| ID | 108143 |
| Title Proper | Australia and north-south political relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McDougall, Derek |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | North-South issues as such do not figure prominently in Australia's international policy but are mostly implicit. These issues arise particularly in the context of Australia's relations with countries in its immediate vicinity, including the South Pacific, Indonesia and East Timor. There are also some global issues in the North-South context where Australia is affected. Australian governments, in developing policies relating to this context, have been influenced by a 'practical realism' that puts first priority on Australian interests as perceived by governments at any given time. The way in which those policies have been developed, in both the regional and the global contexts, can be assessed through an examination of issues relating to security and international economic relations. Australia's alliance relationship has a strong bearing on the way Australia approaches the security issues. In relation to international economic issues there are many commonalities with fellow producers of raw materials in the Global South. |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table Vol. 100, No. 415; Aug 2011: p.361-374 |
| Journal Source | Round Table Vol. 100, No. 415; Aug 2011: p.361-374 |
| Key Words | Australia ; Global South ; International Alignments ; International Security ; Realism ; International Economic Relations ; John Howard ; Kevin Rudd ; Julia Gillard ; Non - Aligned Movement ; Group of 77 ; Valdivia Group ; World Trade Organisation |