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03801aam a2200529Ii 4500 001 383CEEB4E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240320010038 008 211017s2022 vra b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9781922464972 020 $a 192246497X 035 $a (OCoLC)1276934479 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d AUNTL $d SILO 043 $a u-at--- 050 4 $a HC60 $b .E83 2022 082 04 $a 338.9194 $2 23 100 1 $a Evans, Gareth, $e author. 245 10 $a Good international citizenship : $b the case for decency / $c Gareth Evans. 250 $a [International edition]. 264 1 $a Clayton, Victoria : $b Monash University Publishing, $c [2022] 300 $a 90 pages ; $c 18 cm. 490 0 $a In the National Interest 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Why should we in Australia, or any country, care about poverty, human rights atrocities, health epidemics, environmental catastrophes, weapons proliferation or any other problems afflicting faraway countries, when they don't, as is often the case, have any direct or immediate impact on our own safety or prosperity? Gareth Evans' answer is the approach he adopted when Australia's foreign minister. He argues that to be, and be seen to be, a good international citizen-a state that cares about other people's suffering, and does everything reasonably possible to alleviate it-is both a moral imperative and a matter of hard-headed national interest. The case for decency in conducting our international relations is based both on the reality of our common humanity, and a national interest just as compelling as the traditional duo of security and prosperity.Four key benchmarks matter most in assessing any country's record as a good international citizen: its foreign aid generosity; its response to human rights violations; its reaction to conflict, mass atrocities, and the refugee flows that are so often their aftermath; and its contribution to addressing the global existential threats posed by climate change, pandemics and nuclear war. Measured against them, Australia's overall record has been patchy at best, lamentable at worst, and is presently embarrassingly poor. The better news is that, on all available evidence, the problem lies not with the negative attitudes of our people, but our governments. Those in office might prefer Berthold Brecht's solution: 'dissolve the people and elect another.' But the right course for the rest of us is to persuade our political leaders, on both moral and national interest grounds, to change their ways, and to vote them out if they don't. 650 0 $a Economic assistance, Australian. 650 0 $a World citizenship. 650 0 $a Human rights. 650 0 $a Refugees $x Services for $z Australia. 651 0 $a Australia $x Politics and government. 651 0 $a Australia $x Foreign relations. 650 2 $a Human Rights 650 6 $a Citoyennete mondiale. 650 6 $a Aide economique australienne. 650 6 $a Droits de l'homme (Droit international) 650 6 $a Refugies $x Services $z Australie. 651 6 $a Australie $x Politique et gouvernement. 651 6 $a Australie $x Relations exterieures. 650 7 $a Diplomatic relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01907412 650 7 $a Economic assistance, Australian. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901640 650 7 $a Human rights. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00963285 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Refugees $x Services for. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01092841 650 7 $a World citizenship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01181336 651 7 $a Australia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204543 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240320011055.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=383CEEB4E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search