The United States, Japan, and Australia: Security Linkages to Southeast Asia

Abstract

The United States, Japan, and Australia have been described as the post-Cold War democratic neo-liberal anchors for Asia-Pacific security. This description seems apt because liberal capitalist democracies depend on open trade and investment for growth and prosperity. Nevertheless, strategic imperatives for the three allies differ: the United States is a global power with concomitant security interests of which the Asia-Pacific is a single--albeit very important--component; Japan is a major Asian economic player whose security concerns have focused on its Northeast Asian neighbors; and Australia, although a close American ally and friend of Japan's, is primarily involved with threats to Southeast Asian stability and the South Pacific. These differing--though not incompatible--priorities play out in their relations with Southeast Asia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA542268

Entities

People

  • Sheldon W. Simon

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Boats
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Counterterrorism
  • Governments
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union