The U.S.-Australia Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation

Abstract

The United States and Australia signed a Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation in September 2007 that would facilitate defense trade and cooperation between the two nations. On the strategic level, the treaty would further develop ties between two very close allies who have fought together in most of America's conflicts, including most recently in Iraq and in Afghanistan. This treaty is proposed at a time when the United States has found few friends that have been willing to work as closely with the United States in its efforts to contain militant anti-Western Islamists as Australia has proven to be. The treaty with Australia needs to be ratified by the U.S. Senate to come into force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474954

Entities

People

  • Bruce Vaughn

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Australia
  • Commerce
  • Cooperation
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Exports
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.