ANZUS or Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty was signed in 1951 due to the security relationship between Australia and the United States, which traced back to the most critical stage of World War 2 (Edwards & Tow, 2001). There is no single definition of what constitutes a middle power. I believe that middle power is a term used in the field of international relations to describe states that are not superpowers or great powers, but still have some influence internationally. Canada and more importantly Australia are among those countries considered to be middle powers. The aim of this paper is the answer the following question: in what way, if any is Australia's anti-terrorism strategy shaped by its commitment to the ANZUS alliance, constructive management with Asia, and the perception that Australia is a middle power'.
In the Asia-Pacific region, the Australia-United States relationship is clearly the closest. This partnership can be described as a "special......
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