The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy (Paperback)

Vince Scappatura

ISBN 10: 1925523527 / ISBN 13: 9781925523522

Verlag: Monash University Publishing, Clayton, VIC, 2019

Paperback. Australian society and its leaders generally take forgranted the importance and value of this nation's relationship with the UnitedStates. The US is commonly thought of as the world's great purveyor of liberalvalues and the rule of law, and as a powerful friend indispensable toAustralian security. In The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy VinceScappatura demonstrates how these conceptions are underpinned by the work ofthe Australian American Leadership Dialogue, Australia's most important,private, pro-US lobby group.As the inner workings of this lobby are unveiledfor the first time, Scappatura also discusses the considerable costs toAustralia of its strong military ties to the US, draws into question notions of 'benign' US power, and demonstrates that suggestions of the US keepingAustralia safe from invasion are flatly wrong. For Australia's nationalsecurity elite, other considerations, to do with power and wealth and spreadingpolitical influence, are to the fore. Australian society and its leaders generally take forgranted the importance and value of this nation's relationship with the UnitedStates. The US is commonly thought of as the world's great purveyor of liberalvalues and the rule of law, and as a powerful friend indispensable toAustralian security. In The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925523522

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Australian society and its leaders generally take for granted the importance and value of this nation’s relationship with the United States. The US is commonly thought of as the world’s great purveyor of liberal values and the rule of law, and as a powerful friend indispensable to Australian security. In The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy Vince Scappatura demonstrates how these conceptions are underpinned by the work of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, Australia’s most important, private, pro-US lobby group. As the inner workings of this lobby are unveiled for the first time, Scappatura also discusses the considerable costs to Australia of its strong military ties to the US, draws into question notions of “benign” US power, and demonstrates that suggestions of the US keeping Australia safe from invasion are flatly wrong. For Australia’s national security elite, other considerations, to do with power and wealth and spreading political influence, are to the fore...

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Vince Scappatura teaches Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. His research interests include Australian and American foreign policies, the international relations of the Asia-Pacific, and Middle East politics. He is a member of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) and a supporter of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

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Titel: The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy (...
Verlag: Monash University Publishing, Clayton, VIC
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new