Global Politics
By La Trobe University
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Beschreibung
Podcasts on issues of world politics.
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Australia-China Relations: Finding the Elusive Balance | The relationship with China is of critical importance to Australia. It is also increasingly complex, being influenced by economics, domestic factors and strategic forces. | 31.7.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Why is China Annoyed With Australia? (Australia-China Relations #2) | Australia has implemented a wide range of policies which, while not explicitly anti-China, are definitely interpreted that way. | 21.7.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Can Australia Defend Itself in the Asian Century? | For decades in Australia we have assumed that America will prevent any serious emerging military threats to Australia, or defend us from them if they do | 18.7.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Unmaking the Himalaya: Geopolitics, Environment, Citizenship | In recent years, the Indian and Chinese states have become increasingly assertive in the Himalaya. | 11.7.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Chinese Scholar on China | When talking about Chinese international politics, the loudest voices are often western ones, and the Chinese perspective is limited to official party lines. | 7.7.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Testing Friendship (Australia-China Relations #1) | For the most part, China has seen Australia as an especially agreeable and non-troubling partner, as a predictable American security ally but with a friendly twist. | 30.6.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Developing the Brahmaputra River | China and India share a 4000km long border, and it’s been a relationship that has had its tense moments. This situation is made all the more complicated by the Brahmaputra river - rivers recognise no borders, and its resources are always in high deman | 1.1.2019 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Defection From North Korea | For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question | 17.12.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Ache Din | When Narendra Modi and the BJP won the 2014 election in India they did so under the slogan 'Achhe din aane waale hain' - Good days are coming. | 10.12.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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What's Happening to the Uyghurs in China? | In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, tens of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities have been detained inside enormous extrajudicial ‘re-education camps’. | 9.12.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Land of Languages (India Rising #6) | There are 22 official languages in India, but more than 780 have been recognised. | 3.12.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Religion and Caste (India Rising #5) | With a fast-growing population and aspirations to join the throwaway prosperity of the developed world, India generates vast quantities of waste, sewerage and pollution. How does it live with and deal with the problem? | 26.11.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Waste of a Nation (India Rising #4) | With a fast-growing population and aspirations to join the throwaway prosperity of the developed world, India generates vast quantities of waste, sewerage and pollution. How does it live with and deal with the problem? | 19.11.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Dynastic Leadership (India Rising #3) | India goes to the polls in 2019, and the popular incumbent Narendra Modi is currently favoured to retain his position. | 12.11.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Voting in the World’s Largest Democracy (India Rising #2) | India goes to the polls in 2019, and the popular incumbent Narendra Modi is currently favoured to retain his position. | 4.11.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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How Kawaii Invaded Downtown Tokyo | In recent months there has been intense speculation in the media and in policy forums about China’s involvement in the Pacific. | 4.11.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Post-Colonial Hangover (India Rising #1) | In 2017 India celebrated 70 years of independence from British rule. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country, calling for the people to set aside their differences. | 28.10.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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India's Statue of Unity | India will soon be unveiling the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. At 182m tall it towers over its nearest competitor by more than 50m. | 22.10.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Walk Along The Bund, Shanghai | The Bund, or Wai Tan in Chinese, is a waterfront strip in central Shanghai. | 8.10.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Is Asia on the Brink of War? | What can the world’s major powers can do to avoid an eruption of war? | 25.9.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australia and China in the Pacific | In recent months there has been intense speculation in the media and in policy forums about China’s involvement in the Pacific. | 23.9.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Cooperation in Contested Asia | East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. | 2.9.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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How Asia Goes to War | Asia is at a dangerous moment. China is rising fast, and its regional ambitions are growing. | 28.8.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australia Needs More Asia, Less US | For decades Australia’s security and economic policy has been developed based on an established regional order coming out of World War II, but we are now in turbulent times. | 27.8.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Recycling in India | Waste in India is an important and visible issue, and the country is struggling to manage and process recycling. | 13.8.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Refugee Crisis: Human Rights and North Korea | For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question | 8.8.