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Dr. David MicklerSchool of Social and Political Sciences
Security Issues and
Australian Foreign Policy
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National security
National security is central to any government’s foreign policy objectives …
“The first priority of government is the nation’s security”
(PM Rudd 2008)
= protection of population, territory, resources, infrastructure, way of life, from external (and internal) threats in ‘anarchical’ international environment.
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Major themes in Australia’s security
• Australia’s geo-strategic ‘isolation’: ‘geography vs history’ (security)
• Asia as historical source of insecurity
• Need for ‘great and powerful friends’
• Globalisation and ‘new’ security threats
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In the past …
• Defense against military attack by another state the primary concern
• Security via British Empire until WWII
• Shift to military alliance with USA: ANZUS Treaty 1951
• Cold War: tied to US global anti-communist security agenda
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Approaches to Australian defence
(1) Forward defence: make contribution as ‘junior partner’ to the overseas wars of allies (as ‘insurance policy’). Global focus.
(2) Continental defence: focus on defending Australian mainland from local threats. Regional focus.
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Contemporary global security environment
• Less actual or potential traditional wars between states
• Concerns about intra-state conflict and risks from ‘failed states’
• Globalisation and transnational security threats
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‘New’ security issues for Australian gov’t
• Transnational terrorism
• Proliferation of WMD (+ terrorism)
• Transnational organised crime
• Global health pandemics
• Climate change
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Australian gov’t foreign policy responses
• Tighten border security
• Forward defence: Iraq & Afghanistan
• Intervention in regional ‘arc of instability’: East Timor & Solomon Islands
• International cooperation (global, regional, bilateral)
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Key questions …
• US alliance: enhance or undermine Australian national security? Defence self-reliance?
• Impact of rise of China and India on international (& Australia’s) security?
• Security focus: regional or global?
• How to manage inter-dependent security in a globalised world?
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