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This paper examines the global geo-strategic outlook from an Australian perspective by elaborating on five primary factors that directly affect Australia’s perceptions of national security. It then identifies and analyses eight major security challenges, five of which are common to all nations of the world, before, in turn, studying three that are unique to South-East Asia. Thereafter the paper very briefly examines the prospects of conflict in the region before making three concluding remarks that will have continuing influence primarily on the security environment within the South-East Asian region. By design, the paper intends to keep the analysis at the strategic level without delving into the specifics pertaining to any one nation.
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