''The Howard Paradox: Australian Diplomacy in Asia'' is a 2007 book by Professor Michael Wesley. The book explores whether Australia's alliance with the United States advances or undermines Australia's relations with Asia. It notes the

Howard government The Howard government refers to the Government of Australia, federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007. It was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Australia, Li ...

's significant foreign policy successes in the Asia region including close diplomatic relations with Asian leaders and obtaining a seat at the East Asian Summit, which the author says confounded those critical of the early years of the

.The Howard paradox: Australian diplomacy in Asia
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John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime min ...

’s "vigorous identification with the West rather than Asia". Discussion of

Alexander Downer Alexander John Gosse Downer (born 9 September 1951) is an Australian former politician and diplomat who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 1995, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and High Commissioner to the United Ki ...

also features in the book, with his recognition of Australia's interest in "practical regionalism" not "emotional regionalism".The Howard Paradox: Australian Diplomacy in Asia 1996-2006
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