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Published 14-11-2016
ISBN 9780522868616
Pages 317
Subjects Geopolitics Defence strategy, planning & research Politics and government
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Australia's American Alliance

Towards a New Era?

Peter J. Dean, Stephan Frühling, and Brendan Taylor

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Published 14-11-2016
ISBN 9780522868616
Pages 317
Subjects Geopolitics Defence strategy, planning & research Politics and government
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We need the US for defence, but we only need defence because of the US

This book is specifically designed as a companion volume to Australia’s Defence: Towards a New Era? The Australia-United States Alliance has been critical to Australian foreign and defence policy since the ANZUS Treaty was signed in 1951. For 63 years it has been an enduring feature of Australian defence planning, yet the contemporary alliance is, arguably, in one of the more important phases of reinterpretation in its long history. While the Alliance by its very nature is a bi-lateral relationship, this book will therefore specifically focus on Australian perspectives and policy choices, while providing context on the role of the United States in the Asia-Pacific and its position as a global power.

About The Author

Peter J. Dean is Professor and Pro Vice Chancellor (Education) at the University of Western Australia and a Senior Fellow at the Perth US Asia Centre. He specialises in the ANZUS Alliance, and Australian military operations and strategic policy. Peter has been a Fulbright Fellow and Endeavour Research Scholar as well as a non-resident fellow…

About The Author

Stephan Frühling is the Associate Dean Education in the College of Asia and Pacific at the Australian National University, and Associate Professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. His work focuses on Australian defence policy, nuclear weapons, and US alliances. Stephan was a member of the Australian Government’s External Panel of Experts on the…

About The Author

Brendan Taylor is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University. He was Head of the Centre from 2011-2016. He is a specialist on great power strategic relations in the Asia-Pacific, East Asian ‘flashpoints’, and Asian security architecture. His publications have featured in such leading journals as The…