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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (2012-2015) will discuss security challenges in Asia with Hudson Institute’s Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow Kenneth Weinstein. Abbott, who recently visited Taiwan, will offer his thoughts on the fate of Taiwan; the growing China challenge; the recently announced Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership; and the future of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing alliance involving the AUKUS nations, Canada and New Zealand. Please join Hudson Institute for this important discussion.
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