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ASEAN’s physical economy moment

Lowy Institute Institutional·2026-06-09PacificP1: Resource SovereigntyP5: Strategic DecouplingP6: Defence SurgeP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters

ASEAN's economic infrastructure—ports, grids, cables, shipping lanes—is foundational to regional stability and Australia's supply-chain resilience. Chinese economic/strategic influence over these chokepoints directly affects Australia's decoupling capacity and maritime security dependencies in the Indo-Pacific.

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Where this sits in the model

This development bears on 4 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P1: Resource Sovereignty0/100P5: Strategic Decoupling0/100P6: Defence Surge0/100P7: Alliance Architecture25/100
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