Call it "new" or "independent" or even "accidental", but turmoil-2020 means Australia’s foreign policy is being cast in a new light, writes Andrew Clark in The Australian. From hedging on America’s future to China ratcheting up tensions, the rise of a non-US-China grouping in the region, and the shape of a post-lockdown recovery, it’s a different ball game. The article quotes USSC non-resident senior fellow John Lee.
Defence21 August 2020
Australia stumbles into an independent foreign policy
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Dr John Lee
Senior FellowHudson Institute