This is CBS High in the World. I'm John Bachelor with Gregory Coppley, the editor and publisher

of Defense and Foreign Affairs. And Gregory guides me when I get the language wrong about

the relationship between the United Kingdom London, the capital, and Australia, Canberra,

the capital. Notably walking into the cathedral where the smile on his face was the new prime

minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, behind the governor general. What is significant

to me is an Anthony Albanese has long expressed Republican intentions. That is to separate

in some fashion from London. I don't know how. This day it didn't seem an evidence. But

will that in some fashion influence, obviously, critical defense alliance between London

and Canberra? I noted as Gregory mentioned Rishi Sunak. Most recently, Prime Minister Sunak

has said that China is the biggest single biggest threat to Britain's economic security.

So this isn't just about threats to Australia. It's also threats to the people of England.

Gregory, what to make of the Republican movement in Australia on the day of the coronation?

It was quiet mostly, although there were protests. What drives it?

Well, as they say in the United States, you can prosecute a ham sandwich and you can get

a half a dozen protesters to create enough stink that they'll get arrested. On almost any

topic you choose, including anti-monarchy sentiments in the United Kingdom. But what's interesting

was how small the anti-monarchy movement or the Republican movement was in evidence during

the coronation. Now, a lot of people in Britain who may feel Republican sentiment certainly

didn't want to go out and disrupt this national day because it is important for all of British

society. And it's certainly vital to the British economy. But the opposition to the crown in

the United Kingdom is relatively small. It may be slightly larger in parts of Australia

and New Zealand. And certainly Prime Minister Albanese, who's a first generation Australian.

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