Australia's Arc of Instability

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This paper addresses recent developments in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and other South Pacific islands and how Australia's relationship with these countries has affected its national security.

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"According to Gary Dean in his article "Security and Australia's involvement in the world, May 1993, Australians have always felt uncertain about their place in the world. It is his opinion that Australia as a transplanted, predominantly European, society situated within Asia, Australians have always felt a sense of threat from the north. The Australians have significant differences with the nations of East Asia in nearly every respect: race, history, culture, social structure and population density. In fact, Australia is truly and oddity within this region. Many Australians feel acutely isolated in the South East Asian vicinity since they are so far away from other rich, English-speaking, and predominantly white, nations such as Britain, the US, and Canada, Because of this isolation, it is easy to believe that Australia always has put national security as one of its first priorities."

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