Title: Five Countries Making Sense of the World
Subtitle: The Anglosphere Policy Community in the 21st Century
Subject Classification:  Politics and Government, War and Conflict  
BIC Classification: JP, JW
BISAC Classification: POL011000, POL011010, POL009000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date: Feb 2028
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-565-5
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-566-2

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Description

This book is a description and analysis of the widespread policy relationships between five countries: Australia; Canada; New Zealand; the United Kingdom; and the United States. The countries are often described collectively using the term ‘Five Eyes’, a term taken from the security notation originally used within the signals intelligence relationship between them. A more general and (in this sense) more encompassing term is ‘Anglosphere’, consisting of those five countries that as well as their shared approach to many policy issues, also share more or less common values in terms of both their internal policies and their approach to the world.

In recent decades the range of relationships has widened considerably. There are now formal links in the wider policy world between, for example, border control agencies, immigration agencies, electoral system agencies, market and competition authorities, policing agencies, census agencies and child support agencies, to name just a few. There is no complete listing of such relationships, but research shows more than 60 high level relationships, each of which could have working groups numbering in the tens or even hundreds.

The relationships are all relatively informal, typically made between working or peer-level groups, and are without a centralised ‘controlling authority’ to set any kind of overarching programme between the different groupings. This is one reason why there is no complete listing of the relationships.

Relationships covering this ground in the international sphere invite comment on their wider purposes, responsibilities and possibilities. This book does that.

This book is unique in that it considers the Anglosphere as a relationship that covers almost every policy area available. The Anglosphere itself is gaining currency as a practical concept and this book will contribute background and ideas to the discussion.

Biography

Author(s):  Dr. Jim Rolfe is a professor at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

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