Is Australia Hedging Again? Not Really.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in his 2023 Lowy Lecture, emphasized that Australia’s foreign policy and national security are defined by a “complementary focus” on capabilities and relationships. Australia’s role as a middle power is bound by “shared opportunity” and “collective responsibility.” This is certainly true for the Indo-Pacific (described by Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong as “the most consequential region of our time”), where intensifying geostrategic competition... Читать дальше...