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Podcast: The National Security Podcast
Episode: Africa: Australia’s Indo-Pacific “blind spot”
Description: How should Australia strengthen engagement with Africa?How do perceptions of Africa influence Australia’s approach to bilateral and regional partnerships, and what opportunities might we be overlooking?How do African nations view China? And how does China shape the dynamics of African geopolitics? In this episode, Babatunde Obamamoye, Matthew Neuhaus and Lisa Filipetto join David Andrews and Melissa Permezel to discuss opportunities and barriers to Africa–Australia relations and the role of perception in engagement.Dr Babatunde Obamamoye is a sessional lecturer in the Department of International Relations at th...