US elects Joe Biden, coercive economic sanctions and women in peacekeeping

Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Peter Hartcher, political editor and international editor at the Sydney Morning Herald to unpack the United States elections and the developments since, including President Trump’s refusal to concede, the dismissal of Defence Secretary Mark Esper and the disinformation that continues to spread across social media. Michael Shoebridge speaks to David Uren, writer and non-resident fellow with the United States Studies Centre about his ASPI report ‘Economic coercion: Boycotts and sanctions-preferred weapons of war.’ They discuss the tool of economic sanctions, the ways they are used by the United States and the challenges that sanctions can create for businesses, including Australian companies. Lisa Sharland speaks to Deborah Warren-Smith, Manager of the Elsie Initiative with over twenty years’ experience in the military, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. They discuss the work the Elsie Initiative Fund is doing in the WPS space to increase the participation of uniformed women in UN peacekeeping operations. Mentioned in this episode: ASPI report ‘Economic coercion: boycotts and sanctions—preferred weapons of war’: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/economic-coercion-boycotts-and-sanctions-preferred-weapons-war The Elise Initiative Fund: https://elsiefund.org/ Guests: Anastasia Kapetas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/anastasia-kapetas Peter Hartcher: https://www.smh.com.au/by/peter-hartcher-hve0w Lisa Sharland: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/lisa-sharland Deborah Warren-Smith Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge David Uren: https://www.ussc.edu.au/experts/david-uren Music: "Checkmate" by Nathan Moore - via the You Tube Audio Library. Election map: © Google 2020