"The tension between having to depend on our allies or having to depend on ourselves is as old as Australia." Watch the latest episode of Foreign Exchange.
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"There was that great quip from Henry Kissinger in the 1970s: 'If I want to talk to Europe, who do I call?'... What the United States is doing under Donald Trump is actually forcing that question to the forefront again".
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This week on Foreign Exchange – Would Australia choose Indonesia over America?
Presented by @SamRoggeveen and Hugh White, watch the latest episode now.
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In June 2024 I wrote a long essay for @AusForeign proposing an Australia-Indonesia military alliance. In light of this week's announcement about a new treaty, I want to note something I got wrong in that essay: australianforeignaffairs.com…
Australia and Indonesia have announced plans for a landmark security treaty. Why? How close could they become? Would they ever fight together?
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As Donald Trump resumes nuclear tests, what's at stake for Australia and the region?
Read the latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs – The Bomb: Will Asia go nuclear?
With essays from @raji143, @BrendanKTaylor, Stephan Frühling, @oneil_ak and Gareth Evans.
Sam Roggeveen and Hugh White break down Trump and Albanese's trip to ASEAN, America's future role in Asia, and nuclear weapons and deterrence.
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The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs is out now.
The Bomb: Will Asia go nuclear? explores the prospect of countries in Asia starting to develop nuclear weapons.
With essays from @raji143, @BrendanKTaylor, Stephan Frühling, @oneil_ak & Gareth Evans.
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This week on Foreign Exchange, Hugh White and @SamRoggeveen discuss tomorrow's meeting between Albanese and Trump in Washington.
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