@inbook{6ea8a5f69fac4609975b4d0ac98ff9f6,
title = "China-US-Australia: redefining the strategic triangle",
abstract = "The Asia-Pacific region has undergone dramatic changes over the past thirty years. At the most elementary level, the relative erosion of United States (US) power and the rise of the People{\textquoteright}s Republic of China have deeply changed the structure of the regional system, putting an early end to the unipolar moment. This chapter argues that US-China-Australia relations can be understood as a strategic triangle. While the notion of the strategic triangle is commonly used to describe any situation involving three actors, it is used here more restrictively. The 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror created the conditions for even tighter relations between Washington and Canberra, thus consolidating the stable marriage around a new major issue. Australia, recognizing that its security lies in a stable Southeast Asia and Oceania should continue to encourage both powers to engage the region in a constructive and cooperative way.",
author = "Adam Lockyer and McDonald, {Scott D.} and Yves-Heng Lim",
year = "2021",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780367322519",
series = "Europa Regional Perspectives",
publisher = "Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group",
pages = "141--159",
editor = "McDonald, {Scott D.} and Tan, {Andrew T. H.}",
booktitle = "The future of the United States-Australia Alliance",
address = "United Kingdom",
}