We go to war when our cousins do

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Abstract:

My research forces me to conclude that since 2001 there has been a deepening disconnect between Australian governments’ longestablished rhetoric of good global citizenship and close Asia-Pacific regional engagement – pillars of Australian diplomacy going back to Richard Casey – and their current practice. Australia’s international security diplomacy is now focused on the US alliance, augmented by cosy five-power intelligence and policy-sharing partnerships with fellow white anglophones.

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