The global COVID-19 crisis continues to dominate the international strategic environment, fuelling uncertainty about the future. The only thing that’s certain is that this pandemic will be with us for some time yet, meaning that Australia, like other nations, needs to be prepared to manage its response to the pandemic while simultaneously focusing on the future.

This volume of After COVID-19 builds on volume 1 and identifies some of the future challenges and opportunities as they relate to Australia’s role in the region and the multilateral system.