Policy, Guns and Money: Beijing's propaganda, climate change and ... - The Strategist
Policy, Guns and Money: Beijing’s propaganda, climate change and Australia’s defence budget | The Strategist
In 2022, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, despite threats of retaliation from Beijing. ASPI’s Samantha Hoffman speaks to Nadège Rolland, a distinguished fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research, about Pelosi’s visit and the effectiveness of Beijing’s propaganda campaign.
While climate change is viewed primarily as an environmental challenge, Australia, like many other countries, is increasingly focused on its implications for national security. ASPI’s Robert Glasser speaks to Tobias Ide, a senior lecturer in politics and policy at Murdoch University, about climate change and Australia’s national security and how climate hazards can lead to conflict.
Last week was budget week in Canberra, and to break down the defence budget, ASPI director Bec Shrimpton speaks to ASPI senior fellow David Uren. They discuss defence projects and the usefulness, or otherwise, of measuring defence spending by GDP.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy
Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
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