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The Australia-Japan Defence and Security Relationship 1945-2021: Making a Friend of a Former Foe book cover

1st Edition

The Australia-Japan Defence and Security Relationship 1945-2021 Making a Friend of a Former Foe

By Peter McDermott Copyright 2022
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge
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McDermott examines the origins, development and prospects for the Australia and Japan Defence and Security Relationship. In 1945, Japan and Australia were foes; today they are partners in security, defence and military matters, each the other’s most important strategic ally, after the United States. As the region faces threats from an increasingly assertive China, there is a growing prospect... Read more

1: The Australia-Japan defence and security relationship  2: A-JDSR History—political and security perspectives  3: A-JDSR History—defence and military perspectives  4: Australian and Japanese strategic postures and defence priorities  5: The A-JDSR—an alliance or an alignment?  6: The Future of the A-JDSR in a Regional Security Framework

Biography

Peter McDermott is a former RAAF Air Commodore, aviator, educator, strategist, and Defence Diplomat. He was the Australian Defence Representative in Japan, later Director of Military Strategy for the Australian Defence Force and then the Founding Commandant of the Australian Command and Staff College. He has a PhD in military strategy from Deakin University, Australia.

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