September 2, 2011

Obama's Alliances

Lowy Institute, Lowy Institute

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On the 60th anniversary of the signing of ANZUS, the Lowy Institute has released a report on Barack Obama’s approach to alliances and what this means for the Australia-US alliance.

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TAGGED: Asia, Barack Obama

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