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Zusatztext 'Do alliance relationships confirm or contest the proposition that states are inherently selfish! never tiring of trying to get more than they give? By working through a range of detailed case studies! this study animates the Australia - US alliance as few other works have done. It raises the bar and will provoke debate and catalyze further research.' Ron Huisken! Australian National University! Australia 'Maryanne Kelton has written what will likely become the standard scholarly source on Australian-American relations during the Howard era. Using well-chosen and thoroughly-researched case studies! she focuses on the importance of threat perception in explaining why the Coalition consistently fashioned its foreign policy to prioritise the alliance. This book offers sobering lessons for any country which has to deal with the United States.' Kim Richard Nossal! Queen's University! Canada 'Provides us with a lively and comprehensive account of the Australia-US relationship in the crucial areas of trade! defence and foreign policy. Meticulously researched! this analysis considers the profits and perils of mobilizing domestic politics to drive foreign policy. Essential reading for anyone interested in the fate of "non-great" powers in their alliance relationships with the US.' Ann Capling! University of Melbourne! Australia Informationen zum Autor Dr Maryanne Kelton is lecturer in Political and International Studies at Flinders University! Adelaide! Australia. Zusammenfassung Introducing specific cases to demonstrate both the intensity and complexity of dealing with the US, Maryanne Kelton provides an explanatory framework for understanding the Australian government's choices in its relations with the US across the broader spectrum of security issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction: threat mediation in Australian foreign policy; Integrated threat perception and the intensification of the US alliance; Cultural cachet? Lambs and leather; Australia! the United States and East Timor:the importance of convergent interests; Establishing an Australian culture? Managing biotechnology and pharmaceuticals; New depths: the Collins class submarine project; Iraq: Australia-US global partnership?; Steel blues; Linkage politics: the AUSFTA; Conclusion: 'more than an ally'?; Bibliography; Index. ...
