Indo-Pacific statecraft: deterrence and diplomacy

Note: This episode was recorded during NSC’s Securing our Future conference on 9 April 2024.  

How can deterrence and diplomacy be integrated to preserve peace, stability, and the conditions for prosperity in the Indo Pacific? 

Is development assistance a tool of strategic competition, or is it a tool for deterrence? 

What does effective deterrence look like for Australia and its allies in the Indo-Pacific? 

In this episode, Richard Maude, Greg Moriarty, Huong Le Thu, and Richard Fontaine join Rory Medcalf to discuss the integration of deterrence and diplomacy in the practice of statecraft in the Indo-Pacific. 

Richard Maude is Executive Director of Asia Society Australia. 

Greg Moriarty is Secretary of the Department of Defence. 

Dr Huong Le Thu is Asia Deputy Director for the International Crisis Group. 

Richard Fontaine is Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security.  

Professor Rory Medcalf AM is Head of the ANU National Security College. 

Show notes:  

• Full version with Q&A – Indo-Pacific statecraft: deterrence and diplomacy  
• 2024 National Defence Strategy  
• ANU National Security College academic programs: find out more 

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