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The Role of GO’s and NGO’s in The Role of GO’s and NGO’s in Relation to DefenceRelation to Defence

Defence TreatiesDefence TreatiesAdvantages and Advantages and

Disadvantages of DefenceDisadvantages of DefenceSocial Justice and Equity Social Justice and Equity

Issues Related to DefenceIssues Related to Defence

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The Role of Governments in The Role of Governments in Relation to DefenceRelation to Defence

Protection of the Protection of the national interests.national interests.

Prevention of Prevention of coercion by hostile coercion by hostile nations.nations.

Protection of the free Protection of the free market system.market system.


The Role of Governments in The Role of Governments in Relation to DefenceRelation to Defence

Protection of Protection of individuals who are individuals who are incapable of incapable of protecting protecting themselves.themselves.Maintenance of the Maintenance of the national borders.national borders.Securing and Securing and maintaining freedom maintaining freedom and democracy.and democracy.


The Role of NGO’s in Relation to The Role of NGO’s in Relation to DefenceDefence

NGO’s play a role in NGO’s play a role in the defence of human the defence of human rights and protest rights and protest abuses worldwide.abuses worldwide.

NGO’s inform and NGO’s inform and educate all sections educate all sections of the population of the population about defence issues about defence issues throughout the world.throughout the world.


The Role of NGO’s in Relation to The Role of NGO’s in Relation to DefenceDefence

NGO’s can focus on a NGO’s can focus on a particular defence issue. particular defence issue. Eg: Nuclear non-Eg: Nuclear non-proliferation.proliferation.

NGO’s can monitor NGO’s can monitor issues which impact on issues which impact on global security.global security.

NGO’s play a role in NGO’s play a role in international treaty international treaty negotiations relating to negotiations relating to defence.defence.


Defence TreatiesDefence Treaties

THE ANZUS TREATY.THE ANZUS TREATY.

Australia, New Zealand Australia, New Zealand and the USA all have and the USA all have similar strategic similar strategic interests and therefore interests and therefore have formalised the have formalised the relationship into relationship into ANZUS and ANZACS.ANZUS and ANZACS.



The USA is one of The USA is one of Australia’s most Australia’s most important defence important defence partners and this link partners and this link relates back to WWII relates back to WWII when Australia when Australia needed the USA’s needed the USA’s assistance.assistance.



ANZUS was ANZUS was signed in 1952 signed in 1952 and aims to and aims to strengthen peace strengthen peace in the Asia-Pacific in the Asia-Pacific region.region.



The main articles of ANZUS establish that:The main articles of ANZUS establish that:

a)a) international disputes should be settled peacefullyinternational disputes should be settled peacefully

b)b) the parties will assist in an armed attackthe parties will assist in an armed attack

c)c) there will be consultation between the partiesthere will be consultation between the parties

d)d) armed attacks will be reported to the UN Security armed attacks will be reported to the UN Security CouncilCouncil

e)e) armed attacks on one nation will be presumed to armed attacks on one nation will be presumed to be armed attacks on any of the parties.be armed attacks on any of the parties.



OTHER DEFENCE OTHER DEFENCE TREATIES.TREATIES.Other defence or Other defence or security treaties are security treaties are with:with:

a)a) Denmark (1999)Denmark (1999)b)b) Canada (1996)Canada (1996)c)c) Singapore (1997)Singapore (1997)d)d) Sweden (1985)Sweden (1985)e)e) South Africa (2000)South Africa (2000)f)f) PNG (1977)PNG (1977)g)g) Malaysia (1971).Malaysia (1971).


Advantages of DefenceAdvantages of Defence

Strengthens cultural Strengthens cultural relationships.relationships.

Protection of innocent Protection of innocent civilians and those civilians and those seeking asylum.seeking asylum.

Promotion of cultural ties Promotion of cultural ties which reinforces common which reinforces common democratic values.democratic values.

Develops trade alliances.Develops trade alliances.



Ensures the stability Ensures the stability of free markets.of free markets.

Ensures the safe Ensures the safe passage of goods passage of goods and services and services internationally.internationally.

Promotion of Promotion of economic growth in economic growth in the region.the region.



The defence forces The defence forces provide jobs for provide jobs for Australians.Australians.

Forges alliances.Forges alliances.

Protection of the Asia-Protection of the Asia-Pacific Region.Pacific Region.

Defence forces engage Defence forces engage in counter-terrorism in counter-terrorism actions which keep the actions which keep the world safe. Eg: Somali world safe. Eg: Somali pirates.pirates.


Disadvantages of DefenceDisadvantages of Defence

Defence forces can Defence forces can be viewed as using be viewed as using cultural imperialism cultural imperialism over other nations.over other nations.If peacekeeping If peacekeeping forces remain in a forces remain in a nation too long, the nation too long, the citizens become citizens become dependent on them dependent on them rather than self rather than self reliant.reliant.



The increased The increased global economic global economic cost of financing cost of financing defence is at the defence is at the expense of health expense of health care and education.care and education.



The Asia-Pacific The Asia-Pacific Region is unstable, Region is unstable, our defence forces our defence forces must be ready at must be ready at short notice.short notice.Our defence force is Our defence force is relatively small and is relatively small and is heavily heavily overcommitted at overcommitted at present.present.


Social Justice and Equity Issues Social Justice and Equity Issues Related to DefenceRelated to Defence

Defence forces assist Defence forces assist in providing freedom in providing freedom against oppressive against oppressive regimes. Eg: Saddam regimes. Eg: Saddam Hussein.Hussein.

Defence forces assist Defence forces assist in the development of in the development of a peaceful, stable a peaceful, stable world which will be of world which will be of benefit to all citizens.benefit to all citizens.



The military often The military often assists in times of assists in times of human catastrophe and human catastrophe and disaster by providing disaster by providing relief. Eg: Earthquakes, relief. Eg: Earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, tsunamis, droughts, famine.famine.

There is a role for the There is a role for the military in combating military in combating poverty.poverty.



Modern defence Modern defence forces aim to deter forces aim to deter and defeat perverted and defeat perverted ideologies related to ideologies related to terrorism.terrorism.The defence forces The defence forces also strive to combat also strive to combat international piracy international piracy which disturbs the which disturbs the free flow of free flow of international trade. international trade.


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Watch Film on Watch Film on Tackling the TalibaTackling the Taliban.n.


Question Time?Question Time?

What are the What are the difficulties in defeating difficulties in defeating the Taliban?the Taliban?

Why is Australia Why is Australia committed to committed to Afghanistan?Afghanistan?

What has changed What has changed regarding Afghanistan regarding Afghanistan since 2007?since 2007?


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