🆕🎞️📅 El festival South Series 📽️📺⬇️🗺️ de Cádiz presenta la programación de su cuarta edición con más de 30 títulos y 18 estrenos kinotico.es/actualidad/2... vía @kinotico.bsky.social

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Former Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo on the future of the US–Australia alliance: forces could operate under their own national commands within “a true hard power alliance” — with substantive institutions, going beyond sentiment and romanticism. #SISF2026

Former DFAT Secretary Peter Varghese AO on whether Australia needs an alternative to its US alliance strategy: international ruptures call for more than business as usual — “you’d be looking at least to make adjustments to plan A”. #SISF2026

🏆️👥🙏 Álvaro Morte y Ana Duato recibirán los Premios de Honor del South International Series Festival 2026 📽️📺⬇️🗺️ www.andaluciainformacion.es/articulo/cad... vía

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Drawing on USSC’s public engagement across Australia, Prof. Ben Reilly on support for the US alliance: “the more contact a jurisdiction has with Americans, American personnel… the more enthusiastic they are.” #SISF2026

Doug Beck, former Director of the US Defense Innovation Unit, on the pace of progress from ethics to export controls: “we're a really long way to moving the speed that we need to”. #SISF2026

Former US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Dr Lael Brainard says allies weighing trade options should factor in the likely political shift at the upcoming US election, though “it will not mean a return to the status quo ante”. #SISF2026

USSC's Olivia Shen on Australia’s reliance on frontier AI models: “access to frontier models may be restricted or indeed cut off”. She says this puts Australia in a bind when using the technology for critical national security applications. #SISF2026

USSC's Hayley Channer says the first step is acknowledging the problem facing the minerals industry: “But the problem is that there is absolutely no commercial value in digging up minerals and selling them.” #SISF2026

Former US DepSec of State Dr Kurt Campbell on preparations for Trump–Xi meetings: “the amount of focus that normally goes into these meetings is unimaginable.”

What’s fascinating about Busan, Beijing, and now the Washington meeting is, "they’re just winging it." #SISF2026

The Asia Group's Bec Shrimpton on how closer cooperation could reshape partners’ relationship with the US: “as we do become more integrated, and form different groupings around different challenges, I think Trump might want to be able to be careful what he wishes for.” #SISF2026

Randy Schriver on the US–Australia alliance: "I think it's incumbent upon the United States to continue to show ourselves as a good partner and an alliance partner, where we can help generate mutual benefit alongside our partners in Canberra." #SISF2026

Prof. Nobukatsu Kanehara, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to PM Shinzo Abe, on the West’s economic weight: "Importantly, the West, including Japan and Korea, is 50% of global GDP. We can still lead." #SISF2026

Political scientist @sheenagreitens.bsky.social on China’s efforts to influence President Trump: "China’s strategy may be a bit more focused on trying to shape presidential thinking as the key mechanism of change and revolution." #SISF2026

USSC's Dr Lavina Lee on the CRINKs: "we have to look at what unites them what drives them and also the strategic effect of what they are already doing together." #SISF2026

Host of ABC's Planet America Chas Licciardello on the future of US soft power: "I'm sure soft power is gonna make a good comeback 'cause that's an area where American can dominate for decades to come." #SISF2026

32nd Under Secretary of the US Navy Dr Janine Davidson on Trump, "MAGA is a tagline and a bumper sticker and Trump has owned it, but I also think there are underlying things that make people really mad." #SISF2026

Assoc. Prof. David Smith on Zohran Mamdani, "The particular brand of socialism that he practises is known as a long tradition in the US originates in Milwaukee it's called 'sewer socialism' & that is the focus on public amenities public safety & public infrastructure." #SISF2026

Sydney International Strategy Forum 2026 is officially underway! USSC CEO Dr Michael Green started the day, reflecting on alliances:
"We find ourselves now talking about an age of disorder but in times of turmoil times of hardship we need friends."
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Nordic cow-calling, book smuggling & Nicola Sturgeon debating the 'stateless nation'.

The 37th Scottish Storytelling Festival isn't sticking to cozy fireside myths. Under new director Daniel Abercrombie, #SISF2026 takes over 100+ spaces from Shetland to Dumfries.

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