The ‘Asia threat’ in the US–Australia relationship
Then and now
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12700930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Rollo (0000-0001-7873-9348, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-252 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-482X • E-ISSN: 1470-4838 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/irap/lcy023 |
| OpenAlex | W2911380364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
For almost a century before the formal alliance between the United States and Australia in 1941, a relationship was being formed around interrelated perceptions of shared identity and economic, political, and strategic interests. Perhaps the single most important factor in the recognition of shared interests lay in the mutually reinforcing fears of a multilayered ‘Asia threat’ that developed in parallel in both countries, originating as a demographic fear over Chinese migration during gold rushes of the 1850s, and progressing to focus on the growing military power of imperial Japan and geostrategic dominance of the Pacific. In recent years, the rise of China has been the central focus of US–Australia alliance, and, in many respects, the security architecture used to confront China is a legacy of the historical ‘Asia threat’. Understanding the historical context of the relationship is necessary for dispelling the anachronistic ‘Asia threat’ perceptions from the contemporary security policy
Alliance · Anachronism · China · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Great power · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Security community · Sociology · Australian History and Society · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |