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Ben Scott

Australians need clarity on war or peace

A formal annual threat assessment from the government is better than the shapeless war talk voters are getting at the moment.

The sudden increase in war talk is alarming.

It’s not just because the damage from a conflict between China, the United States and possibly its allies would be catastrophic. It is because of the narrow frame that this level of conversation puts on our national security and the choices in front of us.

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Ben Scott is Director of the Australia’s Security and the Rules-Based Order Project at the Lowy Institute.

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