America, Asia and the European debt crisis: an update with
George Friedman  Saturday 19 November 2011 8:05AM (view full
episode)  This week when President Obama touched down on our
shores attention turned to the US presence in the Asia Pacific,
and China bristled at the announcement that more US troops would
be stationed in Darwin. But is China a real military threat?
Intelligence expert George Friedman takes us through what he
sees as the reality in our region. Also, how Europe's future
will be shaped by the debt crisis.  Supporting Information
Geraldine Doogue: With President Obama in town for 24 hours—my
goodness it was a hullaballoo, wasn't it?—the wider Australian
public has probably been more than usually exposed to talk about
geopolitics and national positioning and alliances and so on.
My first guest this hour considers the degree to which, as he
often puts it, 'the wider public' of any nation is drawn into
big, meaty matters, is incredibly important to the course of
events. George Friedman is a muc