In this our first episode for 2022, John speaks with American science correspondent and author Brendan Borrell on the race to produce the COVID vaccines. 
Brendan has recently released his book on this topic, The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries & Heroic Science behind the race to the Corona Virus Vaccines. Did the West win the race for the vaccines? Did competition between big pharma companies drive development? How effective were the Chinese and Russian approaches? Was the Trump administration as clueless as it appeared? And was media reporting well managed during the pandemic? 
Join us for this comprehensive breakdown of how we got where we did regarding vaccine development looking at the heroic and not so heroic aspects of this critical development.

In this our first episode for 2022, John speaks with American science correspondent and author Brendan Borrell on the race to produce the COVID vaccines.&nbsp; Brendan has recently released his book on this topic,&nbsp;The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries &amp; Heroic Science behind the race to the Corona Virus Vaccines. Did the West win the race for the vaccines? Did competition between big&nbsp;pharma&nbsp;companies drive development? How effective were the Chinese and Russian approaches? Was the Trump administration as clueless as it appeared? And was media reporting well managed during the pandemic?&nbsp; Join us for this comprehensive breakdown of how we got where we did regarding vaccine development looking at the heroic and not so heroic aspects of this critical development.

The news today is often biased at the personal, organisational and structural levels, polarising our societies. The Focus is a program designed to cut through this bias to get at the heart of a topic. Join Host Dr. John Bruni and Producers Malcolm Hughes and Neil Smart as they examine the pressing issues of our time whether in Australia or overseas. In an interdependent, troubled and fast-moving world, knowing what questions to ask can lead us to understand and adapt to new and disruptive circumstances.

The news today is often biased at the personal, organisational and structural levels, polarising our societies. The Focus is a program designed to cut through this bias to get at the heart of a topic. Join Host Dr. John Bruni and Producers Malcolm Hughes and Neil Smart as they examine the pressing issues of our time whether in Australia or overseas. In an interdependent, troubled and fast-moving world, knowing what questions to ask can lead us to understand and adapt to new and disruptive circumstances.

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Brendan Borrell: The Race for the COVID Vaccines

Today we’re joined from the U.S. by Jeremy Barr. Jeremy is the Washington Post’s news media reporter and he’ll be giving us a run-down on the chaos that has recently struck U.S. media giant Fox News, part of the stables of international media empire builder, Adelaide’s own, Rupert Murdoch.

Today we’re joined from the U.S. by Jeremy Barr. Jeremy is the Washington Post’s news media reporter and he’ll be giving us a run-down on the chaos that has recently struck U.S. media giant Fox News, part of the stables of international media empire builder, Adelaide’s own, Rupert Murdoch.

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It’s been twenty years since the March 2003 Iraq War. The country is still unstable. The U.S. has by and large forgotten about the war and probably will only will re-engage with Iraq if radical group ISIS makes a major comeback. Iraqis are now left to themselves to pick up the pieces from years of international isolation, foreign military intervention and civil war. Was the 2003 Iraq War worth the effort? Did a neutered Saddam really pose a danger to the international order in the Middle East? Join John as he speaks with Yale scholar, Emma Sky to discuss this issue.

It’s been twenty years since the March 2003 Iraq War. The country is still unstable. The U.S. has by and large forgotten about the war and probably will only will re-engage with Iraq if radical group ISIS makes a major comeback. Iraqis are now left to themselves to pick up the pieces from years of international isolation, foreign military intervention and civil war. Was the 2003 Iraq War worth the effort? Did a neutered Saddam really pose a danger to the international order in the Middle East? Join John as he speaks with Yale scholar, Emma Sky to discuss this issue.

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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 perspective.

John, David and Rhoderick discuss the present state of the Russian military, including whether it’s military production is struggling to keep up with the demands of the conflict, as well as the current situation in the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut and Russia's likely next step.

They also analyse the current and future trends of the post - covid global economy, as many countries attempt to fill a manufacturing void left by China.

This podcast is produced by Michael Migali for SAGE International Australia.

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 perspective.
John, David and Rhoderick discuss the present state of the Russian military, including whether it’s military production is struggling to keep up with the demands of the conflict, as well as the current situation in the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut and Russia's likely next step.
They also analyse the current and future trends of the post - covid global economy, as many countries attempt to fill a manufacturing void left by China.
This podcast is produced by Michael Migali for SAGE International Australia.

Brendan Borrell: The Race for the COVID Vaccines

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