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Advertisement Deterrence — as evidenced by the concept’s centrality to the 2020 Defense Strategic Update (DSU) and April’s Defense Strategic Review (DSR) — is now the fulcrum of Australian defense and strategic policy. Despite the plethora of commentary after the release of the DSR, what has been absent is a critical discussion of current Australian … Read more
Advertisement Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo recently made headlines when he noted that ASEAN ought to view the Australia-U.K.-U.S. trilateral security agreement (AUKUS) as more of a partner rather than a competitor. Beyond his individual comments and the focus on recent public statements issued by ASEAN governments to date relative to earlier range of concerns … Read more