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.

This week, Hayley Channer is joined for two episodes of 15 Minutes in Washington DC by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Economics Program, Erin Murphy.

ERIN MURPHY PT 1: WHAT ARE IPEF, DFC AND PGII? – US ECONOMIC INITIATIVES EXPLAINED

The United States recently launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) as an answer to its absence from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). It also established a new infrastructure and investment framework called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), and opened a new development bank known as the Development Finance Corporation (DFC). How effective have these initiatives been and what’s their regional reception been like? To find out, Hayley Channer is joined on the podcast by former DFC official, and current Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the CSIS Economics Program, Erin Murphy.

ERIN MURPHY PT 2: CAN ASEAN AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY STILL ACCEPT MYANMAR?

It’s been 18 months since the military junta seized power in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi is back under house arrest and facing more corruption charges. Since the coup there have been thousands of arrests and executions, including the executions of four democracy activists at the end of July. So, where does Myanmar go to from here? Hayley Channer speaks with former Myanmar-based CIA officer and current Deputy Director and Senior Fellow with the CSIS Economics Program, Erin Murphy, to find out.