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This report analyzes the Australian strategic policy towards a changing Asia. The Asian continent is characterized by two interlinked phenomena: the relative decline of US power in Asia, and the "return" of Asian great powers to the international system. The interlinked regional systems of reassurance and deterrence will need to evolve as the Asian Century unfolds, and as Asian powers grow back into larger regional roles. According to the author, Australia has a strong incentive to keep the US engaged and to encourage it to contribute to regional reassurance and deterrence in the decades ahead.