Australia
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Reports
Barry Sterland
Visiting Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Warwick J. McKibbin
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies
Co-Director - Climate and Energy Economics Project
I don’t believe the hesitation on [Australia joining the joint maritime exercises] is primarily at this point driven by concerns about provoking China. [Modi’s] government, if anything, domestically has been criticized for taking too many provocative steps towards China.
