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Elizabeth Buchanan

Australia is at a turning point in foreign policy

The Lowy poll shows Australians profoundly worried about challenges to the global order. But are they really concerned about the right issues?

Our already fragile international rules-based system is set to be put through the ringer as global strategic competition turns to the Asia-Pacific. As the Germans say – it is zeitenwende. The changing of times, a turning point, and this year’s Lowy Poll reflects our new reality.

The destruction in Ukraine has clearly shaken Australians. Getty

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Elizabeth Buchanan is adjunct fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute and non-resident fellow of the Modern War Institute at West Point Military Academy

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