6 THE AUSTRALIA–US CYBER SECURITY DIALOGUE on multiple fronts. He was said to be impressed by how central it was in all of his meetings, from President to Secretary: they all wanted to address aspects of cybersecurity with a tech-savvy alliance partner’s Prime Minister. During that trip, the Prime Minister announced the new Australia–US Cyber Security Dialogue to be convened by ASPI and CSIS.1 The idea was a simple one: while the two countries are strong alliance partners that have excellent government relationships, there was more that could be done. There’s never been a more important time to invest in deepening the Australia–US partnership. There’s never been a more important time to invest in deepening the Australia–US partnership in this regard. Our neighbourhood, the Asia–Pacific, is undergoing significant change, including rapid economic growth, increasing connectivity, insufficient cyber policy or legislation development and rampant cybercrime in some areas. The release of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy and the election of Donald Trump mean that 2017 is an important time to reaffirm cybersecurity as a priority international issue and reassert the value of bilateral cooperation towards that effort.