Australia in the World

A discussion of the most important news and issues in international affairs through a uniquely Australian lens. Hosted by Darren Lim, in memory of Allan Gyngell.

Ep. 157: Catching up on SE Asia (incl. Trump and China)
Apr 20, 2025 – 44:07
Ep 156: Tariffs - exemptions and the state of play
Apr 13, 2025 – 23:32
Ep. 155: Tariff 'pause' - rapid reactions
Apr 10, 2025 – 15:40
Ep. 154: Linking markets to geopolitics in tariff responses
Apr 6, 2025 – 01:03:05
Ep. 153: Trump tariffs - Rapid reactions
Apr 3, 2025 – 22:14
Ep. 152: Aussie reactions to Trump, & PRC warships; NZ-Cook Islands
Mar 18, 2025 – 57:13
Ep. 151: Incoming govt brief, 2025 edition
Mar 13, 2025 – 01:29:06
Ep. 150: Gutting USAID; a MAGA-friendly development policy?
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:00:44
Ep. 149: The (geopolitical) loneliness of Australia
Feb 15, 2025 – 01:11:25
Ep. 148: Canada/Mexico tariffs (Darren’s rapid reaction)
Feb 3, 2025 – 21:36
Ep. 147: Early Trump days with Zack Cooper
Jan 30, 2025 – 52:10
Ep. 146: Darren, on anything and everything
Jan 20, 2025 – 01:11:06
Ep. 145: A conversation about power
Dec 24, 2024 – 01:06:16
Ep. 144: Deals with Nauru and PNG
Dec 16, 2024 – 56:16
Ep. 143: Thinking through Trump 2.0
Nov 26, 2024 – 49:49
Ep. 142: Reacting to Trump's return
Nov 7, 2024 – 57:31
Ep. 141: Economic security, from the private sector
Oct 28, 2024 – 01:27:45
Ep. 140: India post-election; Quad cooperation
Oct 8, 2024 – 01:13:28
Ep. 139: Chronic versus acute threats to US democracy; Fukuyama’s “last man”
Sep 20, 2024 – 01:12:03
Ep. 138: Pacific Islands Forum: Policing, Taiwan and (always) geopolitics
Sep 9, 2024 – 56:48
Ep. 137: One year of Australia's new international development policy
Aug 27, 2024 – 01:14:22
Ep. 136: Harris, Trump, the media and democracy
Aug 6, 2024 – 55:16
Ep. 135: Political decay or democratic renewal? (Harris-Biden 'emergency' episode)
Jul 24, 2024 – 35:32
Ep. 134: Debating the future of Australia-China relations
Jul 3, 2024 – 01:00:18
Ep. 133: What might “cooperate with China where we can” actually mean?
Jun 26, 2024 – 01:00:51
Ep. 132: “Stabilisation” of the PRC bilateral, viewed from DC
Jun 14, 2024 – 01:05:07
Ep. 131: A progressive Australian foreign policy?
Jun 9, 2024 – 01:18:09
Ep. 130: Economic security, made in Australia
May 20, 2024 – 01:17:20
Ep. 129: Unsafe and provocative actions by the Chinese military
May 14, 2024 – 22:19
Ep. 128: Sols vote; nests of spies? growing AUKUS? Palestinian statehood?
May 4, 2024 – 56:06
Ep. 127: A China-led international order?
Apr 23, 2024 – 01:10:00
Ep. 126: The international economic order—Past, present, and future
Apr 5, 2024 – 01:01:33
Ep. 125: Wang Yi visits Australia
Mar 23, 2024 – 32:25
Ep. 124: Ukraine, Gaza, and international order
Mar 19, 2024 – 01:20:44
Ep. 123: ASEAN in Melbourne
Mar 9, 2024 – 40:45
Ep. 122: Indonesia, before and after the election
Feb 25, 2024 – 48:16
Ep. 120: Where to from ”stabilisation” in Australia-China relations?
Feb 25, 2024 – 57:00
Ep. 121: Reviewing 2023; speculating about 2024
Feb 18, 2024 – 01:00:48
Ep. 119: When domestic policy is foreign policy (and the PM’s travels)
Oct 30, 2023 – 01:02:00
Ep. 118: A US perspective on Australia’s defence policy
Oct 15, 2023 – 01:03:08
Ep. 117: Canada-India (emergency episode)
Sep 23, 2023 – 39:07
Ep. 116: Australia’s international development policy
Sep 20, 2023 – 01:11:48
Ep. 115: The domestic politics of AUKUS and Pacific security pacts
Aug 22, 2023 – 59:34
Ep. 114: And we’re back. Australia-China; US-China
Aug 8, 2023 – 27:47
Allan Gyngell and Australia in the world
May 6, 2023 – 10:35
Ep. 112: Cold War 2?
Apr 4, 2023 – 35:31
Ep. 111: AUKUS plans; India; red alerts
Mar 19, 2023 – 48:42
Ep. 110: Ukraine, one year on
Feb 23, 2023 – 25:55
Ep. 109: Balloons; FM’s UK speech; France 2+2; DM on sovereignty
Feb 11, 2023 – 39:50
Ep. 108: PM in PNG; duelling ambassadors; reviewing 2022
Jan 20, 2023 – 45:08

Recent Reviews

BennyLias

Highly recommended

Brilliant insight and analysis. Non-biased, knowledgeable presenters with a knack of getting to the heart of an issue. Valuable resource for those interested in Australian foreign policy and related matters.
omarsbashir

Excellent content

I listen from the United States to better understand the view from Canberra. I agree with a prior reviewer who says that Darren has a voice for podcasting.
Imwritingreview

Great discussions

I'm not from Australia but I found this podcast very interesting. It gives you more perspective in what's going on in the Pacific region and how world events affect countries in that area. Also I think Darren has a great podcast voice. Very worth a listen!
Annabelle Nilsson

Engaging

Recent events of interest to a broad spectrum of Australians are weaved with structural components of international affairs. A sophisticated, informative and relevant podcast.