Professor Elizabeth Joh teaches Intro to Constitutional Law and most of the time this is a pretty straight forward job. But when Trump came into office, everything changed. During the four years of the Trump presidency, Professor Joh would check Twitter five minutes before each class to find out what the 45th President had said and how it jibes with 200 years of the judicial branch interpreting and ruling on the Constitution. Acclaimed podcaster Roman Mars (99% Invisible) was so anxious abou ...
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Mike Pezzullo, former secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, and Ross Babbage, CEO of Strategic Forum and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, to discuss Australia’s role and challenges in the deteriorating global order.
The trio discuss a range of issues facing Australia and the broader Western alliance network at a time when authoritarian powers are on the march across the globe, including:- The triumph and importance of American power in securing a peace deal between Israel and Palestine that has continued to rage since 7 October 2023.
- Predictions about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first official bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump.
- Mounting political and public concern about Australia’s lack of economic complexity and industrial capacity and its impact on national security and sovereignty.
- Real world examples of reindustrialisation in action across the United States and other like-minded nations that can provide models for Australia to emulate.
- Policy measures our leaders can implement to facilitate the rebuilding of Australia’s industrial base and enhance our national security.
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