Australia's Defense Policy

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how under Australia's regionally based defense policy, the country's ability to help in global war and peacekeeping efforts are very limited. The paper supports Australia's revised policy of a widening defence system that includes defence on the regional scale but also a global defence against terrorism and other threats faced by countries in today's world.

From the Paper:

"Australia is in a fairly unusual position regarding its position and geography. The country, located on a continent of its own, is physically isolated from other countries and other continents. As such, the country's defence policies of the past have focused primarily upon protecting Australia on a regional basis. Phenomena such as the development of electronic communication and globalization has however necessitated greater interaction between countries. The result is that no country can any longer operate in isolation. This poses a particular challenge for countries such as Australia, who are used to operating mainly on a regional basis, particularly where their defence policy is concerned."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ABC News. 2007. Rudd commits to defence funding increases. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/12/2088414.htm?site=elections/federal/2007
• Australian Government Department of Defence. 2005. Australia's National Security: Defence Update 2005. Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/update2005/index.cfm
• Ferguson, Gregor. 2007. U.S. alliance still a priority for Australian Candidates. DefenseNews.com. Nov. 16. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3189607&C=america
• Henderson, Gerard. 2002. Defence Policy War Heats Up. The Age, Nov. 26. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/25/1038173691409.html
• Kopp, Carlo. 2005. Reflections upon the new millennium ... and current defence policy. Air Power Australia. http://www.ausairpower.net/API-Millenium-2000.html

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