{"podcast":{"title":"USSC Briefing Room","slug":"ussc-briefing-room-6425487","podcast_index_feed_id":6425487,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/ussc-briefing-room","website_url":"https://www.ussc.edu.au/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Cfrepi6tFGejeG0E7vK7Q-kxaecIb0gTzId-z2nuKRs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQyNDc4LzE2ODY2/MzIzOTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Mari Koeck","episode_count":107,"summary":"The USSC Briefing Room is a podcast from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. It gives you a seat at the table for a briefing on the latest US news and foreign policy. Co-hosts Mari Koeck, Jared Mondschein and Samuel Garrett talk to experts to cover what you need to know and what's beneath the surface of the news.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T04:17:27.136151+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487"},"episode":{"title":"How US allies can influence US policy with Gen. David Berger (Ret’d)","slug":"how-us-allies-can-influence-us-policy-with-gen-david-berger-ret-d","published_at":"2025-11-14T00:46:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/how-us-allies-can-influence-us-policy-with-gen-david-berger-ret-d","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f6584ee","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4f6584ee/ff4b806a.mp3","summary":"As China’s rapid military modernisation reshapes the regional security landscape, deterrence has become the cornerstone of US and allied strategies in the Indo-Pacific. Former US Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger (ret’d) joined the USSC Briefing Room, reflecting on the bold reforms that transformed the Marine Corps and the growing importance of interoperability with allies like Australia for deterrence. How do these changes strengthen deterrence? What role does cultural understanding play in preventing conflict? And what does the future hold for US readiness in a contested region?","meta_description":"As China’s rapid military modernisation reshapes the regional security landscape, deterrence has become the cornerstone of US and allied strategies in the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2848,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/episodes/how-us-allies-can-influence-us-policy-with-gen-david-berger-ret-d/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/how-us-allies-can-influence-us-policy-with-gen-david-berger-ret-d.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}