This episode explores Australia’s most challenging strategic environment since World War II, drawing lessons from history to understand today’s security landscape.
Our Deterrence Down Under Crew, Carl and Christine highlight the gap in official crisis preparedness guidance and examine how personal strategies often diverge from government recommendations. With a sense of urgency, they discuss resourcefulness, critical thinking, and the importance of being ready for unexpected events.
Listeners will gain insights into why preparedness matters, how historical parallels shape current decisions, and why individual judgment plays a key role in times of uncertainty.
About the Author
Christine M. Leah
Dr. Christine Leah is a Fellow at the US National Institute for Deterrence Studies and has worked on nuclear issues at Yale, MIT, and RAND and in London, Singapore, and Canberra. She is the author ofThe Consequences of American Nuclear DisarmamentandAustralia and the Bomb.
