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The United States Alliance
Author: Ross Cottrill
Volume 3, Number 3 (August 2007), pp. 39-53.
Abstract
Despite being over fifty years old, Australia's alliance with the United States continues to demonstrate remarkable vigour and adaptability. This resilience derives from the two countries' common interests and is reflected in shared experiences of conflict, including in Iraq. Australia has not had all of its high priority security needs met by the alliance in the past and it should not have unrealistic expectations in the future. A new Australian Government should adjust the current balance between alliance policy and wider policy for national security.
About the Author
Ross Cottrill served as a diplomat in Asian posts and in Washington before becoming moving to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet as Assistant Secretary. He was First Assistant Secretary in the Department of Defence responsible for strategic policy and international policy for a decade. He subsequently became Special Adviser to the Secretary and Chief of the Defence Force, and Foundation Director of Studies at the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies. He was Executive Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs 1998-2004. He is a Visiting Fellow of the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, ANU. cottrill.ross@gmail.com.
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