Middling, meddling, muddling : issues in Australian foreign policy

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Middling, meddling, muddling : issues in Australian foreign policy

edited by Richard Leaver and Dave Cox

Allen & Unwin, 1997

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-284) and index

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'Old coalitions, both at home and abroad, that sustained four decades of Cold War diplomatic practice have begun to crumble where they have not completely collapsed but the new ones that might provide a new rationale, let alone a new order, have yet to emerge.' The end of the Cold War coincided with a period of intense activity in Australian foreign policy. In one arena after another the Labor government promoted 'middle power multilateralism' to fill the void left by the end of superpower confrontation. This provocative collection of essays scrutinises the rhetoric and substance of Australian diplomacy. It presents a picture very different to the list of achievements proclaimed by Labor and inherited by the Coalition. . Does Australia have a leading voice in international forums or is it simply one of many middling powers? . Has it been a 'good international citizen' or a hyperactive meddler in international diplomacy? . Is it a far-sighted influence for stability or a muddler making the best of short-term conditions? Through the arguments offered in this book the reader is introduced to Australian foreign policy in a way that is sur

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ContributorsPreface1 Introduction: the world according to Gar - RichardLeaver and Dave Cox2 Australia's global perspective in the 1990s: a case ofold Realist wine in new (neo-liberal) bottles? - JimGeorge3 Multilateralism, nationalism and the problem of agency ininternational theory - Martin Griffiths4 Patterns of dependence in post-war Australian foreignpolicy - Richard Leaver5 European settler colonialism and national securityideologies in Australian history - John Fitzpatrick6 Boosterism and myth-making: testing the veracity of theHawke government's South Africa foreign policy - Dave Cox7 The APEC dilemma: problems along the road to a new traderegime in the Pacific - Noel Tracy8 Conventional arms control, conventional wisdom - GraemeCheeseman9 'Middle power niche diplomacy' and nuclear non-proliferation: the failure in success - Richard Leaver10 Looking West

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