Toward Programme
Japan, Australia, US should build a second-island-chain air bridge
Why it matters
The article proposes a concrete capability—a peacetime air bridge with overflight rights, refuelling stations, and dispersed supply nodes—that directly enhances Australia's role in allied defence of the second island chain and Taiwan contingency. This amplifies Pillar 7 (Alliance) integration and Pillar 6 (Maritime Defence) by embedding Australia in a US–Japan logistics network that deters Chinese power projection.
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