CANBERRA EVENT | Australia-Japan Resilience and Security Forum

Perth USAsia Centre·2026-06-09AllianceP1: Resource Sovereignty P5: Strategic Decoupling P7: Alliance Architecture

Why it matters

The Australia-Japan Resilience and Security Forum signals deepening bilateral cooperation on energy security, critical minerals, and economic resilience—core elements of strategic decoupling from China and resource sovereignty. This partnership strengthens Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty) and Pillar 7 (Alliance) by institutionalizing supply-chain diversification and trusted economic integration in sectors vital to Australia's strategic autonomy.

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Where this sits in the model

This development bears on 3 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P1: Resource Sovereignty0/100 P5: Strategic Decoupling0/100 P7: Alliance Architecture25/100

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