Abstract
The Commonwealth of Australia (with New Zealand), the only "Western" country in the South-East Asian region, has a fifty-year tradition of working closely together with the United States of America, both militarily and economically. The ANZUS-Treaty of 1952 serves as the basis of their bilateral relationships for both parties. The Bush-Administration's Missile Defense project, and Australia's potential and actual commitment to this undertaking are good indicators of the extent to which Canberra can already play the role Washington would like to see it play: that of trustee of America's interest in the Western Pacific. The Howard government is sitting on the fence between its "Engaging With Asia"-policy and its quest to be a "deputy sheriff" for the American hegemony.
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