15 Minutes in Canberra

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in foreign policy? Canberra is buzzing with seasoned foreign affairs and strategic policy experts, but for newcomers and mid-tier professionals, the ‘Canberra bubble’ can be tricky to navigate.

Join host Hayley Channer on the ground as she speaks with colleagues from government, academia, and the private sector, to bring you their unique policy insights and career advice in a neat 15 minutes.  

Based in Canberra, Australia, Hayley Channer is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre.

US-China relations: where’s it all heading?

For a brief time only, 15 Minutes in Canberra is going international as host Hayley Channer relocates to the United States to undertake a Fulbright Scholarship at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC.

There have been some big developments in the United States’ strategic messaging on China. US President Joe Biden recently visited Tokyo and commented on Taiwan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a policy speech on China and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart at the Shangri-La Dialogue. In addition, many analysts are anticipating the release of the US National Security Strategy in coming weeks. To help you navigate these developments, Hayley Channer is joined on 15 Minutes in Washington DC by Washington insider, former US defense official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Dr Zack Cooper.