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Nov 2021
31m 32s

AUKUS and Changing Dynamics in the Indo-...

Center For Strategic And International Studies
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This week, Mike unpacks recent developments in the U.S.-Australia alliance, including the AUKUS agreement, with Rory Medcalf, professor and head of the National Security College at Australia National University. The two discuss the second edition to Rory’s book, Indo-Pacific Empire: China, America and the contest for the world's pivotal region, and how regio ... Show More
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