
George Brandis on how politics and national security intersect
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What is the relationship between national security and politics?
How does national security policymaking differ from other areas of public policy?
And how might the decline of major parties in Australia impact the national security policymaking process?
In this episode, George Brandis – Australia's former Attorney-General and High Commissioner to the United kingdom – joins David Andrews to discuss the politics of national security policymaking.
Professor The Honourable George Brandis KC is a Professor in the Practice of National Security in a joint appoint to the ANU National Security College (NSC) and the ANU College of Law.
David Andrews is a Senior Policy Advisor at NSC.
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