Security in the "Asia Pacific Century"
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1374511941 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: On May 2, 2009, the Australian Department of Defence released its Defence White Paper which contains a strong focus on Asia-Pacific security. A salient theme found throughout this White Paper is the effect that the rise of China will have on security in the Asia-Pacific region, the global distribution of power and resultantly on Australia's strategic interests. This paper demonstrates how the evolving security environment in the Asia-Pacific region and the rise of China are key factors in the formulation of this new White Paper and concludes with an examination of Canada's current perspective on Asia-Pacific security as it relates to its own security priorities.