Alan talks with Alan Jones at 2GB about the international relations expert about the Islamic terror threat.
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Scenarios for Syria
As the pressure increases for intervention in Syria we canvass the different scenarios that might play out in the troubled nation.
We hear from Israeli academic and journalist Jonathan Spyer, who earlier this year was smuggled across the Turkish border into Syria. On horseback, with local help, he made his way to Idlib and spent a week with rebels from the Free Syrian Army. Read more
Israel’s perspective on Syria
Earlier this year Israeli academic and journalist Jonathan Spyer was smuggled across the Turkish border into Syria. On horseback, with local help, he made his way to Idlib and spent a week with rebels from the Free Syrian Army. Two weeks after he returned home, the Syrian Army took the town. He speaks on the regional implications of the conflict in Syria. Read more
Little hope from beginning: expert
Dr Jonathan Spyer discusses Kofi Annan’s six-point peace plan. Read more
Australian defence strategy dubbed ‘out of touch’
Professor Alan Dupont from the University of Sydney comments on a report that says Australia’s military strategy is out of touch with regional security risks.
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Australian attitudes to the United States
In 2007 the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney conducted a survey examining the views of Australians on American foreign, economic and trade policies. Acting CEO of the US Studies Centre, Alan Dupont, is interviewed about the results. Read more