Number: RS22772
Title: The U.S.-Australia Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation
Authors: Bruce Vaughn, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The United States and Australia signed a Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation in September 2007 that would facilitate defense trade and cooperation between the two nations. On the strategic level, the treaty would further develop ties between two very close allies who have fought together in most of America's conflicts, including most recently in Iraq and in Afghanistan. This treaty is proposed at a time when the United States has found few friends that have been willing to work as closely with the United States in its efforts to contain militant anti-Western Islamists as Australia has proven to be. The treaty with Australia needs to be ratified by the U. S. Senate to come into force.
Pages: 6
Date: December 12, 2007