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Japan's Greying Population | Japan is one of many countries faced with an ageing population, but the problem is quite pronounced. | 30.7.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Emperor Qin's Terracotta Army | The mausoleum of Emperor Qin is a national treasure of China, and is known throughout the world for the army of terracotta warriors that guard his final resting place. | 17.7.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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When Trump Met Kim | On 12th June 2018 the world witnessed a peace summit between two long feeding leaders the United States president Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. | 21.6.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Fallout: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons | In recent history the world witnessed a peace summit between the United States president Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim-Jong Un. | 19.6.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Chinese Philosophy | Chinese philosophy has a long history stretching back more than two thousand years and covers schools of thought such as Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Buddhism. | 18.6.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Will China Have an Economic Slowdown? | China's economy has long been a story of success and growth, and being the second largest in the world has given it a position of power in the global economy. | 4.6.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India | India’s fast-growing population, and aspirations to join the throwaway prosperity of the developed world, generate vast quantities of waste, sewage and pollution. | 30.5.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Ageing Asia | Asia’s elderly population is on track to reach a billion by 2050, and there are few governments prepared to meet this change, which will have wide social and economic consequences. | 21.5.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australian Foreign Policy in a Contested Indo-Pacific Region | The future of the Indo-Pacific region is being buffeted by an array of complex forces including the return of great power rivalry, rising illiberalism, and growing nationalism. | 25.4.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China Under Surveillance | Any visitor to China will be acutely aware of the amount of security, and nowhere is this more visible than the nation’s capital, Beijing. Guards are frequent, Cameras are plentiful, and the electronic data mining is extensive. | 23.4.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Educating China's Little Soldiers | The Chinese education system has had its criticisms, but many argue that it delivers, at least in the larger cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong. | 9.4.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Jakarta is Sinking (Asia and the Environment #4) | Indonesia is a sprawling nation of islands across south-east Asia, and two environmental concerns are significant – deforestation and rising sea levels. | 26.3.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China's Green Leadership (Asia and the Environment #3) | China operates on a scale that outclasses every other country, and are taking climate change seriously. | 12.3.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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North Korea's Vulnerable Ecology (Asia and the Environment #2) | North Korea is a country that can little afford a close examination of ecological impact. The environment exists and is protected as long as it is useful as a resource to the authoritative state. | 26.2.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Pollution and Priorities in India (Asia and the Environment #1) | India struggles with environmental imperatives. Its cities have the worst air pollution in the world, its iconic rivers are, in some places, literally dead and human development pressures will often override concerns of the natural environment. | 12.2.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China Ascendant with Kevin Rudd | With China's emergence as a power of the first rank it has changed the Asian region and indeed the world. | 29.1.2018 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China and a New World Order | Kevin Rudd (former Prime Minister of Australia) leads a discussion on China and its position in the world. | 12.12.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Lecture: China-Australia Relations: Affluence, Influence and Soft Power | China and Australia have relationship anchored by strong trade bonds, and there is a respectful prime-ministerial level dialogue between the two countries. | 27.11.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Lecture: The Changing World Order? | Gareth Evans in conversation with Nick Bisley on Australia's place in Asia and how the region's future may unfold. | 15.11.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Rethinking Education in China | Western countries are impressed by the performance of China's schools in international tests and search for the secrets of their success, but are we overlooking the punishing nature of elite schooling in China and its role in increasing inequality? | 7.11.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Modi's Economic Leadership | India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is a man with strong views on economics. He came into office in 2014 with a vision for India to be a global manufacturing power, and promises that his leadership will usher in economic revival. | 30.10.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Democracy and the China Model | For the past 15 years western democracies have appeared to reach a crisis point. Cynicism towards political institutions is widespread, with results in the UK and the United States the most visible manifestation of this trend. | 2.10.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Relentless Invention of Modern India | Modern India stands on the threshold of becoming a global power. | 18.9.