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Chinese missiles likely to cripple Asia-based US forces in event of conflict: report

  • Ashley Townshend
    Ashley Townshend
    Non-Resident Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre
  • Brendan Thomas-Noone
    Brendan Thomas-Noone
  • Matilda Steward
    Matilda Steward
   
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  • Ashley Townshend
    Ashley Townshend
    Non-Resident Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre

    Ashley Townshend is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre and Senior Fellow for Indo-Pacific Security at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the founding co-chair of the annual US-Australia Indo-Pacific Deterrence Dialogue and was the Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre from June 2017 to June 2022.

  • Brendan Thomas-Noone
    Brendan Thomas-Noone

    Brendan was formerly a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre.

  • Matilda Steward
    Matilda Steward

    Matilda Steward was previously a Research Associate in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program and tutor in US and Australian politics at the United States Studies Centre.

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19 August 2019 in South China Morning Post

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