Showing papers in "Global Change, Peace & Security in 2001"
TL;DR: The role of R. G. Casey, Minister for External Affairs, in the creation of an Australian propaganda strategy was explored in this article, where the Colombo Plan came to be used as the principal means to secure defence and foreign policy objectives through cultural, political, and social propaganda.
Abstract: This article explores the role of R. G. Casey, Minister for External Affairs, in the creation of an Australian propaganda strategy. In particular, it examines the way the Colombo Plan came to be used as the principal means to secure defence and foreign policy objectives through cultural, political, and social propaganda. It is argued that a wide gulf exists between the publicly stated objectives of the ambitious aid programme and its privately determined political, cultural, and strategic motivations. An examination of propaganda methods used by the Department of External Affairs allows critical insights into Australia's official approach to engagement with the Asian region during this period . This article aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship between aid and foreign policy and illuminate the complex nature of Australia's engagement with the Asia‐Pacific region through its overseas aid initiatives.
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TL;DR: The role of the Chinese Communist Party in the globalizing international system has been discussed in this article, where the authors argue that domestic policies to maintain stability or actions internationally to maintain sovereignty often detract from the image of a responsible international power which is needed to achieve China's economic development in a globalising world.
Abstract: From the time of Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in 1978, China has adopted policies designed increasingly to enable it to take advantage of the processes of globalisation. Although it puts the emphasis on economic globalisation, its increased integration with the globalising international system poses difficult domestic and international choices for the governing regime. Domestically the growing importance of private enterprise and entrepreneurship raises difficult questions, notably about the role of the Chinese Communist Party. Internationally, there are concerns about the vulnerabilities involved in interdependence. Moreover, domestic policies to maintain stability or actions internationally to maintain sovereignty often detract from the image of a responsible international power which is needed to achieve China's economic development in a globalising world. Despite the tensions, integration will continue.
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