Hugh White
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“Or we could buy the French Barracuda design with its nuclear power plant rather than go to the trouble and risk of developing a conventionally powered version.”
― How to Defend Australia
― How to Defend Australia
“History may well judge that the most important long-term consequence of 9/11 was the way the attacks that day distracted America from the biggest strategic shift of our time. They stopped America recognising China’s rise, made it easier for China to challenge US leadership, and harder for America to remain a significant power in Asia.”
― How to Defend Australia
― How to Defend Australia
“Helping our neighbours defend their territory therefore looks a good way to get them to help defend ours. There has always been a question about how far north we should take this argument, but it makes sense to stay away from the Asian mainland and concentrate on the islands and peninsulas of maritime Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, perhaps the Philippines, the Melanesian islands and, of course, Indonesia.”
― Quarterly Essay 39 Power Shift: Australia's Future between Washington and Beijing
― Quarterly Essay 39 Power Shift: Australia's Future between Washington and Beijing
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