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Hard New World
Australia's Post-American Future
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What is Australia's place in the new global landscape? Are we ready for our post-American future? In an era of rising danger for all, and dramatic choices for Australia, Hugh White explores how the world is changing and how Australia should respond. Under Donald Trump, America's...
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What is Australia's place in the new global landscape?
Are we ready for our post-American future? In an era of rising danger for all, and dramatic choices for Australia, Hugh White explores how the world is changing and how Australia should respond.
Under Donald Trump, America's retreat from global leadership has been swift and erratic. China, Russia, and India are on the move. White explains the big strategic trends driving the war in Ukraine, and why America has 'lost' Asia. He discusses Albanese Labor's record and why complacency about the American alliance—including AUKUS—is no longer an option. This brilliant short book urges us to navigate a hard new world with realism and confidence.
This is a thoroughly updated and significantly expanded edition of the bestselling Quarterly Essay.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760646226
Publisher: Black Inc.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 August 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Black Inc.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 1.0mm
Width: 1.0mm
Height: 1.0mm
Weight: 1g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Hugh White is the author of The China Choice and How To Defend Australia, and the acclaimed Quarterly Essays Power Shift, Without America and Sleepwalk to War. He is emeritus professor of strategic studies at ANU and was the principal author of Australia's Defence White Paper 2000.
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