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International students show our statecraft missing in action
Educating the region’s high flyers is a major source of soft power for Australia. But we are in danger of taking it for granted.
Susannah PattonForeign relations expert“All tools of national power” has become a mantra of the Albanese government’s foreign policy.
It is a recurring theme in the remarks of Foreign Minister Penny Wong and in defence strategy documents that promise “integrated statecraft” to advancing Australia’s interests.
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Susannah Patton is director, Southeast Asia Program and project lead, Asia Power Index at the Lowy Institute.
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