Conversations: Vacating the lane in the Pacific @LowyInstitute

Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

Washington says the Pacific is a critical arena for strategic competition, yet recent US actions suggest otherwise. In this episode, the Institute’s Mihai Sora talks with Dr Charles Edel, Australia Chair at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, and Kathryn Paik, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director with the Australia Chair, about America’s Pacific drawdown, what’s at stake for US and regional security, and whether Australia and its partners are ready, or able, to hold the line.

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Conversations: Vacating the lane in the Pacific

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