Australia may no longer be ‘deputy sheriff’, but its reliance on the US has only grown deeper since 2000
- Written by David Andrews, Senior Manager, Policy & Engagement, Australian National University
The year 2000 marked an inflection point for many Western countries, including Australia, in their outlook towards the world.
The focus began to shift away from the peacekeepinginterventions that had dominated the previous decade to one shaped by counter-terrorism operations and deployments to the Middle East.
The threat of terrorism hasn’t...
