Australian Foreign Policy
Relationships, Issues, and Strategic Culture
1st Edition
Published on 10. August 2023
424 pages
978-1-350-36939-9 (ISBN)
Description
How does Australia's unique geographical, cultural and historical position influence its approach to foreign policy? What key challenges does Australia face on the world stage, and how can it overcome them?
Reflecting the messy reality of foreign policy decision-making, this book helps you to understand the changes and continuities in Australia's approach. For example, does the US withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973 and collapse of South Vietnam continue to cast a shadow over Australian foreign policy, or is it relevant only in understanding the dynamics of the cold war? Using an Australian Strategic Culture framework, O'Keefe sheds light on the characteristics that make Australia behave in a way different to any other country and equips you with analytic skills to understand the main debates, such as:
- In what sense could Australia be seen as a 'good' international citizen?
- Have national interests trumped global responsibilities?
- How does the intersection between civil society and public opinion interact with foreign policy making?
This book is essential reading if you are a student of Australian foreign policy, as well as of broader Australian domestic politics and international relations.
Reflecting the messy reality of foreign policy decision-making, this book helps you to understand the changes and continuities in Australia's approach. For example, does the US withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973 and collapse of South Vietnam continue to cast a shadow over Australian foreign policy, or is it relevant only in understanding the dynamics of the cold war? Using an Australian Strategic Culture framework, O'Keefe sheds light on the characteristics that make Australia behave in a way different to any other country and equips you with analytic skills to understand the main debates, such as:
- In what sense could Australia be seen as a 'good' international citizen?
- Have national interests trumped global responsibilities?
- How does the intersection between civil society and public opinion interact with foreign policy making?
This book is essential reading if you are a student of Australian foreign policy, as well as of broader Australian domestic politics and international relations.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-350-36939-9 (9781350369399)
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08/2023
Bloomsbury Academic
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Person
Dr Michael O'Keefe is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Master of International Relations at La Trobe University, Australia.
Content
Introduction
1. How Do We Explain Australian Foreign Policy?
2. Australian Strategic Culture as Theory
3. The Making of the Unbreakable Alliance with the United States
4. Alignment with the US in the 21st Century
5. Background to China as a Threat and Trading Partner
6. China as a Strategic Competitor in the 21st Century
7. The Evolution of Japan from Threat to Trading Partner
8. Japan as a 'Special' Strategic Partner in the 21st Century
9. The Fractured History of Diplomacy with Indonesia
10. Indonesia's Proximity and the Unrealisable Potential of Dissimilar Neighbours
11. The Legacy of Colonialism in Australia's Relations with the Diverse South Pacific Region
12. Australia's 'Hegemonic' Credentials in the South Pacific Under Challenge in the 21st Century
13. The Politicisation of Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a Foreign Policy Tool
14. Realism and the Limits of Climate Securitisation in Australian Foreign Policy
15. Asylum Seekers as a Threat to Australian Sovereignty: Buttressing Realism and the Intergenerational Appeal of Strategic Culture
16. Overview and Conclusion
1. How Do We Explain Australian Foreign Policy?
2. Australian Strategic Culture as Theory
3. The Making of the Unbreakable Alliance with the United States
4. Alignment with the US in the 21st Century
5. Background to China as a Threat and Trading Partner
6. China as a Strategic Competitor in the 21st Century
7. The Evolution of Japan from Threat to Trading Partner
8. Japan as a 'Special' Strategic Partner in the 21st Century
9. The Fractured History of Diplomacy with Indonesia
10. Indonesia's Proximity and the Unrealisable Potential of Dissimilar Neighbours
11. The Legacy of Colonialism in Australia's Relations with the Diverse South Pacific Region
12. Australia's 'Hegemonic' Credentials in the South Pacific Under Challenge in the 21st Century
13. The Politicisation of Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a Foreign Policy Tool
14. Realism and the Limits of Climate Securitisation in Australian Foreign Policy
15. Asylum Seekers as a Threat to Australian Sovereignty: Buttressing Realism and the Intergenerational Appeal of Strategic Culture
16. Overview and Conclusion
