Australia's Northern Shield?: Papua New Guinea and the Defence

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Australia's Northern Shield?: Papua New Guinea and the Defence of Australia Since 1880 (Investigating Power)

This book is the first to draw extensively on the recently released highly classified notes of the cabinet room discussions of successive Australian Governments, from 1950 to the mid-1970s. It details the changing attitude of the nation's leaders towards the place of Papua New Guinea in Australia's defense and security outlook. The Cabinet Notebooks provide an uncensored and unprecedented insight into the opinion of Australia's leaders towards Indonesia under Sukarno, Southeast Asia and Indo-China in general; the changing nature of relations with Britain and the United States; and towards Papua New Guinea. The cabinet room discussions reveal attitudes towards Asia and Australia's place in the region which are more nuanced, varied, and sensitive than previously known. They also illustrate the dominant influence of Prime Minister Robert Menzies and Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen in shaping Australia's response to the critical events of the time. Australia's Northern Shield? shows how, since colonial times, Australia has assessed the importance of Papua New Guinea by examining the ambitions of and threats from external sources, principally Imperial Germany, Japan, and Indonesia. It examines the significant change in Australia's attitude as this region approached independence in 1975, amid concerns as to the new nation's future stability and unity. The terms of Australia's long-term defense undertaking are examined in detail, and an examination is offered of the most recent attempts to define the strategic importance of Papua New Guinea to Australia. (Series: Investigating Power) [Subject: Politics, History, Southeast Asian Studies]
Country USA
Brand Monash University Publishing
Manufacturer Monash University Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781925495409
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781925495409
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Monash University Publishing
Manufacturer	Monash University Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781925495409
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781925495409
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Australia's Northern Shield?: Papua New Guinea and the Defence of Australia Since 1880 (Investigating Power)

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