Velina's Talk on Australia with Major General Mick Ryan

In the second episode, Major General Mick Ryan talks about topics such as Australia's role in the evolving geopolitical landscape and the global power competition. His first book War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict will be out in February 2022. 0:00 - Introductions 3:10 - How will Australia navigate between emerging animosities in geopolitics? 5:05 - Re configuring supply chains after the pandemic 8:22 - Aukus pact explained 10:50 - What special role could Australia play in the emerging quad relationship 13:00 - How to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic 15:52 - Systemic co-ordination between China and Russia in international politics 19:14 - Are we entering a new phase of global geopolitics? 21:20 - Is there a possibility of Cold War 2.0? 23:30 - Lessons learnt from the pandemic 26:47 - 3 possible security risks in the future 30:46 - Details from Major General Mick Ryan's upcoming book 33:58 - Space forces and how they will fit into military competition in the 21st Century 36:46 - Major General Mick Ryan's reading list 41:35 - Comments on the situation in Afghanistan 44:51 - Conclusion