Friend of the podcast, Rhoderick Miller is back to discuss the aftermath of the Wagner Group mutiny against Valdimir Putin.John, David and Rhoderick discuss the dynamics of Putin's inner circle, while speculating over the fate of Wagner's lead

Hyper Realist Bombs 5 - A Russian Thunder Run to Kyiv? Battle of Bakhmut and Future Economic Trends

Apr 16th, 2023 57m 40s

Strategikon is back in 2023 and we are kicking off the year with Round 5 of the Hyper Realist Bombs series. Our good friend Rhoderick Miller returns to the podcast to discuss the latest developments from the Russia / Ukraine conflict, from his

Hyper Realist Bombs 4 - 2023 Predictions: Ukraine / Russia, China / Taiwan and Resource Insecurity Across The EU and Africa

Dec 24th, 2022 1h 7m

Friend of the podcast Rhoderick Miller is back on Strategikon and we find out what Rhoderick’s Hyper – Realist perspective has to say about the Russia / Ukraine conflict, 10 months after it began.John and David also offer their predictions on

Two PMs and Two Monarchs Within a Week - A Shock To The System?

Oct 1st, 2022 29m 46s

In this episode of Strategikon, John speaks with intelligence analyst and former British Royal Navy Officer CDRE Patrick J. Tyrrell OBE RN (RET’D), about the recent political and monarchical changes occurring within the UK.Patrick discusses ho

Hitting Reset - Australia’s Foreign Policy Challenges Under Albanese

Sep 6th, 2022 27m 54s

John is joined by the editor of Australian Foreign Affairs Magazine, Jonathan Pearlman, for a discussion about how Australia’s new Albanese government will approach foreign policy.They discuss the current status of The Quad, with a focus on In

Looking Through Peter Zeihan’s Glass, Darkly - A Vision of Deep Global Change

Jul 31st, 2022 47m 14s

In this episode of Strategikon, John and David break down a recent book from geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan, called The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the end of globalization.Zeihan predicts the unraveling of globalization

Hyper-Realist Bombs 3 – The Trajectory of The Russia/Ukraine Conflict and the Emerging Fair World Order

Jul 6th, 2022 57m 41s

*This podcast was recorded prior to Ukraine vacating from Luhansk*John and David are joined once again by friend of the podcast Rhoderick Miller, who offers an update on the Russia/Ukraine war through the lens of his contrarian, hyper-realist

Walking the line - India, Russia & the Quad

Jun 5th, 2022 44m 46s

In light of the recent meeting of 'The Quad' nations India, Japan, US and Australia, we are joined by Emeritus Professor Purnendra Jain, from the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, who offers a timely analysis regarding

Hyper-Realist Bombs 2 - The Chinese Opportunity? China's Response to the Russia/Ukraine Conflict

Mar 30th, 2022 53m 3s

Rhoderick Miller is back. This time, Rhoderick offers his Hyper-Realist perspective on how China has responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and whether the conflict could inspire a People’s Liberation Army invasion of Taiwan.Is it the ri

Hyper-Realist Bombs - General Thinking on Ukraine

Mar 10th, 2022 53m 15s

Rhoderick Miller, an old friend of John and David, joins the podcast to break down the escalating war in Ukraine. Rhoderick offers a unique and contrarian analysis of what exactly is happening on the ground and what outcomes we can expect in th

The Russian Opportunity - How can we avoid war in Eastern Ukraine?

Jan 26th, 2022 49m 56s

Since the surprise Capture of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and Russia’s active support of pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine, Ukraine has gone from relative obscurity to front-page news. The simmering Russian backed war in Eastern Ukrain

Mexico - Land of Tragedy & Hope feat Dr. R. Evan Ellis

Sep 9th, 2021 51m 9s

Mexico is often linked in the public mind to two major issues - the global narcotics trade and illegal immigration into the United States. Of course, both are true, but there is also much more to modern Mexico. Join John, David, and Tim as they

Ethnic Extremism in Ethiopia - What Can Be Done About It? Feat Dr. Yonas Adaye Adeto

