Podcasts, talks and media appearances

The Deterrence Down Under Podcast (all episodes starting in January 2025)

Hosts - Carl Rhodes and Christine Leah

2026

NIDS View: Redefining Deterrence: Air Power, Drones, and Missile Defense in the Indo‑Pacific

15 April 2026 - Carl Rhodes with James C. Petrosky

HQ-Nein: Analysts Say No Evidence Iran Is Using Modern Chinese Air Defense Systems

6 March 2026 - Carl Rhodes interview with Josh Hoang-Wilkes for DominoTheory.com

 

2025

Does China’s Air Defense Umbrella Cover Taiwan?

25 September 2025 - Carl Rhodes interview with Josh Hoang-Wilkes for DominoTheory.com

Deterrence Down Under: Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

27 January 2025 - Carl Rhodes, Christine Leah, Natalie Treloar

Deterrence Down Under: The Urgency of Modernizing of US Nuclear Capabilities for Allies and the Future with Madelyn Creedon and Frank Miller

13 January 2025 - Carl Rhodes, Christine Leah, Natalie Treloar, Madelyn Creedon, Frank Miller

2024

Deterrence Down Under: Discussing Denial Without Disaster with Dahlia Goldfeld and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga

30 December 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Christine Leah, Dahlia Goldfeld, Nathan Beauchamp-Mastafaga

Hold the drone: Who we gonna call if they show up

18 December 2024 - Carl Rhodes interview by Melanie Burgess for Daily Telegraph and other regional papers

Deterrence Down Under: The Role of Mass in Modern Strategy

2 December 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah

Small Aircraft, Sizable Threats: SUAS - The Threats They Pose and How to Counter Them

Seminar in the 2 DIV PME series / COVE Talk series

October 2024 - Carl Rhodes

Defence Connect Podcast: Talking Australia’s Strategic Future with Hugh White

28 October 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah, Hugh White

Deterrence Down Under: NATO Nuclear Policy & the Indo-Pacific with Jim Stokes

30 September 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah, Jim Stokes

Defence Connect Podcast: Demystifying deterrence and its role in Australia’s future

2 September 2024 - Steve Kuper, Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah

Deterrence Down Under: David Ochmanek on Defending Taiwan

2 September 2024 - Carl Rhodes, David Ochmanek

Deterrence Down Under: Preparedness and it's Important Role in Deterrence

19 August 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah

Deterrence Down Under: Exploring Integrated Deterrence

5 August 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah, Peter Layton

Deterrence Down Under: Transparency in Deterrence

1 July 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah

Deterrence Down Under: Australia’s New National Defence Strategy

29 April 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar

Deterrence Down Under: Expanding AUKUS

22 April 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah, Bob Peters

NATO IAMD - Panel on Partner Perspectives

10 April 2024 - Carl Rhodes presentation to NATO IAMD Conference 2024, London

Deterrence Down Under: Can the US be Trusted

25 March 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah, Justin Anderson

AUKUS: The Australian Perspective

21 February 2024 - Carl Rhodes, Natalie Treloar, Christine Leah, Curtis McGiffin

2023

Fly or Die: The Advance of UAS in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

27 November 2023 - Carl Rhodes presentation to Pacific Rim Strategic Policy Conference, Canberra

Emerging Command and Control Concepts (conference summary report)

27 September 2023 - Carl Rhodes presentation at the Williams Foundation Conference, Canberra

NucleCast - Carl Rhodes, PhD - Australia's Defense Strategic Review

20 July 2023 - Adam Lowther, Carl Rhodes