Wybrane aspekty polityki zagranicznej Australii u progu XXI wieku
Australia’s Policy at the Threshold of the 21st Century

Author(s): Rafał Kamiński
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Australia’s Policy;21st Century;ASEAN;USA
Summary/Abstract: The Australia’s foreign policy traditionally focused mainly on the relations with the US has changed in recent years. The evolution of the balance of power in the global politics, felt most in the East Asian region, has led to the appreciation in the eyes of the Australian elite of partners from the immediate neighborhood. PRC, currently the most important economic partner of Canberra, but also traditionally the biggest threat to the regional balance of power, aspires to play a key role in the South Pacific. Through the establishment of free trade agreements with countries of the ASEAN and with this organization separately, Australia is trying to provide a counter-balance for Beijing’s privileged position as a major trading partner. Another step in this direction will be elimination of taxes and tariffs in trade with South Korea and Japan. My essay examines the shift in Asian Australian foreign policy in recent years and illuminates the contents of documents, defining the economic and military strategy of the Australian government in new geopolitical circumstances.

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