Summitry and strategy

<p>This week on the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Chris Farnham talks to Zack Cooper about Trump’s diplomacy, from the recent G7 Summit to US grand strategy in the Indo-Pacific. Could trade disagreements with allies lead to fractures in America’s security partnerships? How does Trump square US strategic goals in Asia with his withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership? And what advice for Australian policymakers seeking to get the most out of the US alliance?</p> <p><strong>Zack Cooper</strong> is a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He focuses on US defence strategy in Asia, US alliances and partnerships in Asia, US-China strategic competition, and Chinese economic statecraft and coercion.</p> <p><strong>Chris Farnham</strong> is the presenter of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>. He joined the National Security College in June 2015 as Policy and Events Officer. His career focus has been on geopolitics with experience working in and out of China for a number of years as well as operating in Australia and Southeast Asia.</p> <p>We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/appspolicyforum">@APPSPolicyForum</a> or find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/asiapacificpolicysociety/">Facebook</a>. The <em>National Security Podcast</em> and <em>Policy Forum Pod</em> are available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6HGLGw9GFdl4eFzPh5fSpz?si=pxyGSwm1TYSJTFmneCfl3A">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/policy-forum-pod/id1100512143?mt=2">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/policy-forum-pod">Stitcher</a>, and wherever you get your podcasts.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out informatio