Firing Line: Australia's Path to War
Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that has become much more volatile, as China asserts itself and America seeks to hold the line.What is it like to go to war? How do we decide to go to...
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Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that has become much more volatile, as China asserts itself and America seeks to hold the line.What is it like to go to war? How do we decide to go to war? Where might we go to war in the future? Will we get that decision right?In t
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ISBN:
9781863958417
Publisher: Quarterly Essay
Pages no: 114
Edition language: English
Series: Quarterly Essay 0 (#62)
Compelling essay. Even if you don't agree with some of his contentions, his argument that our politicians & the parliament should think & debate carefully and openly about committing to war and what that means for the national interest as opposed to the government's electoral interest is extremely p...