What’s the essence of the US–Australia alliance? For the late Des Ball, it lay in close intelligence cooperation. Many would point to Article IV of the ANZUS Treaty, which commits both countries ‘to meet the …
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Ten years ago, in September 2011, Australia and the US stretched ANZUS to cover cyberspace. That year’s AUSMIN communiqué addressed the challenges posed by growing cyber threats, specifically endorsing a joint statement on cyberspace. The …
It’s episode 100 of Policy, Guns and Money. For this special occasion, ASPI Executive Director Peter Jennings speaks to former Australian prime minister John Howard and Governor of Western Australia Kim Beazley. They consider some …
On 1 September 1951, the ANZUS Treaty was signed in San Francisco. ASPI executive director Peter Jennings speaks with Mike Goldman, chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Canberra, about the importance of the US–Australia …
The extent to which the ANZUS Treaty turns upon the US provision of a nuclear umbrella to its smaller ally is a topic both complex and controversial. J.G. Starke opined that, while the treaty certainly …