Is the “fear of abandonment” still relevant? Based on the work of Allan Gyngell’s “Fear of Abandonment”, since WWII Australia’s foreign policy has been dictated by three strands- alliance, regional engagement and rules-based order. Considering the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyngell has stated in his work that initially Australia’s and Britain’s security were inseparable. Thereby, the alignment choice of Australia pertains to the geopolitical lineages inherited from being a British colony....