Aug 30th, 2021 48m 23s

Ethiopia entered a new age in 2018 with the election of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. No longer run by the former Tigray dominated Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Abiy Ahmed ushered in a change to Ethiopia’s ethno-federa

COVID-19 - Who is to Blame? Feat. Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann

Jun 4th, 2021 1h 1m

With the COVID-19 Pandemic raging its way continually through countries, savaging populations of India and South Africa, the question still on everyone's lips is "who's to blame"? With some rallying for independent investigations what seems to

The Death of Multilateralism - Disruptions of the Trump Era Feat. Nicolas Michelon

May 20th, 2021 1h 4m

Multi-lateral frameworks have been unravelling slowly, and the dream of a unified globe along with it. With President Trump bringing multi-laterals into the limelight as a common enemy of the working people. many global powers are having to fin

Imminent War - Israeli Foreign Affairs and Security feat. Prof. Yossi Mekelberg

May 13th, 2021 1h 8m

Since the recording of this podcast with Yossi Mekelberg, the Israelis and Palestinians are at it again with Hamas launching rockets at Tel Aviv and towards Israel's Dimona nuclear facility. While the Hamas rocket barrage has yet again failed t

The Philippine Security Dilemma - Waiting on a Change (Feat. Dr. Chester Cabalza)

Apr 29th, 2021 1h 4m

The CCP's assertiveness in the South China sea poses threats across all of South East Asia, but the Philippines is subject to extensive security threats. With no compromise or help in sight, what challenges does the Philippino political elite f

Ending America's Forever Wars - Reflections and Progress Feat. Raspal Khosa

Apr 2nd, 2021 1h 13m

In this episode of STRATEGIKON, John, David, and special guest, Adelaide-based independent defense analyst Raspal Khosa, reflect on the "middle east" and the US operations throughout the region. With speculation of President Biden ending operat

Trump's Legacy - 6th of January Surprise feat. Dr. Imad Harb

Feb 20th, 2021 45m 46s

In this episode of STRATEGIKON, John, David and Tim are inquiring into the intricacies of President Trump's second impeachment after he has left office, and the tides left in the Republican Party in 2021. Joining us from the United States to di

Brexit - The Hard Reality feat. CDRE Patrick J. Tyrrell OBE RN (Ret’d)

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 6m

In this episode of STRATEGIKON, we examine Britain one year after the decision to leave the European Union, and at the end of the time in which they could make a deal with the EU. Of course, we could not ignore the strategic goings-on in Americ

Hermanos de Armas ‘Brothers at Arms’ - A tale of two countries Colombia and Venezuela feat. H.E. Alberto José Mejia Ferrero & Prof. R. Evan Ellis

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 5m

John, David and Tim are joined by Ambassador of Colombia to Australia, H.E. Alberto José Mejia Ferrero & Prof. R. Evan Ellis, US Army War College, to discuss the complications Colombia faces with the Venezuela crises. This region is of utmost s

Grand Games in the Indo-Pacific - SIA's Research Report feat. Emeritus Prof. Purnendra Jain

Dec 3rd, 2020 52m 51s

John, David & Emeritus Professor Purnendra Jain discuss SIA's report on the power dynamics of the Indo-Pacific & its recommendations. In this welcome back to the STRATEGIKON podcast, the discussion revolved around what has been keeping these

Europe - Edgy in the East feat. CDRE Patrick J. Tyrrell OBE RN (Ret’d)

Aug 27th, 2020 1h 6m

In this episode of STRATEGIKON, we examine the ongoings in Belarus and the likely fate of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Also up for discussion, changes to European security caused by the recent decision of President Trump to relocat

Australian Cyber Security - Story from the Trenches feat. Cynch Security

Aug 4th, 2020 57m 11s

It is a scary world out there in the cyber-universe, and while we have covered many of the public sector concerns from a political level, what are the threats facing every Australian from citizens to business owners? Cynch Security is a cyberse

Politics by Other Means Pt 2 - China’s June Cyber-Attack on Australia and the Global Implications of this New Style of Conflict

Jul 10th, 2020 52m 6s

Part 2 of a two-part discussion:On June 19th Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia announced that many public services were experiencing a hack from a 'state player' without giving any details as to who it may have been behind the attack.