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- Title
Australia and Asia-Pacific Security Regionalism: From Hawke and Keating to Howard.
- Authors
McDougall, Derek
- Abstract
Both the Hawke and Keating Labor governments (1983-96) gave some attention to the development of Asia-Pacific "security regionalism" as a means of strengthening the regional focus in Australia's security policies. While the rhetoric has changed, in terms of substance the Howard coalition government has continued many of the policies of its predecessor. At the same time, this government has had to adjust to the changed circumstances in Indonesia, and particularly the crisis in East Timor. Papua New Guinea, especially Bougainville, has been a concern for both governments; new problems have also arisen in Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The emphasis on security regionalism complements the continuing importance of Australia's security relationships with both the United States and New Zealand.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC Area; AUSTRALIAN foreign relations; REGIONALISM; NATIONAL security; PACIFIC Area politics &; government
- Publication
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International & Strategic Affairs, 2001, Vol 23, Issue 1, p81
- ISSN
0129-797X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1355/CS23-1E