Now that we've hit 50 episodes in just under two months - I thought it was time to do a short intro about myself - Jessica Genauer - who am I and why did I decide to start the podcast? 

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Frank Ledwidge, Senior Lecturer in Law and Strategy at the University of Portsmouth and a former military intelligence officer who served in the Blalkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, discusses functions of air power, how this has played out in the war in Ukraine, and implications for the future of aerial warfare.

Frank on air power: Aerial Warfare: The Battle for the Skies

Frank on military strategy: Losing Small Wars: British military failure in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Miroslav Mares, Professor of Political Science at the Masaryk University in the Czech Repulbic, discusses disinformation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict - in the Czech context, including insight into drivers, mechanisms and responses. 

Miroslav Mares on Russian disinformation 

Miroslav Mares on responses to new security threats 

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Maksym Yali, Head of the Center for New World Order and Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, discusses significance of missiles in Kyiv and evolving situation in Donbas (6 June) 

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In this episode, Julie Diamond, founder of Diamond Leadership, whose work focuses on the intersection of power and conflict, discusses types of power, how our awareness of power relates to conflict situations, and considers some ways in which this applies at the level of political interactions. 

Julie's book Power: A User's Guide

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Find out more about Julie Diamond

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Joshua Rovner, Assoc. Professor of International Service at the American University in Washington DC and expert on the intelligence domain, discusses the role of intelligence in the lead-up to and during the war in Ukraine, (lack of?) cyber attacks and importance of the information domain. 

Joshua on intelligence and the Ukraine conflict for War on the Rocks

Joshua Rovner: Fixing the Facts - National Security and the Politics of Intelligence

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Darren Lim, Senior Lecturer in politics and international relations at the Australian National University, with a focus on geoeconomics, global governance and Sino-US competition, discusses China's response and position vis-a-vis the Urkaine conflict, as well as implications for China's economic relations, intentions towards Taiwan, and place in the international order.  

Check out Darren's foreign policy podcast: Australia in the World 

Darren's recent piece on China with Nathan Atrill 

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Mick Ryan, Major General , AM (ret.) of the Australian Army, who served in the Australian Defence Forces for over 35 years as well as commander of the Australian Defence College, discusses his recently-released book War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First Century Great Power Competition and Conflict . Mick coments on how the fourth industrial revolution will shape warfighting, key challenges of the twentieth century, advice for future leaders, and the importance of culture and curiosity. 

Find out more about War Transformed

Find out more about Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan, AM 

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Sascha Dov Bachmann, Lieutenant Colonel of the German army reserves, Professor of Law at the University of Canberra and co-convener of the National Security Hub at the Institute for Governance and Policy, discusses global security threats, NATO's preparedness to face these threats, and military recalibration - in the context of the current conflict in Ukraine. 

National Security Hub, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra 

Learn more about Sascha Dov's work and research

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Maksym Yali, Prof. of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv and regular guest of the podcast, updates on the situation in Donbas and current mood in Ukraine. 

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