BLUF
This article asserts that Australia lacks the confidence one would expect of such a successful nation. And, with increasing global volatility, Australia needs to move on from relying solely on its ‘great and powerful friend’.Learning Outcomes
- Understand that Australia is a highly successful nation that ‘punches above its weight’ and is capable of shouldering its share of regional security.
- Recognise that the central pillar of Australia’s international relations since the beginning of the 20th century has been that of the ‘great and powerful friend’.
