20 August 2019

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

Ashley Townshend
Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre
Brendan Thomas-Noone
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence Program, United States Studies Centre
Matilda Steward
Research Associate, Foreign Policy and Defence Program, United States Studies Centre

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Ashley Townshend
Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre
Ashley Townshend is Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He works on international security and strategic affairs with a focus on the Indo-Pacific, including regional alliances and partnerships, maritime security, defence policy, and US, Chinese, and Australian strategy.
Brendan Thomas-Noone
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence Program, United States Studies Centre
Brendan Thomas-Noone is a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre where he works on national security and technology issues, US defence and foreign policy and Indo-Pacific security.
Matilda Steward
Research Associate, Foreign Policy and Defence Program, United States Studies Centre
Matilda Steward is 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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