U.S.-Australia Alliance Relations: An Australian View

Authors

Paul Dibb, The Australian National University

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Description

Australia is America’s oldest friend and ally in the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries fought alongside each other in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the 1991 Gulf War, and most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. The closeness of the two nations today is without precedent in the history of the relationship. Australia is now America’s second closest ally in the world, after the United Kingdom.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Region(s)

Indo-Pacific, Australia, United States

Topic(s)

National Security, Defense Policy, Transatlantic Security

Publication Date

8-2005

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

U.S.-Australia alliance, Australia-United States relations, ANZUS alliance, alliance management Asia-Pacific, Australian strategic perspective, bilateral defense cooperation, U.S. alliances Indo-Pacific, allied deterrence strategy, defense cooperation Australia U.S., regional security Asia-Pacific

Recommended Citation

Dibb, Paul, "U.S.-Australia Alliance Relations: An Australian View" (2005). Strategic Forums. 16.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/16