ANZUS in Revision: Changing Defense Features of Australia and New Zealand in the Mid-1980s

Abstract

Beginning in 1951 the defense features of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (ANZUS) operating together and alone helped to produce a situation that brought security and stability to the vast South and Southwest Pacific regions. This alliance provided the foundation for Western security in the region. Many observers considered the trilateral and asymmetrical defense alliance of close allies a "showcase." Its success was such that the entire area, encompassing more than 10 percent of the earth's surface, was often called "Lake ANZUS."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA421898

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People

  • Frank P. Donnini

Organizations

  • Air University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Sociopolitics
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Oceanography.