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This paper offers research that examines Australia's policies and practices for dealing with terrorism. The paper explains that over the course of the second half of the 20th century, terrorism has become a method of choice for political orientation by armed groups airing grievances over territory and governmental determination. The paper discusses the attacks of September 11th, 2001, in New York City and Washington, DC, and the bombing of the Bali nightclub on October 12, 2002, and how these attacks changed the policies of the affected nations. The paper concludes that though Australia's bilateral engagement of its neighbors has produced a positive diplomatic atmosphere, it will be necessary for the new generation of Australia's foreign policy leaders to dramatically alter the conservative and pandering relationship that the Howard administration had developed with the United States. Furthermore, the paper adds, though the U.S. remains a valuable ally to Australia, its recent policy misappropriations should be considered cautionary rather than exemplary to the development of Australian policy.

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"Failure and success of counter-terrorism policies are difficult to gauge, especially in the short run. However, it would be fair to mark Australia's policy of bilateral engagement with regional partners to be a successful deconstruction of the U.S. approach of unilateralism. Nonetheless, the support which Howard placed behind Bush for a war policy in Iraq that is most certainly a failed one has tainted the whole of the Howard administration's foreign policy legacy, leaving Australia deeply implicated in a qualified quagmire with no apparent or declared end yet in sight."

Sample of Sources Used:

• AAP. (2003). Howard to Outline Case for Iraq. The Age.
• APEC News. (2002). APEC Cybersecurity Strategy. Australian Government: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• ABC News. (2007). Counter-terrorism 'top priority' in latest ASIO report. ABC.net.au.
• AFP. (2007). Fighting Terrorism in Australia. Australian Federal Police.
• Agence France Presse. (2007). Iraq War Has Made Australia Less Safe; Poll. Common Dreams News Center.

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