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‘We imagine all of the worst-case outcomes’: How national security mandarins are watching the world
A Defence dep sec had outlined the “pessimistic” lens through which Australia’s national security officials must see the geopolitical circumstances given a structural power struggle that is set to elevate security risk over the next decade. According to …