The “cancellation of this dialogue is disappointing and counterproductive for alliance interests,” Rory Medcalf, head of the Australian National University’s National Security College, said. “It is in the interests of both countries that such dialogues resume as soon as possible.”
Canberra and Washington "have an unparalleled opportunity to fashion broader, stronger, and multilayered partnerships," writes Evan Feigenbaum of the Carnegie Foundation. "But this, in turn, will require self-reflection, not just cheerleading."
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At the same conference, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell urged the incoming Trump administration to work closely with Australia and New Zealand to counter a "relentless" China and not to turn inward.