The quiet achiever: Australia-Japan security relations

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31 January 2011Over the last decade, Australia-Japan defence cooperation has grown significantly, with Australia now Japan's second-closest security partner. The regional, alliance and national forces driving this cooperation are all intensifying, suggesting this positive trend will continue. In a new Analysis, Tom Wilkins from the University of Sydney and Malcolm Cook analyse the origins of this greater cooperation and its future outlook. This paper was made possible by the generous funding of the Australia-Japan Foundation.

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Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAPO Member, Think tank
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/23691
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