Ian Mcallister / Danielle Chubb
Australian Public Opinion, Defence and Foreign Policy
- Springer Nature Singapore
- 2021
- Taschenbuch
- 260 Seiten
- ISBN 9789811573996
This book examines the impact of Australian public opinion towards defence and foreign policy from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. For most of this period, the public showed little interest in defence and security policy and possessed limited knowledge about the strategic options available. The principal post-war exception to this pattern is, of course, the Vietnam War, when political divisions over Australiäs support for the U.S.-led action eventually resulted in the withdrawal of troops in 1972. The period since 2001 has seen a fundamental change both in the public¿s views of defence and foreign affairs, and in how these issues are debated by political
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