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Politics

From page 19 group capable of designing and producing les plant in Sydney during a 2014 state
missiles and missile systems.” visit to Australia, then French President
economic funding and defence protection The United States Studies Centre – Francois Hollande stated: “We are allies
from Australia. another new institution based at the as well through our defence industries,
In an April 2018 Analysis Paper, Colton University of Sydney – organises a range because we manufacture – our French
also proposes that the Biketawa Plus Dec- of research programmes, conferences and and Australian companies manufacture
laration should seek to strengthen security public advocacy. The centre’s “Alliance 21” – processes, notably for the most essen-
arrangements between signatories, and programme – looking at ANZUS in the tial equipment for the French strategic
expand beyond recent security agreements Indo-Pacific region in the 21st Century – force, the French nuclear force, a part of
with Nauru, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands was partly funded by subsidiaries of US this equipment is manufactured here in
to include territories with Forum Observer corporations, alongside other support from Australia.”
Status. He argues for the extension of the DFAT and the Defence Department. Another example is the newly appointed
Defence Cooperation Programme so “that Another feature of Australian political Governor of Western Australia Kim Beaz-
the ADF School of Intelligence should life is the close interplay between think ley. A former Deputy Prime Minister and
establish an annual multi-agency Intel- tanks, former politicians and corporate Defence minister, the long serving ALP
ligence Officers’ course for members of sponsors. For example, ASPI’s immediate politician took up a diplomatic posting be-
Pacific Island nations.” past chair is former ALP Senator Stephen tween 2010-16 as Australian ambassador
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute Loosley, who also serves as a Non-Resi- to the United States. Soon after completing
(ASPI) describes itself as “an independent, dent Fellow at the United States Studies his term in Washington, Beazley joined
non-partisan think tank that produces Centre. Loosely has served as Chair of the board of arms manufacturer Lockheed
expert and timely advice for Australia’s the Advisory Board of Thales Australia, Martin Australia in June 2016, a key sup-
strategic and defence leaders.” the local subsidiary of the French arms plier to the ADF.
The think tank is “partially funded manufacturer. Loosely has also chaired Lockheed Martin USA is engaged in the
by the Department of Defence,” but also the Advisory Board of the Woomera Pro- Trump administration’s nuclear weapons
receives significant sponsorship from a hibited Area, a missile testing range in the modernisation programme and is respon-
range of overseas arms manufacturers. desert of South Australia. sible for the construction of Trident II (D5)
These sponsors include Lockheed Martin Thales manufactures sonar arrays for nuclear missiles for the United States and
and Raytheon, two major US aerospace the French nuclear submarine force as United Kingdom. It is part of the team
corporations that are also engaged in nu- well as the Royal Australian Navy. The that manages the UK Atomic Weapons
clear weapons programmes. ASPI is also company is working alongside the French Establishment (AWE), which designs,
sponsored by European arms companies government to modernise France’s M51.3 manufactures and maintains nuclear
SAAB and MBDA, “the only European nuclear ballistic missiles. Visiting the Tha- warheads for Britain.

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