Australia’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper
Deconstruction and Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10475802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek Mcdougall (0000-0003-1996-4240, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-290 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358533.2018.1476094 |
| OpenAlex | W2805203328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper identifies major themes and recommends preferred strategies in Australia’s engagement with the world. These themes and strategies relate to geopolitics, economics and the ‘new international agenda’; there is also a more specific focus on Australia’s Pacific island neighbours and Timor-Leste. There is a strong emphasis on perceived Australian national interests throughout the document. The geopolitical discussion is primarily ‘realist’; economically the document is pro-globalisation; the discussion of the ‘new international agenda’ involves an Australian-oriented pragmatism; there is an assertion of Australian leadership in the South Pacific. With some minor criticism, Labor has accepted the general direction advocated in the White Paper. The document is thus indicative of the likely future direction of Australian foreign policy. Lack of US response indicates declining US engagement with Australia and the Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific region. China, as the other major power highly significant for Australia, has been low-key in its criticisms
Assertion · China · Criticism · Deconstruction (building · Foreign policy · Geopolitics · Globalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · White (mutation · White paper · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |