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This fireside conversation with Dr Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, explored the trajectory of the Trump administration in defence and foreign policy. It focused on implications for Indo-Pacific security, including US-China relations, regional alliances and partnerships, and Australia’s strategic environment.
The conversation explored how best to manage alliance relations with the Trump administration and considered how US allies and partners can coordinate and aggregate their respective defence efforts in the interests of Indo-Pacific and global security and stability. This session was moderated by Bethany Allen, Head of China Investigations and Analysis, Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
This fireside conversation with Dr Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, explored the trajectory of the Trump administration in defence and foreign policy. It focused on implications for Indo-Pacific security, including US-China relations, regional alliances and partnerships, and Australia’s strategic environment.
The conversation explored how best to manage alliance relations with the Trump administration and considered how US allies and partners can coordinate and aggregate their respective defence efforts in the interests of Indo-Pacific and global security and stability. This session was moderated by Bethany Allen, Head of China Investigations and Analysis, Australian Strategic Policy Institute.