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Asian Migration to Melbourne in the 1890s | Asian migrants played a notable part in the city’s growth, and these people bought new languages and culture with them. Asian migrants played a notable part in the city’s growth, and these people bought new languages and culture with them. | 11.9.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Education and Society in Post-Mao China | Recent years have witnessed mingled alarm and envy in the West at the supposed excellence of China's education system - epitomized by Shanghai's PISA success. | 29.8.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Chinese Communist Party | China’s political and economic growth in the past three decades has been rapid and impressive, and central to this transformation has been the role of the Chinese communist Party. | 28.8.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Trump vs North Korea | A North Korean threat is a reality Asia has had to deal with for some time, but now that they have nuclear weapons that can reach the United States mainland the stakes of changed. | 24.8.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Duterte's Ambition: A Challenging Future for the Philippines | The Philippines’ maverick president, Rodrigo Duterte, has had a turbulent first year in office. | 5.8.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Japan Faces an Uncertain Asia | Japan has a challenging future. Its population is declining, the economy remains anaemic while the country’s security environment is extremely challenging. | 2.8.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Asia's Reckoning | For more than half a century, American power in the Pacific has successfully kept the peace. But it has also cemented the tensions in the toxic rivalry between China and Japan, consumed with endless history wars and entrenched political dynasties. | 31.7.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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India and the English-Speaking World | In recent years, the English-speaking world has become wildly enthusiastic about India. India is a trusted ally, ‘the world’s largest democracy’, and it’s the ‘democratic counterweight’ to China. | 17.7.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Great Wall of China | The Great Wall has long been a symbol of China, but a problematic one - an authentic experience can be hard to find, and in the modern day China wants to be seen as open and inviting, but a wall closes off, and keeps people out. | 3.7.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Integrated Asia (live) | Globalisation and major power rivalry are creating a China-centric integrated Asian strategic system, drawing together the once-discrete theatres of Northeast, Southeast, South and Central Asia. | 19.6.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Tibetan Culture in China Under Threat | Is Tibetanness under threat? As more young Tibet are lured towards a dominant Chinese education, Tibetans are faced with hard realities of ethnocultural survival. | 5.6.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Belt and Road Initiative | On 14 May this year 33 world leaders gathered in Beijing for what has been touted as the inaugural Belt and Road Forum for international Cooperation. | 23.5.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Indonesian Screen Culture | Since the fall of President Suharto’s new order regime in 1998, culture has exploded in Indonesia, and nowhere is this more evident than in the media. | 9.5.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Chinese Investment in Australia | Australia is a country that depends on investment, and normally we can't welcome it enough. But money coming from China is different, can be at odds with strategic interests, and can cause considerable tension. | 24.4.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Fear of Abandonment (book launch) | In Fear of Abandonment, expert and insider Allan Gyngell tells the story of how Australia has shaped the world and been shaped by it since it established an independent foreign policy during the dangerous days of 1942. | 17.4.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Lifetime Teaching in China | Colin Mackerras is a world authority on Chinese culture and society, and he has taught in China since the 1960s, where he was a witness to the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. | 10.4.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China Matters (Melbourne Book Launch) | Australia and China face a new era, but are we ready? | 5.4.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Does India Have a Youth Problem? | India has been described as a country of potential, but hiding behind that hopeful term are a few powerful statistics. | 27.3.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Will China Lead the World in Global Climate Politics? | In 2005 China was home to 16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, but today it is the world’s leading producer of renewable energy sources. | 23.3.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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What Does Trump Mean for Asia? | It's no exaggeration that the election of Donald Trump was a shock to the system, and this was no more so than in the Asian region. | 19.3.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Glass Ceiling in Japan | Many countries have a problem when it comes to gender equality, but in Japan it's quite pronounced. | 13.3.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Are we Still in the Asian Century? | Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh speaks about whether the concept still applies and what Asia's development will mean for Australia. | 26.2.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Human Rights Abuses in North Korea | In 2014 the UN's commission of inquiry into human rights in North Korea published a report detailing human rights abuses committed by the country's leadership against its own people. | 13.2.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Chairman Mao's Little Red Book | In 1964 the Communist Party of China released a collection of Mao’s speeches and statements titled ‘Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung’. | 30.1.