Lowy Lecture Series: Snowden, WikiLeaks and the future of espionage

Does espionage contribute to stability in international affairs or does the risk of being caught now outweigh the benefits of having secretly-gathered information? Should Australia spy on its friends? Is spying even useful in the age of ‘big data’? The Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks cases pose these and other fundamental questions for the world of espionage and for international diplomacy.

Join former ABC Four Corners reporter and Julian Assange biographer Andrew Fowler, Indonesian expert Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller, political and security risk evaluation specialist Allan Behm Allan Behm, and editor of the Lowy Institute’s blog Sam Roggeveen for a wide-ranging discussion on 7 April, hosted by Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove.