Prospects for Continuation of Australia's forward Defense Strategy,
Abstract
Australia's defense posture over the past 20 years can best be described as one of weak forward defense. Its military efforts in the past have always been contributions to those of either the United Kingdom or the United States, with the great powers assuming the major share of the burden. Australia is faced with few, if any, direct security threats at present. Rather, the government is concerned with future threats from China or Indonesia. Analysis of the domestic arguments over Australia's forward defense policies and of the policies themselves indicates that a fairly broad consensus favors continuing some form of weak forward defense. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0734374
Entities
People
- Joseph F. Flader
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses