Australia's Foreign Relations

Description

Revised, this book provides a comprehensive account of the shape and direction of Australian foreign policy. The contents range from a concise analysis of the practice and politics of making foreign policy - what it is that diplomats and foreign ministers do - to the exploration of Australia's relationships, as a middle power, with all regions of the world. Among the topics covered is the new internationalist agenda - from human rights and global environment issues to arms control. The text should be of interest to students of politics, history, international relations and economics, as well as to researchers and policy-makers.

Table of contents

Part 1 Dynamics: the changing international environment; the evolution of an independent foreign policy; elements in foreign policy making; the politics of foreign policy; the practice of foreign policy. Part 2 Issues: the search for global security; security in the Asia Pacific region; trade and investment imperatives; development assistance responsibilities; the new internationalist agenda. Part 3 Relationships: the South Pacific; South-East Asia; Indo-China; North-East Asia; South Asia and the Indian Ocean; the Middle East and Africa; Europe; the Americas. Part 4 Challenges: Australia's role in the world of the 1990s.