After American Primacy: Imagining the Future of Australia's Defence

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    Abstract

    Australian defence policy sits at a crossroads. For over seventy years the 'Lucky Country's strategic position had been anchored by the US-led international order that has been in place since the ending of the Second World War. But that order is now under strain due to a confluence of forces, including US President Donald Trump's 'America first' policies, increasingly assertive authoritarian regimes in China and Russia, and the rise of new powers -such as India and Indonesia-as more powerful international players. In this new era, beset with rapid strategic and technological change underpinned by increasing major power jostling in a more multipolar Indo-Pacific, what does the future hold for this region and for Australia's defence policy? Like its companion volumes, Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era? (2014) and Australia's American Alliance (2016), this book brings together leading experts to examine the future of Australian defence policy after American primacy, plotting possible, probable and preferable strategic futures for a country that faces unprecedented strategic challenges.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationMelbourne
    PublisherMelbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing)
    Number of pages246
    Volume1
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9780522874549
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Publication series

    NameDefence Studies

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