Canada presses for an America-aligned relationship. Australia and New Zealand argue for a strong relationship with Japan in the Pacific. The disagreement puts competing dominion security priorities inside British imperial policy making. The alliance survives under this route only if the Australasian case persuades London that Pacific security requires Japan more than accommodation with the United States.
Notable Point · 59:30-1:01:00
Dominion politics and Pacific policy
The Australia-New Zealand route depends on imperial policy politics, not simply British goodwill toward Japan.