Bøker av Brendan Taylor

Brings together leading experts to examine the future of Australian defence policy in a contested Asia, and imagines the future of Australian strategy after American primacy, plotting strategic futures for a country that faces unprecedented strategic challenges.

Despite the critical importance of the Australian-US Alliance and the evolving nature of the regional and global strategic environment there have been few studies that attempt to provide an in-depth understanding of how the Alliance is developing. This volume provides a nuanced understanding of the Alliance and related choices for Australia.

Tensions over Taiwan threaten to grow into a strategic crisis, amid the background of a deteriorating relationship between China and the United States - Brendan Taylor's new Adelphi book explores the potential triggers for a conflict over Taiwan and calls for the development of robust crisis-management mechanisms to avoid escalation.

Covers US sanctions policy in the Asia-Pacific. Using the Bill Clinton and George W Bush presidencies as a basis for comparison, this book examines nine prominent episodes involving the US use of sanctions toward countries in this economically and strategically vital part of the world.