ANZUS Treaty: Past and Future
Subject Areas : Politics
Nasrin
Mosaffa
1
(Tehran University)
Ahmad
Heidarbeigi
2
Keywords: ANZUS Security Treaty Pacific Region United States Australia New Zealand,
Abstract :
The Security treaty concluded by Australia, New Zealand and the United States (ANZUS) in September 1951 in San Francisco with the aim of ensurity securing in the Pacific. Issues such as the expansion of communism in Southeast Asia, potential threat by Japan's military power, and constitutional crises prevalent in the new independent countries were posing a threat for regional security following the World War II. The main question discussed by this article is about the survival of this treaty even after the end of the Cold War, Generally, this treaty has based its strategy on confronting hegemonic policies pursued by China, Russia and facing potential threats posed by them or increasing influence exerted by them in the Pacific region