{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/13de84ee-6f50-420b-9f5a-52e94d3a2597/644a0ec84c3fd300118b365b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Climate science as intelligence: Antarctica’s strategic value ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bd3167480750b20971f7c/1643933319904-985a373faa49735ff2ca05b735ad70de.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What are Australia’s strategic interests in Antarctica? What role does the continent play in climate science? And what does Australia stand to gain from investment in the region?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Dr James Mortensen and Isabelle Bond, authors of recent NSC Policy Options Paper <em>Cold logic: getting intelligent about Antarctica,</em>&nbsp;join William Leben to discuss the geopolitics of Antarctica. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>James Mortensen </strong>is a Lecturer at the ANU National Security College.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Isabelle Bond </strong>is a Research Assistant at the ANU National Security College.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>William Leben </strong>is a Senior Research Officer at the ANU National Security College.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show notes:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>ANU National Security College academic programs: <a href=\"https://study.crawford.anu.edu.au/master-of-national-security-policy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">find out more</a>&nbsp;</li><li>ANU National Security College, Policy Options Paper:<em> </em><a href=\"https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/publication/21076/cold-logic-getting-intelligent-about-antarctica\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cold logic: getting intelligent about Antarctica</em></a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.antarctica.gov.au/site/assets/files/53156/2022_update_20yearstrategy.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Antarctic Strategy &amp; 20 Year Action Plan</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.ats.aq/e/key-documents.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Antarctic Treaty System</a>&nbsp;</li><li>News article based on study published in <em>Nature</em>: <a href=\"https://www.straitstimes.com/world/antarctic-ice-melt-could-disrupt-the-world-s-oceans-study\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Antarctic ice melt could disrupt the world’s oceans: study</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Center for Strategic &amp; International Studies reporting: <a href=\"https://features.csis.org/hiddenreach/china-polar-research-facility/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Frozen Frontiers: China’s Great Power Ambitions in the Polar Regions</em></a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149640/ice-shelf-collapse-in-east-antarctica\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">March 2022 ice shelves collapse</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129912\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UN report: no credible pathway to limit warming to 1.5 °C</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>","author_name":"ANU National Security College"}