The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda speaks to Ashley Townshend, director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, about Australia’s new Defense Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan. The discussion covers developments in Asian geopolitics and Australian thinking about the regional environment.
Defence11 July 2020
The origins and drivers of Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update
The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda speaks to Ashley Townshend, director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, about Australia’s new Defense Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan. The discussion covers developments in Asian geopolitics and Australian thinking about the regional environment.
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Ashley Townshend