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Island off the coast of Asia : instruments of statecraft in Australian foreign policy
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Island off the coast of Asia : instruments of statecraft in Australian foreign policy / Clinton Fernandes.
ISBN
9781498565448
1498565441
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Physical Description
vii, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"This is an unprecedented 230-year study that reveals the full arsenal of Australian foreign policy: diplomacy, law, investment, research, negotiations, military force and espionage. It shows the central role of economic actors in defining and pursuing the "national interest."--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Fernandes, Clinton, author. Island off the coast of Asia Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 13, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The organising principle of Australian foreign policy
A sub-imperial reflex
The military instrument: ANZUS
The military instrument: Malaya
Vietnam and the transformation of Australian life
The military instrument: Indonesia
The legal instrument and Australia's off-shore energy riches
The challenge of the new international economic order
The economic instrument, 1983-1999
Financial instruments: 1998 to the present
Current policy priorities
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author.
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