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Bringing international politics back in: reconceptualising state failure for the twenty-first century / Halvorson, Dan

Halvorson, Dan	Journal Article
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2010.

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This article argues that the failed-state phenomenon is not unique to the post-cold war era, nor is it uniquely threatening in comparison with other historical periods. The article contends that state failure is not primarily a failure of formal institutions of governance but a subjective condition defined by the great powers. 'Bringing international politics back in' is essential to a clear understanding of the issue for an emerging multipolar international system of the twenty-first century. The article draws on classical realist and critical constructivist perspectives to define state failure before developing a theoretical framework to reconceptualise the issue in a historical and international systemic context. Interpretations of state failure are based on the interplay of contingent transnational threats with the distribution of capabilities in the international system, the pattern of order in the international society, and the sensitivity of the domestic polities of leading actors to risk. The article draws some implications of this for the coming decades of the twenty-first century.

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International Politics ; Post-Cold War ; State Failure

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Interface between Australia-Korea economic relations and securi / Halvorson, Dan; Kwon, O Yul

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2010.

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Security ; Australia ; South Korea ; Economic Relations ; Foreign Relations

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Reputation and responsibility in Australia's 2003 intervention / Halvorson, Dan

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2013.

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This article reinterprets Australia's motives for its 2003 intervention in the Solomon Islands. The central argument is that considerations of Australia's international reputation have not been afforded sufficient importance in explaining the Howard government's decision to intervene. A primary concern for the Howard government was to bolster Australia's reputation in the 'War on Terror' vis-à-vis the USA and the international community more broadly by being seen to maintain order in its regional sphere of responsibility. The article establishes the historical basis for Canberra's claims to a special responsibility for the South-West Pacific region. It then demonstrates the close connection between Australia's responsibility for order in its region and the reputational norms that evolved during the early years of the War on Terror. These claims are substantiated through an analysis of the Solomon Islands crisis from June 2000 until the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands was deployed in July 2003.

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Regional Cooperation ; Intervention ; Geopolitics ; Australia ; International Order ; War on Terror ;
Solomon Islands ; Reputation ; Diplomatic Policies ; Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands - RAMSI ; Strategy ; Foreign Policy

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Retrospective on the Australia-Philippines political and security relationship: on Canberra’s terms? / Halvorson, Dan

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After the Philippines gained independence in 1946, Canberra and Manila have maintained a close political and security relationship except for a period from the early-1970s to the mid-1990s. Despite this robust history of cooperation, the Australia-Philippines relationship is often overlooked in the study of Australia’s engagement with Asia. This article analyses the Australia-Philippines relationship from 1946 to the present. It argues that the trajectory of the relationship is shaped by strategic trends at the global level that impinge on the Asia-Pacific regional environment and engage the shared security interests of the two. Conversely, the relationship stagnates without this dynamic, as with the easing of Cold War pressures in Asia from the early-1970s. The article demonstrates that while Manila has consistently maintained a positive disposition toward Australia since its independence, Canberra has reciprocated only on its own terms—when Australia’s political and security interests have been sufficiently engaged.

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Australian Foreign Policy ; Philippines Foreign Policy ; International History of the Asia-Pacific

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