{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bogan Intelligentsia","title":"Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a6309b48\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3784,"description":"On Episode 78 of Bogan Intelligentsia, retired Australian diplomat, former Deputy Ambassador to China and first Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran John Lander joins us for a tight, unsermonic hour on sovereignty, and AUKUS through the lens of the Force Posture Agreement.\nLander walks through what Australia conceded on unimpeded US access to bases and facilities, why he says that arrangement surrenders operational control, and how submarine rotations at HMAS Stirling, bomber deployments and “interchangeable” forces lock the country into US strategy.\nPodcast Details: : 63 min | Released 09 September 2026 | John Lander – retired Australian diplomat; former Deputy Ambassador to China and Chargé d’Affaires in Beijing; three-time Head of DFAT’s China section; Australia’s first Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran; commentator on Australia–China relations, AUKUS and the US Force Posture Agreement.\nSupport the Launch:\nSubscribe for free on Substack at www.boganintel.com to get episodes and show notes, or go paid ($5/month). \nListen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. \nWatch the video version on our YouTube channel. Subscribe for updates. \n#JohnLander #AUKUS #ForcePostureAgreement #OneChina #Taiwan #AustraliaChina #Sovereignty #HMASStirling #ANZUS #BoganIntelligentsia #IndependentJournalism ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fBUqKWUp0KglGfLUiJ4Oorb9xrvWBa0bEeZI8zyaKTY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MDM5/MTFjNTQyNjU0YjRk/OGZhZmM5M2UyYWM2/MzM5MC53ZWJw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}