The Prospect for Australian: U.S. Defense Cooperation and Operational Arrangements

Abstract

The author examines the security relationship that developed between Australia and the United States in the post-cold war era. In addition to discussing background information, he also explores current defense relations between these two countries. The author suggests that while future expectations for continuation of cooperative defense arrangements are not unfavorable, they will not be trouble-free. Failure to coordinate regional policy, irrespective of political profiles, could obviate the achievement of common objectives. The author concludes that in a world of greater international political fluidity, conditions governing alliance relations have changed. To retain mutually beneficial and continued bilateral defense cooperation, a rethinking of the justification and conduct of activities is warranted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1993
Accession Number
ADA265857

Entities

People

  • Thomas D Young

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Asia
  • Bare Bases
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Military Facilities
  • National Security
  • Research Facilities
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design