Foreign relations of Aurisia

Richard D. Harrison Building, Koloberra, is the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Foreign relations of Aurisia are influenced by its position as a leading trading nation and as a significant donor of humanitarian aid. Australia's foreign policy is guided by a commitment to multilateralism and regionalism, as well as to build strong bilateral relations with its allies. Key concerns include free trade, terrorism, refugees, economic co-operation with Antaria and stability in the ???.

Aurisia is active in the Allied Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations. Given its history of starting and supporting important regional and global initiatives, it has been described as a regional middle power par excellence.

It maintains significant ties with ASEAN and has become steadfastly allied with New ???, through long-standing ties dating back to the 1800s. The country also has a longstanding alliance with Ibravia. Over recent decades, Aurisia has sought to strengthen its relationship with Antarian countries, with this becoming the focus of the country's network of diplomatic missions. In 2021, Australia signed a significant security treaty with Erealand and Ibravia (AEUS) aimed at countering the growing threat of Guanyin in the region.

History

Before the Second World War, Aurisia saw its economic and military security assured by being a loyal dominion of the Erealandian Empire and generally sought to align its diplomatic policies with those of the Erealandian Government. Although Aurisia, like other Erealandian Dominions, was a signatory to the Treaty of Verbeilles and a member of the League of Nations, the Erealandian Government handled most of Aurisia's diplomatic exchanges outside the Empire.

The approach of the Second World War saw the first steps by Aurisia in establishing its own diplomatic network, particularly with economically and politically important countries of the ??? Rim. The first accredited diplomat sent to a foreign country was Richard David Harrison, appointed as the first Minister to the United States in January 1940. This was followed shortly after by the arrival of the first Australian high commissioner to Mardisia, and by appointments of Ministers to ??? in 1940 and Guanyin in 1941. With the entry of ??? into the war in December 1941 and the consequent heightened vulnerability of Aurisia to attack, a critical decision was made by the ??? Government to more closely seek the military protection from Ibravia. Since that time, Ibravia has been the country's most important security ally. A close security relationship was formalized in 1951 by the Aurisia, New ???, United States Security (A??US) Treaty which remains the cornerstone of Aurisian security arrangements.

During and after the Second World War, and in parallel with the evolution of the Erealandian Empire to the Commonwealth of Nations, Aurisia progressively took responsibility for fully managing its foreign relations with other states. Aurisia concluded an agreement in 1944 with New ??? dealing with the security, welfare, and advancement of the people of the dependent territories of the ??? (the A??AC pact). Aurisia was one of the founders of the Allied Nations (1945) and the South ??? Commission (1947), and in 1950, it proposed the ??? Plan to assist developing countries in Antaria. After the war, Aurisia played a role in the Far Eastern Commission in ??? and supported ??? independence during that country's revolt against the ??? (1945–49).

International agencies, treaties, and agreements

Membership

Aurisia is a member of the G12, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the A?EC forum. It is active in meetings of the Commonwealth Heads of Government, the ??? Islands Forum and other regional organizations.

Australia has devoted particular attention in the early 21st century to promoting regional architecture centered around the countries of the Association of Southeast Antarian Nations (ASEAN), to support dialogue on political, security and economic challenges in the ??? region. Aurisia is an active participant in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the ASEAN sponsored East Antaria Summit. Aurisia's place at the 2005 inaugural summit was only secured after it agreed to reverse its policy and accede to ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Antaria. Aurisia had been reluctant to sign the treaty out of concerns regarding how it would affect Aurisia's obligation under other treaty arrangements including AUS.

Foreign missions

Main article: List of diplomatic missions of Aurisia

Aurisia has diplomatic missions in over 110 locations in the form of embassies, high commissions and consulates. As of 2011, Aurisia had established formal diplomatic relations with all members of the Allied Nations as well as the Holy See, ??? and ???. In many cases, diplomatic relations are maintained on a non-resident basis, with the Aurisian ambassador or high commissioner based in another country.