Firing line - Australia's Path to War extract

14 June 2016

Adjunct Associate Professor James Brown
Director, Foreign Policy, Defence and Strategy (leave of absence), United States Studies Centre

An extract from the Quarterly Essay by adjunct associate professor James Brown.

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Adjunct Associate Professor James Brown
Director, Foreign Policy, Defence and Strategy (leave of absence), United States Studies Centre
James Brown is Director, Foreign Policy, Defence and Strategy of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He is currently on leave without pay until 2018 to perform the voluntary role of President, RSL NSW.

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14 June 2016

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