Analyses
Squaring the triangle: an Australian perspective on Asian security minilateralism
In a paper published by the US National Bureau of Asian Research, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf identifies Australia’s criteria for taking part in 'minilateral' cooperative security talks and arrangements in Asia. He applies these criteria to help explain the durability of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Japan and the United States, as well as the short-lived experiment in a quadrilateral dialogue involving India.
23 January 2009