Speakers
Tony Abbott AC
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Event Type
The Civic Discourse Project
Academic Year
2023-2024
Video Title
China's Indo-Pacific Challenge: How Should the West Respond?
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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott assesses the geopolitical challenge that China poses in the Indo-Pacific and how Western countries should respond. While no one can judge whether the chance of an assault on Taiwan is 50% or 10%, he warns the danger is high enough for serious countries to plan. The natural tendency for democracies to assume business-as-usual amounts to sleepwalking into crisis.