Thomas Wright: From the White House to world disorder

Thomas Wright: From the White House to world disorder

May 20, 2026 · 59 min

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Thomas Wright discusses the Iran conflict, AUKUS, and the implications of alternating American foreign policies for Australia and its allies.

Thomas Wright, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and former senior director at the National Security Council, joins Lowy Institute Director of International Security Sam Roggeveen to discuss the Iran conflict, the future of AUKUS, and what an era of alternating American foreign policies means for Australia and its allies. Dr Wright's Lowy Institute Paper, Inflection Point: Biden, Trump, and the Future World Order, is available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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