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KAS Australia proudly presents its Periscope Podcast Series. The podcasts are meant to raise your awareness and broaden your understanding of current affairs in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Delivered in the format of ‘3 questions, 3 answers’, we will quiz experts in their field for you.
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Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Interview with Anote Tong: Periscope Podcast volume 3 features a conversation with Anote Tong, former President of Kirribati. In the podcast, KAS Director Bertil Wenger and Anote Tong discuss the current focus on climate change and Mr Tongs continued work towards a better understanding of the implications of rising seawater for the Pacific Islands.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Interview with Dr Robert Glasser: Volume 1 with Dr Glasser – Head of the Centre for Climate and Security Policy, Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Founded in 2020, the Centre recently produced & published a research report on "The geopolitics of climate & security in the Indo-Pacific". Dr Glasser explains why everyone should be interested in climate change related security risks, what is meant by the connectedness of the risks and how the research relates to Germany and the EU.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Interview with Katja Theodorakis: Volume 2 features a conversation with Katja Theodorakis, Head of the Counterterrorism Program at ASPI. KAS Director Bertil Wenger and Katja, both native Germans having grown up in Germany, analyse and discuss the current war in Ukraine and the German political reaction to it. For a better understanding both go back in history and by that in psychological peculiarities that are to be found in Germany’s attempt to meet the challenges of this historic hour.