The U.S. Should Take a Clue from Australia’s Continuing Power Shift Debate

Nicholas Hamisevicz / February 14, 2011

A new paper entitled Australia’s Strategic Edge in 2030 from Ross Babbage, founder of the Kokoda Foundation, an Australian think tank, has furthered the debate in Australia about the future of Asia with a rising China and the role of the U.S.–Australia alliance.

This paper continues the strategic discussions that took place within Australia following the release of Australia’s 2009 defense white paper and Hugh White’s 2010 Quarterly Essay piece “Power Shift: Australia’s Future between Washington and Beijing.” It, and the conversation it has generated in Australia, illustrates the continuing necessity for the U.S. to reassure allies and friends in the region while taking action to maintain its predominant leadership in the security and prosperity of Asia. (more…)