Author: Erik Paul
Publisher: Springer
Size: 23.26 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
View: 6547
Get Book
by Erik Paul, Australia In The Us Empire Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download
Australia In The Us Empire books, This book argues that Australia is vital to the US imperial project for global hegemony in the struggle among great powers, and why Australia’s deep dependency on the US is incompatible with democracy and the security of the country. The Australian continent is increasingly a contestable geopolitical asset for the US grand strategy and for China’s economic and political expansionism. The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency is symptomatic of the US hegemonic crisis. The US is Australia’s dangerous ally and the US crisis is a call for Australia to regain sovereignty and sever its military alliance with the US. Political realism provides a critical paradigm to analyse the interactions between capitalism, imperialism and militarism as they undermine Australian democracy and shift governmentality towards new forms of authoritarianism.
