Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- National and International Dimensions
- Functional Themes
- 3 Defence Policy
- 4 Australia and International Law
- 5 Australian Multilateral Diplomacy
- 6 Australia in the Global Economy
- 7 Aid Policies and Programmes
- 8 Refugees—the End of Splendid Isolation?
- The Regions
- Powers, Ideals and Practice
- Notes
- Index
5 - Australian Multilateral Diplomacy
from Functional Themes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 March 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- National and International Dimensions
- Functional Themes
- 3 Defence Policy
- 4 Australia and International Law
- 5 Australian Multilateral Diplomacy
- 6 Australia in the Global Economy
- 7 Aid Policies and Programmes
- 8 Refugees—the End of Splendid Isolation?
- The Regions
- Powers, Ideals and Practice
- Notes
- Index
Summary
In the 35 years since the Second World War successive Australian governments have all participated actively, though with varying degrees of enthusiasm, in the multilateral diplomacy of the United Nations, its ’Specialised Agencies’ and regional and other commissions, and the Commonwealth of Nations. Their policies in this environment have extended the scope of Australian relations through fully international cooperation while at the same time reflecting the imperatives of bilateral and regional relations.
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- Australia in World Affairs 1976–1980Independence and Alliance, pp. 81 - 102Publisher: Cambridge University PressFirst published in: 2024