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Podcast: The National Security Podcast
Episode: Going for gold: sport, statecraft, and security
Description: What is sports diplomacy and why is it important to Australia’s foreign policy? What is the rationale behind the PNG-Australia rugby league deal?  How are sporting events being weaponised to undermine social cohesion or reflect geopolitical tensions?  In this episode, Bianca Birdsall and Stuart Murray join David Andrews to discuss the role of sport as it relates to Australia’s national security – in diplomacy, foreign policy, and as a vector for insecurity, violence, crime, and societal unrest.  Bianca Birdsall is a Senior Advisor at the ANU National Security College (NSC...