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Australia's top spy chief on the threat of Russia, China's rise and the war in cyberspace | ABC News

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Australia's top foreign spy chief, Paul Symon, the outgoing head of the Australia Secret Intelligence Service, talks the Russia-Ukraine war, China's influence in the Pacific and what he looks for in a secret agent. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://ab.co/3PaRdtp

Interview by John Lyons and Geraldine Doogue.

00:00 Intro
02:30 Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the role of the US intelligence community
04:10 War games and its role in intelligence strategy and planning
05:27 The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and Australia's exit from Kabul
08:32 China's rise and influence in the Asia-Pacific
10:08 Cyber security and hacking
16:30 National security and Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
18:10 The Cuban Missile Crisis, Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy
19:50 Ethics at the Australia Secret Intelligence Service and how agents raise issues
21:00 What the Australia Secret Intelligence Service looks for in a secret agent
22:00 What role social media plays in the intelligence community
23:18 Diversity and inclusion at ASIS
25:00 Leadership at ASIS
25:40 Power of democracy and freedom when it comes to our security challenges

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