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Closer Australia-Canada defence cooperation? /

17 Sep 2013

CIGI and ASPI will explore the possibilities for Canadian and Australian cooperation in promoting strengthened security and regional governance in the Asia-Pacific. [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Like Australia, Canada has a significant and distinctive legacy of involvement in the security affairs of the Indo- This paper examines the prospect and utility of closer Pacific, although for many years that legacy has been defence cooperation for both Canada and Australia. [...] Both countries also see security ties with the repeatedly contemplating many of the same operational US as enduring and recognize the need to think creatively deployments and equipment acquisition decisions, in a period of constraint about options for strengthening ranging from fighter aircraft to armoured vehicles, alliance ties with the US and bilateral ties with a range of weapons and communica [...] Yet they have long had much in common, and the shared A SHARED LEGACY understanding and altered circumstances are pointing to a renewed interest in collaboration and cross-pollination As Australia and Canada contemplate the implications, it to enhance regional security and stability. [...] Officers on both sides need to lift their to the Australians in Oruzgan, leading the fight against vision to have a clearer understanding of the utility of the Taliban and suffering greater casualties.
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Authors

Blaxland, J. C

Pages
16
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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