Australia In Firing Line of U.S.-China Sea Rivalry

Sleepwalk to War, Australia’s Unthinking Alliance with America. It may be time for Canberra to rethink its maritime patrol operations in the South China Sea How can Australia navigate the tough and dangerous strategic environment in Asia today with America and China competing to be the leading regional power? The consensus in Canberra – on both sides of politics – is that we should stick as close as we can to America, in the hope it will win the contest. But the choice is not that simple. We can see why when we look at a couple of incidents on…