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2017
Foreign Policy White Paper
Prime Minister’s introduction
Ministerial foreword
Overview
Chapter one: Foundations for success
Chapter two: A contested world
An evolving international order
Power shifts in the Indo–Pacific
Terrorism will remain a critical global threat
Constraints on global growth
The Indo–Pacific will create opportunity
Technological change
People, cities and migration
Fragile states
An environment under strain
Chapter three: A stable and prosperous Indo–Pacific
The United States and China
Indo–Pacific partnerships
Grave and growing threat posed by North Korea
Working with Southeast Asia
Geo-economic competition
Building collaboration
Fault lines
Safeguarding maritime security
Chapter four: Our agenda for opportunity
Defending and supporting an open global economy
Securing opportunity globally
Supporting our commercial interests
Competitiveness
Chapter five: Keeping Australia and Australians safe, secure and free
Countering terrorism and violent extremism
Securing our borders
Tackling transnational organised crime
Open, free and secure cyberspace
Guarding against foreign interference
Assisting Australians overseas
Chapter six: Global cooperation
Our global partnerships
The United Nations
Shaping rules and institutions
Countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Climate change
Antarctica
Promoting sustainable development
Advancing human rights
Responding to the challenge of displaced people
Strains on food, energy and water
Protecting the oceans
Guarding against global health risks
Security in space
Chapter seven: A shared agenda for security and prosperity
An enduring partnership with Papua New Guinea
Stepping up our engagement in the Pacific
Bilateral and regional partnerships in the Pacific
Supporting Timor–Leste
Chapter eight: Partnerships and soft power
Foreign policy partners
Soft power
Glossary of terms
List of figures
List of boxes
