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January 21, 2020 What Next After America?

The strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific is changing, but the fundamentals of national security are not. Countries and systems have rivals.

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Ave NE

Washington, DC

20002

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Featuring

The Honourable

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from September 2013 to September 2015. He was Leader of the Liberal Party from 2009 to 2015. Between 1996 and 2007, he was successively Parliamentary Secretary, Minister, Cabinet Minister and Leader of the House of Representatives in the Howard government. Abbott was a Member of Parliament for 25 years, representing Warringah from 1994 to 2019. Prior to entering Parliament, he was a journalist with The Australian, a senior adviser to Opposition Leader John Hewson, and Director of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. He earned degrees in economics and law from Sydney University and a Master of Arts in politics and philosophy from Oxford which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

Hosted by

Walter Lohman

Former Director, Asian Studies Center

@WalterLohman

Description

The strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific is changing, but the fundamentals of national security are not. Countries and systems have rivals. Weakness will be exploited. President Trump's instincts are good but strike many in the region as unorthodox. So, how does America continue to lead and how does the West continue to win while keeping the moral quality that's made it great? Please join us to hear former Australian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott address this question and what the answer means for Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the values the U.S. and Australia share.

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