Can middle powers shape the balance of power? Geopolitical update part 2

How concerned should Australia be about the UK’s ability to deliver its side of AUKUS?

What role can middle powers play as the international order becomes more fragmented?

How should Australia and its partners balance alliances with their own national interests in a more contested world?

In part two of our geopolitical update, Sharryn Parker is joined by Charles Edel, Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva and Euan Graham to discuss AUKUS, the role of middle powers in a changing world and how Australian can build greater strategic agency while still deepening the US alliance.

Dr Charles Edel is Senior Adviser and Australia Chair at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and an expert on statecraft and great power competition.

Dr Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva is a Lecturer at the ANU National Security College (NSC) and an expert on Central Asia and the positioning of the Global South in world power.

Dr Euan Graham is an Expert Associate at NSC whose research spans military strategy and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

Sharryn Parker is Senior Policy Advisor at NSC, on secondment from the Department of Defence.

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Show notes:

Listen to part 1 of this geopolitical update hereNSC academic programs – find out moreNavigating Australia’s Future in an Uncertain World - Address to the National Press Club of Australia by Dr Kevin RuddJohn Howard on 9/11, geopolitics and Australia’s security

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