Beneath the Mateship, a Quiet Crisis Is Brewing in the U.S.-Australia Alliance

Beneath the Mateship, a Quiet Crisis Is Brewing in the U.S.-Australia Alliance

Australia is broadly aligned with the U.S. view of security in the Indo-Pacific. But Washington has misunderstood much about Australian strategic policy. There will eventually be a crisis in the alliance if policymakers on both sides do not address four expectation gaps—and win social license from the Australian public.

Australia must stand up for its interests after US strikes

The old adage that ‘a week is a long time in politics’ has been starkly demonstrated as an enduring truth with the significant world events that have unfolded recently.