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Australasia’s Recent Votes Have Strategic Consequences

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Australasia’s Recent Votes Have Strategic Consequences
Voters at the Woden polling center in Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 13, 2023. Early voting began on Oct. 2, with voting getting underway in all states. Martin Ollman/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Voters in Australia and neighboring New Zealand have just given profound confirmation of a basically conservative trend in their countries, which will have significant strategic importance in several areas.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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