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Indo-Pacific/Asia

October 2, 2020

Re-Examining the Australia–U.S. Alliance (Part 3): The Chifley Model

While Australia looked to America in 1941–42 to defeat a military threat, the post-war vision of Prime Minister John Curtin and his successor Ben...

Andrew Carr • RealClearDefense

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

October 2, 2020

Re-Examining the Australia–U.S. Alliance: The Menzies and MacArthur Models

In part 1 of this series , I argued that though on the surface ANZUS seems in good health, there are at least four diverging strategic interests:...

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Indo-Pacific/Asia

October 2, 2020

Re-Examining the Australia–U.S. Alliance (Part 1): Diverging Strategic Interests

All alliances are political compacts. The health of these agreements relies on each party being clear about its responsibilities and committed to the...

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Grand Strategy

October 2, 2020

America the Democratic (Part 2)

If American strategic policy is re-entering a period of democratic change and uncertainty , then how should steadfast allies such as Australia...

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Grand Strategy

October 2, 2020

America the Democratic

When I write or speak publicly against bipartisanship in Australian defence policy, the most common response is, ‘Why would we want our politics to be...

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Grand Strategy

October 2, 2020

Forgetting the Lessons of the West

Perhaps the West’s greatest contribution to politics is the concept of contested and limited governance—from Greek and Roman republicanism, which...

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Grand Strategy

October 2, 2020

Trump—Channelling George Kennan, Eight Decades On

In his blustering, bumbling way, Trump may be fulfilling the long held ambition of George Kennan on the world order. And while the transition is...

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