{"id":44225,"date":"2018-12-10T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=44225"},"modified":"2018-12-14T17:37:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T06:37:54","slug":"the-new-era-of-great-power-competition%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/the-new-era-of-great-power-competition%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"The new era of great-power competition\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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The first strategic priority for Australia in the Indo-Pacific is to manage great-power competition. And the central trend of that competition is the challenge to US dominance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So says Australia\u2019s defence minister.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here\u2019s Christopher Pyne<\/a> describing the regional race:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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We see today that the relationships between the great powers of the region are becoming more competitive. There are worrying signs of a return of \u2018might is right\u2019. That is just one of the reasons we regard the United States as our most important security partner. For decades, it has used its considerable power to sponsor rules and institutions that have benefited countries of all sizes and provided the stability that has allowed this region to grow into the engine room of prosperity and growth it is today. But the United States will find it increasingly difficult to provide this security unchallenged\u2014and frankly we should not expect it to underwrite that security alone.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Australia\u2019s responses, as listed by Pyne:<\/p>\r\n