The Hon. Kim Beazley AC

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and recent Australian Ambassador to the United States of America, The Hon. Kim Beazley AC, recounted stories from his foreign affairs and diplomacy roles since retiring from politics at the 2017 ASFA Conference. Sharing further insights into the geopolitical forces shaping our world, Mr Beazley spoke to SUPERFUNDS and outlined what’s happening both in the U.S. and particularly in North Korea, what might happen next and the implications for Australia and our national security.

Q: At the ASFA Conference, you spoke of the rising tensions and power struggle between the United States, China and North Korea. On these tensions, what have been the inflection points over the past 12 months? And how could this interplay develop into the foreseeable future? A: In 2017, North Korea tested its developing missile systems 23 times, culminating in the launch of the HWASONG 15 ICBM. In addition one nuclear test was apparently thermo nuclear. This advancing capability has been identified by the Trump Administration as completely unacceptable. The Obama era of “strategic patience” is at an end. Trump is...

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