Outbreak of war a real risk in the Indo-Pacific, according to special report

The outbreak of war in the Indo-Pacific is an all too real possibility, according to a special report for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Report author William Leben sets out that growing mistrust and competition between regional powers and potential miscalculations all heighten the risk.

ANU National Security College Senior Research Officer William Leben joined Sky News Australia to discuss this issue.

“Accidents are prone to happen, and in that heightened psychological environment, the possibility of miscalculation and misreading signals and acting early on an error is very real,” he said.