Unlikely connections - the Hindu Kush and Pine Gap
07/24/20 • 53 min
In this episode, Jane Craigie talks to Iain Craigie about the instability of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the coming together of the international intelligence community to create the facility at Pine Gap in Australia to understand and mitigate this threat.
The discussion also covers Iain's views on how power might shift towards countries like China as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. "China is in a very strong position," he said.
Iain talks about the value of diplomats and international intelligence community. terrorism, about truly feeling for a country, its land and its people.
"Terrorists are looking to bring humanity to a standstill."
In this episode, Jane Craigie talks to Iain Craigie about the instability of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the coming together of the international intelligence community to create the facility at Pine Gap in Australia to understand and mitigate this threat.
The discussion also covers Iain's views on how power might shift towards countries like China as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. "China is in a very strong position," he said.
Iain talks about the value of diplomats and international intelligence community. terrorism, about truly feeling for a country, its land and its people.
"Terrorists are looking to bring humanity to a standstill."
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The Spy Who Raised Me Podcast - Unlikely connections - the Hindu Kush and Pine Gap
Transcript
Welcome to the spy who raised me podcast conversations between a daughter and her father. Yes, you've guessed it. He was a spy.
UnknownHi, my name is Jane Craigie and I'm on Zoo with my dad in Craigie. And this is our eighth podcast. And in this podcast, we're going to talk about a trip that we did to Afghanistan, which was a holiday, not the most likely destination for a holiday, but it was one of the m
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