Cocos and Christmas Islands: building Australia’s strategic role in the Indian Ocean
| Autor: | Rory Medcalf, David Brewster |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
021110 strategic defence & security studies 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology 0211 other engineering and technologies Christmas Island Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law Oceanography 01 natural sciences Southeast asia Indian ocean Geography Economy Environmental protection Water Science and Technology Strategic competition Militarization |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Indian Ocean Region. 13:155-173 |
| ISSN: | 1948-108X 1948-0881 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19480881.2017.1328016 |
| Popis: | Australia’s Cocos Islands and Christmas Island are remote islands with potentially great significance for Australia’s strategic role in the eastern Indian Ocean region and the wider Indo-Pacific. This paper explores the growing militarization of islands throughout the Indian Ocean in the context of growing strategic competition in the region. It then considers the strategic value of Australia’s Indian Ocean territories and makes recommendations about the further development of defense infrastructure to potentially support Australian air operations in Southeast Asia and the eastern Indian Ocean. Upgraded facilities on both Cocos and Christmas would provide Australia with valuable leverage in its relationships with regional defense partners and the United States. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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