Thomas Wright: From the White House to world disorder

About this episode

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.

People in this episode

Host: Sam Roggeveen

Guest: Thomas Wright

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• AUKUS
• American foreign policies
• Australia
• international security

Keywords

• Thomas Wright
• Iran conflict
• AUKUS
• American foreign policy
• Australia
• international security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brookings Institution, Lowy Institute, National Security Council

Books & works: Inflection Point: Biden, Trump, and the Future World Order

Places: Australia, Iran

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