Australian Security after 9/11: New and Old Agendas.0754645150 Australian security after 9/11; new and old agendas. Ed. by Derek McDougall and Peter Shearman. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 214 pages $99.95 Hardcover UA870 The 12 papers presented here by the editors (professors of political science at the U. of Melbourne, Australia) assess the security environment and issues facing Australia in terms of the continuities and discontinuities of the regional and international environment in the years following the September 11th attacks On September 11, 2001, in the deadliest case of domestic Terrorism in the history of the United States, a group of 19 terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners for use as missiles against targets in New York City and Washington, D.C. against the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan Afghanistan has been invaded many times, its boundaries and legitimate government have almost always been in dispute. Invaders include: the Mughal rulers of South Asia, Russian Tsars, Soviet Union, British Empire, and currently a coalition force of NATO troops with UN-backing led by US and Iraq by the US, with Australian cooperation. The first set of papers more general and contextual, evaluating Australia's general security concerns, its alliances, and the strategies Australia should be pursuing in furtherance of its interests. The remainder are more specific in treatment, looking at such topics as attempts to balance engagement with Asia and the US alliance, the need for a more critical approach to US strategy (especially in Iraq), economic diplomacy Definition Economic diplomacy is concerned with economic policy issues, e.g. work of delegations at standard setting organisations such as WTO. Economic diplomats also monitor and report on economic policies in foreigh countries and give the home government advice on how with Japan, relations with Indonesia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , and the characteristics of decision making in the Howard administration. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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