Nov 12, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden promises a return to ‘normality’ for
America’s global engagement following the turmoil of the
Trump administration, with direct impacts for Australia.
On this episode of the Defence Connect: Insight podcast, hosts Phil
Tarrant and Steve Kuper are joined by Stephen Loosley AM to discuss
the fall out of the tumultuous US election and the election of Joe
Biden.
They cover the dramatic shift in foreign
policy and the challenges that face a Biden administration in
Europe, the Middle East and, critically for Australia, the
Indo-Pacific. As part of this they unpack the Australia-US alliance
and how it will move forward under the 46th President, including
overhauling the nation’s response to the COVID pandemic
and setting the course for economic recovery.
The trio also talk about the return to traditional
alliance structures and enhancing the international order,
abandoned by President Trump, and the importance they will
play in reasserting American leadership in the face of great power
competition and the way in which the US under President Biden will
move to counter the increasingly belligerent rise of
the People’s Republic of China.
Finally, they discuss the regional response to the election result
and what nations throughout the Indo-Pacific
are saying, as well as the economic impact for
Australia and its regional partners over the coming decade.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team