Accession Number:

ADA522431

Title:

Australia: US Redoubt in Southeast Asia

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Gist, III, William W.

Report Date:

1966-04-08

Pagination or Media Count:

65.0

Abstract:

This research paper concerns itself with contemporary Australia. It is an attempt to determine the present and future strategic importance of Australia to the United States through an analysis of the geopolitical, economic, and military factors affecting her position in the South Pacific. In accomplishing this, emphasis will be placed on the external pressures exerted on Australia by her neighbors to the North.

Descriptors:

• *SOUTHEAST ASIA
• *GEOPOLITICS
• *AUSTRALIA
• THREATS
• FOREIGN AID
• GEOGRAPHY
• MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• ECONOMICS
• UNITED STATES
• SECURITY

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Geography
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE