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Australias dependence on a major power lies deep in our national psyche. His research interests span both the international relations and public policy fields within political science. Jul 10, 2014 thats what malcolm fraser, who was prime minister of australia from 19751983, is worried about, and he has written an impassioned and original book to make his case. Malcolm fraser calls for closure of pine gap joint defence. Dangerous allies a conversation with malcolm fraser youtube.
Cain roberts is a phd candidate at the university of melbournes school of social and political science. Malcolm fraser warns australia risks war with china unless us. Malcolm frasers new book, dangerous allies, is one of the most original and timely contributions to australias foreign policy debate, which tends to be sterile and predictable. His talk, at the anu crawford school of public policy, was based on his new book dangerous allies. Malcolm fraser argues that australia should adopt a much greater degree of independence in foreign policy, and that they should no longer merely. Dangerous allies by malcolm fraser, 9780522867688, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. May 02, 2014 yesterday i had a long and fascinating talk with former australian prime minister malcolm fraser, who has just released dangerous allies, his new book calling for a substantially more independent australian strategic posture. As i read malcolm frasers new book on australian foreign policy, dangerous allies, which advocates nothing less than the end of the australias military alliance with the united states, the career of the towering 19thcentury british liberal, william gladstone, came to mind. Malcolm fraser occupies a unique place in australian politics. Malcolm fraser urges an end to austus alliance asia and. Former australia pm by staff reporter january 26, 2015 ich china times in his new book titled dangerous allies, malcolm fraser, the former prime minister of australia worries that the canberras dependence on the united states will eventually bring.
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Malcolm fraser served as australias 22nd prime minister from 1975 1983. Three new books arrived in the quadrant office last month discussing, in varying degrees, the question of australian independence. Malcolm frasers only positive contribution to public life was in being a reliable counterindicator. Released in may, dangerous allies is a 360page polemic calling for an immediate end to what fraser terms australias paradoxical alliance with the united states of america. In his new book dangerous allies, malcolm fraser argues that australia should adopt a much greater degree of independence in foreign policy, and that we should no longer merely follow other nations into wars of no direct interest to australia or australias security. Australias dependence on a major power lies deep in our. Anzus and dangerous allies the american conservative. Apr 29, 2014 dangerous allies is an excellent read and a must read for australians interested in the welfare of their country. He has recently written dangerous allies with cain roberts, in which he analyzes australias grand strategy from the 19th century to the present. Yesterday i had a long and fascinating talk with former australian prime minister malcolm fraser, who has just released dangerous allies, his new book calling for a substantially more independent australian strategic posture.
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