The global order is changing rapidly. Yet, Australian foreign and strategic policy is still being made in the rear-vision mirror, looking back to a familiar, comfortable, secure world.
Historical ties and the much-hackneyed use of “mates” or “shared values” substitute for creative strategic and foreign policy thinking.
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Geoff Raby was Australia’s ambassador to China, 2007-2011. His book Great Game On: the contest for Central Asia and Global Supremacy was published in November by Melbourne University Press.
