Island-Consciousness and Australian Strategic Culture
Evans, Michael, Review - Institute of Public Affairs
One of the most curious aspects of Australian national culture is the absence of a significant maritime tradition. This is a striking paradox in that, as an island-continent dependent on sea communications, trade and alliances, Australia should be the archetype of a liberal maritime nation. As the leading geographer, Saul B. Cohen put it in his 1964 study, Geography and Politics in a Divided World, Australia's geopolitical character is that of a 'trade dependent maritime state' whose interests are tied to a larger offshore Asian and Oceanic geo-strategic region. The reality of Australia's maritime environment is further underlined by the fact that its coastline is 35,877 kilometres in …
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Publication information:
Article title: Island-Consciousness and Australian Strategic Culture.
Contributors: Evans, Michael - Author.
Magazine title: Review - Institute of Public Affairs.
Volume: 58.
Issue: 2
Publication date: July 2006.
Page number: 21+.
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