This course explores Australia's longstanding enthusiasm for strategic alliance relationships. It examines the roots of Australia's first major strategic tie with the United Kingdom in the years prior to the Second World War and the reasons for its eventual demise. A series of case studies examining the highs and lows in Australia's longstanding strategic alliance with the United States are then undertaken, including the formation of the ANZUS alliance in 1951; the Korea and Vietnam Wars; the New Zealand nuclear ship visits crisis and tensions over Australia's hosting of the ‘joint facilities', as well as more recent alliance dynamics surrounding the so-called ‘War on Terror' and the Iraq War. Finally, the course considers unfolding power shifts in the current strategic order with the potential both to solidify and to fundamentally challenge Australia's longstanding ‘alliance enthusiasm'.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Through a series of formal seminars and written assessments, for students to gain a deeper understanding of the sources, dynamics, and potential limitations to Australia's longstanding enthusiasm for strategic alliance relationships.
Other Information
Delivery Mode:
On Campus
Indicative Assessment
Short assignment 20% Essay 40% Exam 40%
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Workload
Standard SDSC week-long intensive delivery. Based in Canberra on ANU campus. Morning and Afternoon teaching sessions for 5 days. Assessment will be spread throughout the teaching period with the final piece of assessment being the examination in the official ANU examination period.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $3420 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4878 |
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