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2 - The foreign policy process

Adjusting to a new era

from Part I - The domestic politics of Australian foreign policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2024

Baogang He
Affiliation:
Deakin University, Victoria
David Hundt
Affiliation:
Deakin University, Victoria
Danielle Chubb
Affiliation:
Deakin University, Victoria
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This chapter is concerned with how the foreign policy process developed during the period 2016–20 and how it interacted with and was shaped by the return of great-power politics. In particular, the chapter examines the foreign policy process through the lens of three main developments: the significant change in Australia’s approach to the People’s Republic of China in the context of growing Sino-American rivalry, the dominance of security in Australian foreign policy, and the adoption of the Indo-Pacific strategic construct. The chapter examines each of these in turn. Its conclusion reflects on what each of these developments tells us about the foreign policy process and in particular the role of key institutions, actors such as think tanks, parliament and the media, as well as individuals have played during this period.

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Australia in World Affairs 2016–2020
A Return to Great-Power Rivalry
, pp. 17 - 30
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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