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australian Foreign Policy and Asia | A sound foreign policy is crucial to the success and safety of any country, and governments are grappling with different ideals and agendas to maintain relationships in the current changing global environment. | 16.1.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Resource Management in Himachal Pradesh, India | State intervention in natural resource management is often inflexible, but projects in the Kangra District of India have found better success by involving the local communities. | 2.1.2017 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Thailand Crowns a New King | Thailand has reached a period of political change. The recent death of the long-serving monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and the crowning of his son Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn have rocked a country still seeing fallout of a 2014 military coup. | 19.12.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Health Check for China | China is home to 1.5 billion people, many of them living in industrialised cities, and with that comes a heavy burden of medical problems. | 4.12.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australian Studies in China | The study of Australia is well-established in China, and the active engagement across universities helps build cultural, social and economic understanding between the two countries. | 21.11.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The World is Trumped | Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. While America, the world, and the Donald comes to terms with this unexpected result, the question is inevitably asked… what happens next? | 14.11.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Foreign Correspondent in China | Media in Australia and much of the western world are facing pressing times with shrinking revenue and a changing landscape, but how much of these trends coming across in the Chinese press? | 7.11.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Selling India's Sacred Cow | The cow is a sacred animal in India with nearly 80% of its Hindu population abstaining from eating beef and worshiping the animal for its production of milk. | 6.11.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Trump vs Clinton vs Asia | The 2016 United States election is almost upon us, and much of the rhetoric has focused on countries in Asia. | 3.11.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Australia-China Relationship | The cow is a sacred animal in India with nearly 80% of its Hindu population abstaining from eating beef and worshiping the animal for its production of milk. | 10.10.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China-Australia Relations: The Next Chapter | China and Australia have a relationship anchored by strong trade bonds. China is Australia’s largest trading partner, while Australia is a leading source of raw materials for Chinese industry. | 18.9.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Indonesia's Foreign Policy | Indonesia’s approach to foreign policy under the Widoko administration. | 15.9.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Can India Reach its Potential? | India is a country with a challenging future. It’s the home of 1.3 billion people and it will be the world’s most populated country within the next decade. | 1.9.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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How Cheap Mobile Phones Changed India | What impact has the phone had on India's society, politics and economy? | 29.8.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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How Will Duterte Lead the Philippines? | On 30th June, Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines 16th President. | 15.8.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Trump vs Clinton vs The World | Democrats and Republicans have officially elected their Presidential nominees, and the contest between Trump and Clinton has begun in earnest. | 4.8.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Shinzo Abe wins a Supermajority | An election in the upper house of Japan has delivered a supermajority to Shinzo Abe, with two thirds of it in control of his Liberal Democratic Party and its allies. | 1.8.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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What is the Future of ASEAN? | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation formed 49 years ago by like-minded southeast Asian countries. | 18.7.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Philippines' Future | The Philippines has a new president: Rodrigo Duterte, a brash, outspoken politician who won by a huge margin. | 14.7.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Indonesia at the Crossroads | Where does Indonesia’s future lie? What role will a larger, wealthier Indonesia play in Southeast Asia and the world? | 6.7.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Is Democracy Failing in Timor-Leste? | After hundreds of years of occupation and a bloody struggle for independence, Timor-Leste formed its democratic government in 2002, running an election under the watchful eye of the UN. | 4.7.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Forced Relocation and the Three Gorges Dam | The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydro-electric power station, is one of the greatest infrastructure projects of modern times. Building it displaced many hundreds of thousands of people, and transformed the environment in a key part of China. | 20.6.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Uyghur Nation | The Uyghurs are a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority that predominantly inhabit the far western region of China known as Xinjiang. | 5.6.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Fight | Indonesia has had ongoing problems with corruption since it established democracy in 1998, and while some recent high profile cases have been exposed, it's a problem at every level of government. | 23.5.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Trump vs China | Observers worldwide are watching with trepidation as Donald Trump gains ground in the United States election. Perhaps none more carefully than China, who Trump directs many aggressive remarks towards, expressing a desire for stronger trade negotiations. | 5.5.