Australia and the Legacy of the Iraq War: Putting Friends before Neighbours? L’Australie et l’héritage de la guerre en Irak : mettre les amis avant les voisins?
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6 avril 2023
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Matthew Graves, « L’Australie et l’héritage de la guerre en Irak : mettre les amis avant les voisins? », HAL-SHS : sciences politiques, ID : 10670/1.buafpm
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The dominant element in our foreign policy is, of course, to maintain friendly relations; to be good neighbours; to have powerful friends. Why powerful friends? Does anybody suppose that we could in our own strength defend ourselves against a major aggressor? The defence of Australia, therefore, though we must do our duty about it, is closely bound up with our foreign relations. That is why a truly Australian foreign policy requires the cultivation of friendships, and in particular a close alignment with the Commonwealth and the United States of America 1 .