Despite the enthusiasm for U.S.-Australia defense cooperation, there still remain significant gaps in the defense posture alignment between the two allies. To improve force posture cooperation, the new U.S. administration should utilize pragmatic steps to work with Australia that leverage U.S.-Australia cooperation for broader deterrence coalitions and better account for Australia's current policy realities.

Join experts from Carnegie’s Middle East, Asia, Nuclear, and Russia programs for a panel discussion that will shed light on the complex dynamics of great power security competition and address their implications for peace and stability in the Gulf, the Levant, the Red Sea, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

Ramping up the Joint Expeditionary Force would contribute to European security and prepare the continent for a second Trump administration.