Quarterly Essay 86: Sleepwalk to War: Australia’s Unthinking Alliance with America
Jude Ihenetu
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In this gripping essay, Hugh White explores Australia’s fateful choice to back America to the hilt and oppose China. What led both sides of politics to align with America so absolutely? Is this a case of sleepwalking to war? What tests might a new government face?White assesses America’s credibility and commitment, by examining AUKUS, the Quad, Trump and Biden. He discusses what the Ukraine conflict tells us about the future. And he argues that the US can neither contain China nor win a war over Taiwan. So where does this leave our future security and prosperity in Asia? Is there a better way to navigate the disruption caused by China's rise?This is a powerful and original essay by Australia’s leading strategic thinker.Hugh White is the author ofThe China ChoiceandHow to Defend Australia, and the acclaimed Quarterly Essays Power Shift and Without America. He is emeritus professor of strategic studies at ANU and was the principal author of Australia’s Defence White Paper 2000.Read more
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Introduction
From Denial to Delusion
What’s at Stake for America?
The Taiwan Test
Lessons from Ukraine
In the Firing Line
Foreign Confusion and Pacific Delusion
Courage and Imagination