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Little Comfort for Comfort Women | During World War II (and the wider Pacific War) women from many Asian countries were kept in 'comfort stations' for the use of Japanese soldiers. | 25.4.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Suicide Prevention in Hong Kong | Suicide is a significant public health problem. With a highly populated and urbanised environment, Hong Kong in particular has taken a proactive approach to suicide prevention, such as restricting means, improving the data record, and media engagement. | 10.4.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China in an Unstable World | The west has an uneasiness when it comes to dealing with China. Although it is their biggest trading partner, many governments are concerned about a more confident, ambitious and militarily capable China. | 4.4.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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India and Waste | India is a country that can overload the senses. One of the most striking features a visitor can notice is the country's seemingly endemic problem with rubbish and pollution. | 29.3.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Tipping Point in the South China Seas | The South China Sea is a critical commercial gateway for a significant portion of the world’s merchant shipping, and much of the territory is disputed by neighbouring countries. | 13.3.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China, Tibet and the Colonial Question | China sees itself as a victim of imperialism and colonialism. The modern Chinese nationalism, including the one adopted and promoted by the Chinese Communist Party, is defined through this. | 8.3.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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India's Sedition Controversy | The recent arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on the charges of sedition have shaken India, the world's biggest democracy. | 29.2.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Why Australia Will buy Submarines From Japan | Australia's Turnbull government has released a new defence white paper containing the affirmation of the purchase of 12 new submarines. | 24.2.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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History of Chinatown, Melbourne, Australia | Chinatown was established in Melbourne in 1854, 20 years after the city started. It is located in Little Bourke St, and has a long history of supporting the local Chinese community. | 15.2.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Art Therapy in Samoa | Art therapy is a theraputic mental health inititiative from the western world, but it has now been incorporated into mental health initiatives in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa. | 1.2.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Involving Women in Conflict Resolution | It's been 15 years since the United Nations Security Council resolution on women, peace and security. Despite all the efforts there is still a lot of disappointment that women are still so excluded from peace processes. | 18.1.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Is Japan Still a Pacifist Society? | At the end of World War II, Japan adopted Article 9 into their constitution, aspiring to international peace and not having a standing army. Pacifism became part of the Japanese identity, but this could change with recent legislation. | 4.1.2016 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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United States Perception of Asia (live) | America has an interesting relationship with many Asian countries - on the surface there is polite co-operation and trade, but always with a wary attitude. | 21.12.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Timor-Leste's Troubled Waters | Now an independent democracy, Timor-Leste is struggling to renegotiate treaties and agreements with neighbouring countries, particularly water territories with Australia which could give them better access to dwindling oil fields. | 6.12.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Turnbull's Asia (live) | Malcolm Turnbull has been the prime minister of Australia for two months, and while he hasn't made significant political moves regarding Asia, we can predict what kind of leadership he might bring. | 23.11.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australia and India: This Time it’s Different? | Professor Nick Bisley (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia) looks at Australia and India's relationship. Have all the roadblocks been cleared, and do their interests align in quite the way the optimists think? | 15.11.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China Ends the One-Child Policy | China has announced a relaxing of the family planning policy, with a change of the existing law to a two-child policy beginning March 2016. | 8.11.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Defining Asia | When we talk about the Asia what is the adjective referring to? Is it culture, geography, or somewhere in between? | 26.10.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China's Fragile Economy | China's economy is in a state of transition, and its success and failure has an impact on a global level. | 12.10.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Fear and Greed: Australia-China Relations | Australia has a relationship of mutual respect on the surface, but there are also deep concerns about the broader consequences of China's return as a great power. | 8.10.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australia-India Relations | The relationship between Australia and India will face challenges in the future. | 4.10.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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North Korea's Emerging Middle Class | North Korea has an image of dire poverty and famine, but thanks to trade with Russia and China the economy is a dynamic space and fast developing. | 28.9.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China's Parade: A Celebration or a Warning? | China marked the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II with a massive military parade which was as much a celebration as it was a show of force to the rest of the world. | 14.9.