Dr Paul Monk, Former head of the China desk in the Defence Intelligence Organisation & author of Thunder From the Silent Zone: Rethinking China (2005) and Dictators and Dangerous Ideas (2018).

Dr Monk says, ‘There are many domestic issues to consider. But to a greater extent than for a lifetime, foreign policy and national security ought be very much on our minds.’

‘The war in Ukraine has global implications. The situation in Asia is delicately balanced. Our freedoms are on the line in this unfolding strategic context.’

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