Fighting with America: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Why saying 'No' to the US wouldn't rupture the alliance

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Fighting with America: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Why saying 'No' to the US wouldn't rupture the alliance
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James Curran
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 179,Width 111
ISBN/Barcode 9780143783978
ClassificationsDewey:327.73
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint Penguin Random House Australia
Publication Date 19 December 2016
Publication Country Australia

Description

Australia has long been a reliable ally of the United States. But has it become too reliable? Sixty-five years after the signing of the ANZUS treaty, and amid great strategic change caused by the rise of China, it is time for a fresh look at the Australian-American alliance. In Fighting with America, historian James Curran argues that the current intensity in Canberra's relations with Washington has led Americans and Australians to forget past disagreements between the two nations. As the alliance becomes more focused on Asia, Australian and American interests will sometimes coincide - other times they may clash.

Author Biography

James Curran is Professor of History at the University of Sydney and a Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre. His most recent book is Unholy Fury- Whitlam and Nixon at War (2015). A former analyst with the Office of National Assessments, Curran was a Fulbright Scholar at Georgetown University and in 2013 held the Chair of Australian History at University College Dublin.