Toward Programme
Australia’s geography has changed – in meaning, not location
Why it matters
Smith's remarks (as Chair of Perth USAsia Centre, a respected strategic voice) reframe Australia's geography as central to integrated Western strategy across two oceans, rather than as a peripheral outpost. This intellectual repositioning supports alliance cohesion and Australian defence planning by anchoring Australia's role in both Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific defence architecture, relevant to AUKUS and US commitment durability.
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