Enhancing America's alliances in a changing Asia-Pacific: the case of Japan and Australia

NICK Bisley

Enhancing America's alliances in a changing Asia-Pacific: the case of Japan and Australia - 2006

In recent years the two anchors of the system the alliance with Japan and Australia have been enhanced. This article examines this process and considers the extent to which these moves have increased security and stability in one of the most important regions in the international system. The first and the second parts of the article assess the contemporary state of each alliance and overview the ways in which they have been enhanced in recent years.


JAPAN--AUSTRALIA--ASIA PACIFIC--REGIONAL--SECURITY--US ALLIANCE SYSTEM