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138 CHAPTER FIVE: POSITIONING DEFENCE FOR TOMORROW’S CHALLENGES violent extremism. Australia is committed to growing our partnership through strategic dialogue led by the Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) and cooperation on intelligence, science and technology and high-end defence capabilities. SECTION TWO CAPABILITY 5.83 Australia and France share a longstanding and close defence relationship with a shared commitment to addressing global security challenges such as terrorism and piracy. We are strong partners in the Pacific where France maintains important capabilities and we also work closely together to support the security of our respective Southern Ocean territories. Under the FRANZ Arrangement between France, Australia and New Zealand the three partners coordinate humanitarian and disaster relief operations in the Pacific. Australian and French defence forces worked alongside each other to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to Vanuatu in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam. 5.84 Following the 13 November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, Australia has expressed its unwavering solidarity with the people of France. Australia will continue to work with France and other like-minded countries to combat Daesh as part of the fight against terrorism. 5.85 The defence forces of Australia and Canada are of comparable size, and we share a willingness to respond to global challenges, such as our contributions in Iraq. Australia and Canada cooperate closely as members of the Five-Eyes intelligence community. Although geographically distant, our strategic outlook and approach towards security and defence matters is similar and is reflected in a growing relationship, including: intelligence cooperation, operational cooperation, working level exchanges, senior-level dialogue and science, technology and materiel cooperation. 5.86 Australia will also work with other partners, where cooperation is required to improve global security wherever Australia’s interests are engaged, including in the Middle East. Only through concerted
International defence relationships 139 international action can we defeat threats such as those posed by terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. This includes cooperation with a broad coalition of concerned countries, including countries such as the Netherlands, Spain and Germany. The Middle East 5.87 Australia will have strategic interests in the Middle East for the foreseeable future, including preventing the spread of violent extremism, supporting stability and the security of vital trade and energy flows. To support these interests, in addition to our current operations in the region (discussed below), Australia will continue to build relationships with countries in the region including providing targeted capacity building support where it is in our interest to do so. 5.88 Australia has a strong defence relationship with the United Arab Emirates. Our defence engagement with the United Arab Emirates will continue to grow and will include increased training, personnel exchanges and high-end exercises, including Special Forces and air combat exercises. Africa 5.89 The African continent engages Australia’s interests in upholding the rules-based global order and promoting the stability of the Indo-Pacific, including maritime security. Australia has sustained contributions to a number of United Nations operations in Africa, including to the current United Nations mission in South Sudan. Defence activities in Africa will continue to be proportionate to our interests in the continent. Our ongoing contribution to United States-led Combined Maritime Forces operations will help address terrorism, piracy, drug smuggling and other challenges to maritime security off the north-east coast of Africa. SECTION TWO CAPABILITY 2016 DEFENCE WHITE PAPER
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