Analytical Summary: U.S.-Australia Alliance in an Era of Change

This report is an analytical summary of a paper discussing the U.S.-Australia alliance in a time of change, focusing on the shifts in U.S. primacy and their implications. The paper examines how the Obama administration attempted to manage political and military commitments and maintain economic capability. It highlights the challenges faced due to retrenchment of military commitments. The author also discusses the strategic choices and their impact on countries like Australia, including the dilemmas faced by Australia regarding the U.S.'s reorientation of approaches and potential disengagement. The analysis also touches on the critiques of the bipartisan post-cold war policy and the importance of a strong U.S. for maintaining global order. The author uses references from various sources to support the arguments. The report provides an overview of the key arguments, challenges, and potential future developments in the relationship between the two nations.

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Introduction
The argument is based on the condition of the analysis of the future of the United. The
cold war policy States, of which most of these are based for the military and political, these
commitments and policies helps in maintaining the economic capability of the United State. The
author puts it that the administration of Barack Obama tried to deal with the challenges of the
central government problems like the military and security issues. His administration managed
to retrench the military commitment in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. The outcome of this
choice of strategy to aid in retrenching in United State commitment to a more controllable level
nevertheless these faces some bottlenecks at the systematic and ideational level.
Summary
The above arguments are supported by the focusses of the effects of the present
challenges in the United State. The author states that most of the United States allies like
Australia and other countries like China and Russia which adjusted to strategic and defence
policy (Robyn, 2016). These policies have negative effects on the perception of Americans on
the United States duration primacy. Defence and military are closely linked to the author´s
argument of the military and political policies (Brendan, 2016). Another point which supports
the Author´s arguments is economic engagement. Putting the concerns on the intention strategy
in the whole of Asia. This resulted in efforts which helped in strengthening the United State
alliances in this continent.
With enough economic support, it is very easy for these policies to go through and get
fully implemented as required by the Obama administration. When there is enough economic
engagement it will be so simple to enact the political and military policy in the United States.

Another point supporting the author´s argument is the critiques which can be named as the
bipartisan post-cold war policy. The author stated that these critiques are based on the two
assumptions which are a substitute of America´s indispensability is not self-regulating and it is
not the harmonious balance of independent state and the other assumption is that strong United
State is still crucial to the maintenance of the open global order (Hugh, 2016). The cold war
policy is highly related to the author´s argument since the cold war can affect the military and
political commitment of the United States.
Analysis
The political and the military policies which are put forth in Obama´s administration is
perfect to help the United States in a few years to come. This is due to the focus which these
policy laid on the security and safety of the members of the United States. Due to the benefits of
these policies, other countries which are allies to the United States also adopted the policy like
China, Iraq and Afghanistan. Other countries which adopted these military and political policies
include Australia.
Unfortunately in Australia the adoption of the Obama which includes lack of enough
sufficient in ensuring that these policies are fully adopted as required. Some of these problems
are that the United State alliances did not accept to acknowledge that the US might be in the
process of the reorienting its approaches to bigger webs of applications. From the author´s
argument Australians currently are in dilemma whether to the United States is stepping back
from its alliances with Australia (Robyn, 2016). Another challenge which is faced with
Australia is that the United State hub and spoke alliance might verge a disengagement which
could undermine the system robustness.

References
Brendan T., 2016: “A Pragmatic Partner: Australia and the ADMM-Plus,” Asia Policy, no. 22:
83–88
Hugh W., 2016: "ANZUS in the Age of Trump," Strategist, December 1, 2016, u https://www.
aspistrategist.org.au/anzus-age-trump.
John L., 2016: “China in Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper,” Security Challenges 12, no. 1.
175
Robyn L., 2016: “Australian Security Thinking after the Cold War,” Orbis 42, no. 1: 95