Australia’s geostrategic circumstances are in a greater state of flux than seen in generations. Great power contestation has flared and the rules-based order is in question, while environmental catastrophe looms and governance challenges, ranging from cyber attacks, foreign interference, terrorism and transnational crime, flourish.
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Australia’s rapidly evolving geostrategic neighbourhood is setting the scene for a major challenge to the nation’s traditional approach to strategic policy development. Recognising this, Professor John Blaxland explains the growing need for a geostrategic SWOT analysis to inform the nation’s strategic direction.