CONTESTED GROUND: Australian sentenced to 13 years in Russia, Australia and EU discuss defence pact

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson and Liam Garman unpack the latest from Ukraine and the ongoing conflict in India-Pakistan, and how diaspora groups are expanding conflict beyond country borders.

• They begin the podcast discussing Australian schoolteacher Oscar Jenkins, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison by Russia.
• The trio then discuss the India-Pakistan conflict, and how it has drawn in regional powers and diaspora groups. 
• They wrap up unpacking a European-Australian defence pact, and whether it will be sufficient to support Australian stability in the Indo-Pacific.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Contested Ground team