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Nepal's Peace Process: Success and Failure | Dr Jasmine-Kim Westendorf (International Relations, La Trobe University) examines the unconventional approach taken in the peace process in Nepal and how it affected the establishment and consolidation of peace. | 13.9.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Brief History Of The Indian Ocean | The Indian Ocean is often thought of with a post World War II context, but it's had a long history prior to this when empires in the area struggled for dominance. | 31.8.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Two Koreas: A South Korean Perspective | Jo Hong-ju (Republic of Korea's Consul-General to Victoria) presents a South Korean perspective of inter-korean politics, and the fundemental divide between north and south. | 24.8.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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North Korea's Climate Co-operation | North Korea is vulnerable to climate change, and is a country vulnerable to food insecurity. It has an active relationship with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), brought on largely by a strong incentives program. | 17.8.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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World War II Far From Over in Asia | With the 70th anniversary of World War II fast approaching in the Asian region, there will be a vastly different take on how the event is celebrated, particularly the Chinese independence from Japan. | 3.8.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Political Turmoil in East Timor | East Timor is a country struggling with internal conflict, and a young democracy still struggling to assert itself after years of political turmoil. | 20.7.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Australia's Asylum Seeker Dilemma | Australia has made refugee and asylum seeker issues a cornerstone of their political debate and excessive lengths have been taken to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia by boat. | 6.7.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Esky Economy of Cocos Islands | The population of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands have emigrated far, from Indonesia to Western Australia, but have maintained a strong community and bartered goods through the use of Facebook. | 22.6.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Stand-off in the South China Seas | A number of high profile incidents have highlighted the contested territory of the South China Seas, most provocatively China's significant land reclamation and construction activties. | 8.6.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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One Year of Modi Government | After the first year of government Narendra Modi has been presented with a number of challenges, both from within his own party and on a national and international stage. | 24.5.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Nepal's Democracy and Earthquake Recovery | After years of civil unrest, will Nepal's struggling democracy survive the recent earthquake? | 12.5.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Jokowi's First Six Months | When Joko Widido won the 2014 Indonesian election with a significant popular mandate there was high expectations of the change he would bring to the office. | 29.4.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Indonesia's Hard Line With Executions | The imminent execution of two Australians by Indonesia due to drug related offenses has put a strain on relationships between the two countries, and presents challenges for the leadership of both Joko Widodo and Tony Abbott. | 16.4.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China Bans the Veil | Regional authorities outlawed Islamic veils from all public spaces in the regional capital of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. | 2.3.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Japanese Politics and Fukushima Fallout | How did Japan’s recent election play out for Shinzo Abe, and what can Japan expect from his next term? | 1.2.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Surrogacy and Reproductive Travel in Asia | Recent incidents involving surrogacy in Asian countries have shed light on a growing trend. Prospective parents are traveling to Asian countries with lower costs and less stringent laws, to engage the services of surrogate parents. | 5.1.2015 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Asia 2014: A Year in Review | A look at the big events in Asia in the year 2014 - the elections of Modi in India and Jokowai in Indonesia, to the military coup of Thailand, the popular protests in Hong Kong, the tension in the East China Sea and the dominance of the Chinese economy. | 10.12.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Modi on the World Stage | With Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi proving to be a big hit in Australia during the G20, Professor Nick Bisley and Dr Ian Hall take a look at his relationship with Australia and the impact he's making on the world stage. | 24.11.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Conflict in the East China Sea | Tensions between China and Japan have ratcheted up in recent years, to the point where their territorial dispute over islands in the East China Sea is seen as among the region’s most dangerous flashpoints. | 9.11.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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China Unwrapped | Will China be able to sustain the economic growth rates of the past decade? Dr Geoff Raby on the impact of the wide ranging reform program launched by Xi Jinping on China's economy and society, and the implications for Australia. | 2.11.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Popular Protests in Hong Kong | Hong Kong is currently experiencing protests caused by public disagreements over changes to how the Chief Executive of Hong Kong will be selected. | 6.10.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Year of Abbott in Asia | During his first year of office, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has conducted a surprisingly energetic and focused foreign policy. | 18.9.