Richard McGregor: The war within the war on COVID-19
Richard McGregor is an internationally recognized expert on the Chinese political system and a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute. McGregor’s book, The Party, on the inner-workings of the Chinese Communist Party is considered the pre-eminent text for understanding the CCP and was called a “masterpiece” by The Economist and a must read” by the Washington...
Dr. Alexandra Phelan: Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and you should know
Dr Alexandra Phelan is a faculty member at the Center for Global Health Science & Security at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. A global expert in pandemics, Misha Zelinsky caught up with Alex to talk about all things related to COVID-19, including the nature of...
Dr Michael Fullilove: Why middle powers matter – managing China in an era of Trump.
Dr Michael Fullilove is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute. An adviser to Prime Minister Paul Keating, Rhodes Scholar and renowned foreign affairs expert, Dr Fullilove is a widely published author and a much sought after global commentator. Misha Zelinsky up with Michael for a chinwag about how Australia should interact with a rising...
Ambassador Jeff Bleich: Why trust matters in democracy and how we get it back
Jeff Bleich was US Ambassador to Australia from 2009 to 2013. A distinguished legal and political professional, he is the Chair of the Fulbright Scholarship Board and now heads up the Jeff Bleich Centre for the US Alliance in Digital Technology, Security, and Governance at Flinders University in Australia Misha Zelinsky caught up with Jeff...
Benedict Hugosson: Still the heartland? How social democrats can fight back in Sweden, Europe and the world.
Sweden is often considered to be the heartland of social democracy – but that may no longer be the case. Benedict Hugosson is a global expert in political campaigning. He has lead national field campaigns for the Social Democrats in Sweden and is a leading thinker in political engagement strategies and tactics. An Australian born...
Emily Lau
Emily Lau is one of the most famous politicians in Hong Kong. She was the leader of the Democratic Party and the first woman to be elected into Hong Kong’s legislature. A former journalist, Emily is a passionate defender of press freedoms and free speech. Emily joined Misha Zelinsky for a chinwag about the current...
Alex Oliver
Alex Oliver is the Director of Research at the Lowy Institute where she oversees the annual Lowy Institute Poll. Alex in an expert in foreign affairs and has authored several major studies on Australia’s diplomacy. She is a prolific author for international press including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Wall Street Journal and BBC.com, and for all major Australian publications. Misha...
Wayne Swan: Economic inequality and the global rise of right wing nationalism
Wayne Swan is the President of the Labor Party. He served as Australia’s Treasurer from 2007 to 2013 and was Deputy Prime Minister. Wayne is credited with helping save Australia from the GFC and in 2011 was crowned World Finance Minister of the year. As the author of numerous books on social policy, he has lead...
Dr Charles Edel: The Gathering Storm? How the ‘Lessons of Tragedy’ can help preserve global peace.
Dr Charles Edel is a Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre. He was the Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College, advised the Secretary of State John Kerry on political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific and was a Henry Luce scholar at Peking University. Charles is the...
Chris Bowen: Reasons to be optimistic and the future of progressive politics and liberalism
Chris Bowen is the Member for McMahon in the Australian Parliament. In his time in public office, he has served as Treasurer, Minister for Human Services, Minister for Immigration, Minister for Financial Services, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy. As the author of the books of ‘Hearts and Minds’ and ‘The Money Men’, Chris...
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