Australia is well-placed to shape the Biden administration’s evolving approach to deterrence challenges in the Indo-Pacific, according to new research from the United States Studies Centre. Washington has proposed a new concept of “integrated deterrence” to better address the multi-dimensional security challenges China presents in the Indo-Pacific — an approach that places a heightened premium on the contributions of close allies and partners like Australia.
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