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Jokowi’s Indonesia | On 22 July Joko Widodo was formally announced as the winner of Indonesia’s closely fought presidential election. | 26.8.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Japan's Emerging Place in Asia | Japan has taken a more energised approach on the global stage in recent years, particularly under the leadership of the current Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe. | 31.7.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Thailand Coup of 2014 | On the 22nd May 2014 the Royal Thai Armed forces led by General Prayuth Chan-ocha launched a coup against the democratically elected government government, dissolved the senate and stabled a Junta to govern the nation. | 7.7.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Why is Brazil Important? | Alongside China and India, Brazil is an emerged economic giant. It is also custodian of a large part of the environmentally sensitive Amazon Basin. Home to an extraordinary hybrid culture, Brazil is world-renowned for its dynamic music, dance and food. | 9.6.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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What Does North Korea Want? | North Korea is one of the region's most enigmatic states. r Benjamin Habib (Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University) considers the aims, ambitions and possible futures of one of Asia's least well understood societies. | 1.6.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Modi Wins the Indian Election | Narendra Modi won a landslide victory with the BJP in the 2014 Indian election. In this La Trobe Asia podcast, Professor Nick Bisley and Dr Ian Woolford present a wrap-up of Indian politics. | 22.5.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Making Peace in South Asia | In contemporary South Asia, conflict is an all too frequent feature of life. As in other parts of Asia, increasingly these are intra-state conflicts which present distinctive challenges for policy-makers and citizenry. | 1.4.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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North Korea's Human Rights Issues | Professor Nick Bisley (Executive Director of La Trobe Asia) and Dr Benjamin Habib (Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University) present an update on North Korea. A La Trobe Asia podcast. | 19.3.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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When 1.5 Billion People Go to the Polls | In 2014 Asia's two biggest democracies, India and Indonesia, go to the polls to elect new governments. | 5.3.2014 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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#occupygezi | Erdem Koç (Journalism, La Trobe University) on how social media triggered protests in Turkey the mainstream ignored. | 21.8.2013 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Egypt Revolts | Dr Luca Anceschi (Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University) on the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. So soon after the 2011 revolution, was it really in the best interest of the people? | 28.7.2013 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Turkey Protests | Dr Luca Anceschi (Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University) on the 2013 protests in Turkey: how the protest about a park redevelopment can grow to be about an oppressive regime and police brutality. | 21.7.2013 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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North Korea's Hostile Posturing | Dr Ben Habib (lecturer in Social Sciences, La Trobe University) discusses recent political developments in North Korea. | 10.4.2013 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Arab Revolution | Dr Luca Anceschi (Politics, La Trobe University) on the political turmoil in the Middle East. | 7.11.2011 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Protecting Ocean Life | Jeff Hansen (Australian Director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) on the challenges of protecting the biodiversity of the oceans. | 11.7.2011 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Revolution in the Middle East | Professor Nick Bisley (International Relations, La Trobe University), Dr Luca Anceschi (International Relations, La Trobe University), and Dr Christopher Friese (American Politics, La Trobe University) on 2011 revolutions in the Middle East. | 11.4.2011 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Julian Assange and Wikileaks | Professor Robert Manne (Politics, La Trobe University) discusses Julian Assange: his early experiences, what shaped him, the creation of wikileaks, and how politics could now be permanently changed. | 14.3.2011 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Future of Social Democracy | Professor Wolfgang Merkel (Director, Berlin Science Centre) on the downfall of social democracy and its future. | 3.3.2011 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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North Korea's Nuclear Weapons | Ben Habib (Politics, La Trobe University) on the political climate in North Korea, and their nuclear weapon capabilities. | 23.11.2010 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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Rebuilding Somalia | The Minister for Oil and Minerals in the Somalian state of Puntland, and a former La Trobe student, Issa Farah talks about the challenges of rebuilding Somalia. | 23.7.2009 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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A Talk with Mike Moore | The Right Honourable Mike Moore is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, former leader of the World Trade Organisation, and current Adjunct Professor of La Trobe University. | 30.4.2009 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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The Politics of Zimbabwe | Dr David Dorward discusses how Robert Mugabe's despotic rule is plunging Zimbabwe deeper into crisis. | 23.6.2008 | Gratis | In iTunes ansehen |
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