Letter

In response to A five minute scroll

Handling a BRICS Indonesia and Trumpery

In Five-Minute Scroll 105, Adam Bandt talks sensibly of withdrawing from AUKUS. In China Daily, this is what Fajar Hirawan has to say about Indonesia, which straddles many of our sealanes, joining BRICS:

“Maritime co-operation is another strategic dimension of Indonesia’s BRICS membership. Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum vision aligns with BRICS’ interests in securing critical sea routes, enhancing trade efficiency and improving maritime security. Co-ordinated efforts between BRICS countries can enhance regional security in the ‘Indo-Pacific’ region, particularly in areas such as the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait, which are crucial to global trade.”

That, taken together with Donald Trump’s incoherent policies, requires our strategic planners to do some fundamental rethinking.

— Geoff Taylor from Perth