Middling, meddling, muddling
Subtitle: issues in Australian foreign policy
By: edited by Richard Leaver and Dave Cox.
Contributors: Leaver, Richard.; Cox, Dave, 1956-
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 1997
Place of publication: St. Leonards, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: World politics -- 1989-; Australia -- Foreign relations -- 1945-
Description: This provocative collection of essays scrutinises the rhetoric and substance of Australian diplomacy. It presents a picture very different from the list of achievements proclaimed by Labor and inherited by the Coalition. Does Australia have a leading voice in international forums or is it simply one of many middling powers? Has it been a 'good international citizen' or a hyperactive meddler in international diplomacy? Is it a far-sighted influence for stability or a muddler making the best of short-term conditions? Through the arguments offered in this book the reader is introduced to Australian foreign policy in a way that is sure to provoke debate about present ambitions as well as past practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-284) and index.