Overview

The Howard Coalition government that took office in March 1996 faced two acute challenges to Australia's long-standing policy of regional engagement: the Asian financial crisis and the humanitarian disaster in East Timor. These events forced a re-evaluation of Australia's regional ties. In particular, Canberra's leadership of the INTERFET intervention in East Timor provoked unease in South-East Asia regarding Australia's ultimate loyalties and intentions, while raising questions domestically about the future configuration and character of the nation's military forces. At the same time, the country confronted ever more exacting demands as global regimes sought to regulate environmental standards, human rights and economic policies. The National Interest in a Global Era: Australia in World Affairs 1996-2000 charts the struggles of policy-makers and the public to come to terms with these challenges. It provides comprehensive accounts of Australia's defence policy, its policies on the environment and human rights, its place in the world economy and its vital bilateral relationships.

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Author:   James Cotton (Professor, School of Politics, Professor, School of Politics, Australian Defence Force Academy) ,  John Ravenhill (Professor, Department of Politics, Professor, Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.487kg
ISBN:  

9780195515251

ISBN 10:   0195515250
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   01 March 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

I. Setting The SceneAustralia in World Affairs 1996-2000—James Cotton & John RavenhillAn Overview—David GoldsworthyBalancing ‘Asia’ against Australian Values— Anthony Milner II. RelationshipsAustralia’s Relations with South Asia— Devin T. HagertyAustralia and Japan—Rikki KerstenPeripheral Relations: Australia and Latin America—Jim R. Levy with Peter RossAustralia and China: Divergence and Convergence of Interests—Mohan MalikAustralia and Europe—Elim PapadakisReassessing Australia’s Role in Papua New Guinea and the Island Pacific—Anthony J. Regan and R. J. MayAustralia and the United States—William T. Tow III. IssuesFacing an Uncertain Future: Defence and Security under the Howard Government—Graeme CheesemanThe East Timor Commitment and Its Consequences—James CottonAustralia in World Environmental Affairs— Lorraine ElliottAustralia and the International Human Rights Regime—Ann KentAustralia and the Global Economy—John RavenhillAustralia and the Asian Economic Crisis—Michael Wesley References Index

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James Cotton is at Australian Defence Force Academy. John Ravenhill is at University of Edinburgh.

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