. Jonathan Z. Ludwig direct from Stillwater Oklahoma.

Usually, we’d take the time to put down a few helpful explanations – factoids if you will – however, as we are talking about a topic that is currently saturated with media coverage, mainstream and social, we just thought that this time around, the topic spoke for itself, so sit back, relax and enjoy this interesting episode of STRATEGIKON.

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John and David interview David Khandan, Executive Director of Austability. In this episode we look at this Aussie security company's approach to a range of issues from counter-terrorism, radicalisation, cyber as well as women & child protection.

Here is extra information on some of the names/terms used in this episode for those who may not be familiar with them:

Retired US Army Major Jim Gant, former Green Beret, also referred to as 'Lawrence of Afghanistan' for his Village Stability Operations (VSO) approach in which US Special Forces would embed themselves among Pashtun tribes in the hope of turning these tribes against the Taliban. Supporters of VSO (also called One Tribe at a Time) said this was the only tactic that worked in Afghanistan. Obama axed the program upon implementation of the US Status of Forces Agreement (signed by President Bush and actioned by President Obama) whereby the bulk of US forces would be withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Forensic linguistics, otherwise known as 'language and the law' seeks to understand how linguistic knowledge can be used to contextualise legal procedures.

Human Terrain System (HTS) - an American concept for integrating academics in the social sciences, especially anthropologists, into military units in the field for a better understanding of local populations and their motivation for action. The program started in 2005 but fell out of favour in the Pentagon in 2014 because of ongoing complaints about 'academic integrity' of those embedded scholars who could not return to academic work after their work with the military had ended; and, the idea of using academic knowledge to manipulate local opinion to favour the US military in its interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Emile Durkheim was a 19th Century French sociologist focussed on how rapidly changing and modernising societies could maintain their internal coherence once the old traditions and customs became irrelevant.

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John & David is joined by Special Guest Prof. Julian Lindley-French as they look deep into Russia's contemporary grand strategy. Was the fuss about Russian military exercise Vostok 2018 justified?

Here is extra information on some of the names/terms used in this episode for those who may not be familiar with them:

General Valery Gerasimov - Russian Chief of the General Staff

Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye (GRU) - Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Запад (ZAPAD) - is the name given to routine Russian military manoeuvres that started during the Soviet Union (1973). The largest ZAPAD Exercise was conducted by the USSR in 1981. The latest ZAPAD Exercise was conducted last year (2017) to much media alarm. See STRATEGIKON Ep 36 feat SIA Chairman CDRE P.J. Tyrrell OBE RN (Ret'd)

AirLand Battle - A US military concept designed for the defence of Western Europe from Soviet aggression. It called for the close coordination of Western (ie US-European forces under the auspices of NATO) forces. Land units to manoeuvre aggressively against a Soviet ground attack while Western air power attacked rear echelon Soviet formations to disrupt their offensive operations

Exercise Saif Sareea (Swift Sword) - A British military exercise conducted with the armed forces of Oman. It is the largest out of area military deployment conducted by the UK. There has been three such exercises, 1986, 2001 and 2018

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