Australia in International Politics - 3rd Edition

Name: Australia in International Politics - 3rd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Australia in International PoliticsAn introduction to Australian foreign policy\nAuthor(s): Stewart Firth\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367717438, 978-0367717438\nSynopsis\nThe world changed for Australia after the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001 and the Bali bombings of 2002. Security became the dominant theme of Australian foreign policy. Australian military forces remained in Afghanistan years later, opposing the terrorist threat of the Taliban, while hundreds of Australian troops and police worked with public servants to build the state in Asia-Pacific countries such as East Timor and Solomon Islands. The world changed for Australia, too, when the global financial crisis of September 2008 threatened another Great Depression. Meantime the international community made slow progress on measures to stem climate change, potentially Australia's largest security threat.\n\nIn a newly revised ande