Australia's relationship with the United States: The case for greater independence


Autoria(s): Beeson, Mark
Data(s)

01/01/2003

Resumo

A number of recent events-especially attempts to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement and Australia's participation in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq(1)-have thrown Australia's relationship with the United States into sharp relief. While this relationship has historically enjoyed strong bilateral endorsement, such uncritical support is beginning to unravel. At the very least, the relationship is being subjected to a renewed, more critical scrutiny. This paper argues that a dispassionate analysis of the relationship is appropriate and overdue. Not only are the benefits that accrue to 'Australia' from the relationship debateable, even when judged within the limited calculus of the 'national interest', but Australia's uncritical support for US foreign policy is also helping to entrench potentially damaging aspects of American foreign policy and somewhat ironically-undermining the legitimacy of its pre-eminent 'hegemonic' position.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:67198

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Taylor & Francis

Palavras-Chave #Political Science #Asia #Hegemony #Policy #War #C1 #360000 Policy and Political Science #750700 International Relations
Tipo

Journal Article