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Subimperial Power: Australia in the International Arena Kindle Edition
by Clinton Fernandes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
A book to reshape Australians' understanding of their nation and themselves.
How does Australia operate in the world? And why? In this closely evidenced, original account, former Australian Army intelligence analyst Clinton Fernandes categorically debunks Australia’s greatest myth: that of its own independence.
'This book is a bold and challenging interpretation of not only Australian Foreign Policy, but of the psyche of the nation itself. Fernandes gives us a fast-paced, thought-provoking interpretation which many readers may not like. This is what happens when someone shakes the foundations. But that’s the point. Fernandes's analysis will have forced you to ask and answer some profound questions about this nation’s place in the world, and the course its leaders chose to chart. Do not let the author’s brevity deceive you for this work is also an iceberg-you are reading the tip of a mountain of scholarship, knowledge and analysis that lies out of view. I wholeheartedly recommend this work to any and all with even a passing interest in foreign policy, the dynamics of power and the nature of contemporary Australia. Once you start you will not put it down, and along the way you might just have uncovered a new lens through which to see the world about you.' Professor Craig Stockings, Official Historian of Australian Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor
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5 October 2022
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"One of the best-read and most-experienced military strategists in the country." --JOHN LYONS
"Deserves to become the foundation of the next Foreign Affairs and Defence White Papers. I give it my full endorsement." --ALBERT PALAZZO, FORMER DIRECTOR OF WAR STUDIES, AUSTRALIAN ARMY RESEARCH CENTRE
About the Author
Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia's external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group at UNSW analyses the operational environment, and the threats, risks and opportunities that military forces will face, in the 2030-50 timeframe.
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ASIN : B0BHHP5K6Q
Publisher : Melbourne University Press Digital (5 October 2022)
Language : English
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
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Big ole
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, well-written, and just a fantastic readReviewed in Australia on 27 March 2024
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Clinton clearly and concisely examines the role that Australian policy makers have typically adhered to since post-WWII. Given the current sabre rattling between the US and China there's no better time to have a basic understanding of our (Australia) position in the international arena.
I would highly recommend this book to my Australian balas and tiddahs.
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Yong
5.0 out of 5 stars Best political book I had ever read.Reviewed in Australia on 24 December 2023
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The theory from the book supported by current and historical facts around the world. Every Australian who is interested in politics and international affairs should read this.
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Algenon Slim
4.0 out of 5 stars A nuclear sub imperial power?Reviewed in Australia on 23 October 2022
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This is a somewhat new left/dependency theory/Chomsky propaganda model account of Australian foreign policy. It breaks some new ground by proposing the term "subimperialism", which is used to criticise "middle power" concepts. But its chief virtue is to point out that the world is organised by an empire run out of Washington, and that our policy is to make us an "indispensable friend". The "Israel"of the Indo-Pacific.
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kate schroeder
5.0 out of 5 stars please read this, it’s importantReviewed in Australia on 6 April 2023
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I have never been privy to such information from newspapers or the government. It’s an interesting world that we live in, better to see the way it really works than hear the garbage the government feeds us. Excellent book
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Mario
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interestingReviewed in Australia on 8 May 2023
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Very interesting book, very informative.
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Dr. Colin L. Sheppard
5.0 out of 5 stars Why Australia could end up as the Ukraine of the Indo-PacificReviewed in Australia on 9 October 2022
I have just listened to an interview with the author & immediately ordered 2 copies [1 as a gift]. Shocking, but at the same time telling nothing new to those who have been paying attention. I guess it's like the Emperor's New Clothes: the shock of having the bleeding obvious explicated unambiguously & forcefully.
The worry is that Australia could end up becoming the "Ukraine" of the Indo Pacific: a proxy/pawn in America's war with China. American strategists openly consider giving nuclear weapons to Australia, Japan, etc so a nuclear war could be instigated with China, & US could sit on the sidelines. [NYRB article this year: a US official, Colby, was author of a book reviewed , so I'm not making this up]. The nuclear-powered submarines we are planning would just have to go to Guam to have nuclear missiles inserted. I've finally read it & it is better than I expected. Depressing in that knowing why Australia behaves so badly & there is nothing that be done. If you want to know why Australia Australia behaves in a certain way, just ask the question: How does this policy advance the interests of the American Empire & its wealth elites. 2 concepts come to mind:
1. The rulers of all countries have more in common with each other than with the people they rule.
2. It's easy to believe something when your income depends on believing it.
Every Australian should read this book.
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