Allied and Addicted
Alison Broinowski
'Passionately argued and strongly referenced, this is a personal response to an important issue.'
Fiona Stager (Bookseller and Publisher)'This is a highly positive and well-argued critique of the culture that lies behind the ANZUS Treaty and the overall Australian–American relationship.'
John Graham (Canberra Times)'... this is a compelling book. It typifies strong advocacy, demonstrates unwavering support for principle in politics, and more than stands for an independent Australian identity.'
Pouyan Afshar Mazandaran (Reform)In many respects, Australia behaves as if it were still a colonial dependency. Our policies on foreign affairs, trade, human rights, and the environment seem to be uncritically allied to those of the United States.
Alison Broinowski argues that Australia’s development as an independent nation has stalled, and warns that behaving like the schoolyard bully’s errand-boy has earned Australia a reputation for being ready to ‘kiss up and kick down’. Broinowski shows how being so closely identified with current American policies harms Australia’s interests, and how the United States alliance actually endangers Australia more than it protects us. But she remains optimistic that Australia may at last be turning in the direction of genuine independence.
Allied and Addicted challenges many of the assumptions of conservative policy-makers, and highlights the need for informed choices in the debate about Australia’s place in the world.
Alison Broinowski
Alison Broinowski is a visiting fellow in the Faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University. A former diplomat, she is the author of several books, including The Yellow Lady: Australian impressions of Asia, About Face: Asian accounts of Australia, Howard's War, (with James Wilkinson) The Third Try: can the UN work?, and Allied and Addicted. She lives in Sydney.
Extent: 144pp
Size: 210mm x 135mm
ISBN (13): 9781921215278
RRP: $22.00
Pub date: April 2007
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