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The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy

Contributors:

By (Author) Vince Scappatura

ISBN:

9781925523522

Publisher:

Monash University Publishing

Imprint:

Monash University Publishing

Publication Date:

1st June 2019

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

355.0335

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 153mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

400g

Description

Australian society and its leaders generally take for granted the importance and value of this nations relationship with the United States. The US is commonly thought of as the worlds 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, Australias 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 Australias national security elite, other considerations, to do with power and wealth and spreading political influence, are to the fore.

Author Bio

Vince Scappaturateaches 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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