Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Former US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun closed his Melbourne address with a direct appeal to Australia and the Indo-Pacific: don't write America off. Despite polarisation, political upheaval and a rapidly shifting global order, Biegun argues the United States retains its greatest historic strength : the capacity for self-renewal.

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