Report authors @AnnaPowles and @JoanneEWallis make several recommendations to enhance our partnerships, including through the creation of an ASEAN-style forum for Pacific island nations to discuss security and manage geopolitical challenges. 2/5
.@BSantipitaks comments on the central role of ASEAN in the regional architecture. 
In our final session for Day 1 of #ASPIConference2021, representatives from 🇦🇺, 🇯🇵, 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇳 participated in a discussion on how the Quad can be strengthened to contribute to security & stability in the Indo-Pacific
Rear Admiral Peter Quinn notes that that the navy is ‘15,499 larger than we have been for 15 years.' The Navy is on track to be a force that we need to build our future fleet
@PeterDutton_MP: ‘The consequence of military conflict is less remote than in the past, and Australia must be prepared for any contingency, and ensure the ADF is well trained and well-equipped... What we can do as a nation is be prepared for what is on and below the horizon.
Associate Secretary of Defence Katherine Jones says Washington shouldn’t be the only one responding to the increasing threat in the international arena. Australia should continue to engage in and shape the strategic environment
Expressing his concern at a lack of strategic thinking by the Morrison government, @BOConnorMP questions whether the government is ensuring that 🇦🇺 have sufficient defence capability to defend the nation
Reflecting on the uncertain outlook of the Quad in its early years to the Quad of today, Brendan Nelson AO @BoeingAustralia remarks, ‘What’s happened in the last three years of the Quad, especially a leadership level meeting, is extremely significant’
Dr Willy Lam begins by saying that to understand Beijing's ferocious hard power, it is important to understand domestic politics
