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  • Regional reactions to the Australian Defence White Paper 2009. This online forum contains a range of regional strategic scholars giving their assessments of Australia's recent Defence White Paper.
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  • Opinion piece by Mark Thomson saying that after minimalist spending in the 1980's and 1990's, the last decade saw a bonanza for Australia's defence establishment. 
    Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald, p6 (10/2/10)                          
  • Opinion piece by Anthony Bergin saying that a concerted effort is needed to prevent the radicalisation of home-grown extremists. Weekend Australian, p 13 (27/2/10),
  • Opinion piece by Anthony Bergin on China's interest in the Antarctic resources. The Australian, p.9 The Australian online (1/2/10)
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Featured PublicationsStrategic Insights 48 - How to buy a submarine: Defining and building Australia's future fleet. This paper considers the industrial capacity and capability necessary to produce the future submarine fleet. It surveys the complexities that have to be negotiated and suggests a way ahead.
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Most DownloadedSpecial Report Issue 27 - Time for a fresh approach: Australia and Fiji relations post-abrogation. This Special Report argues that it is time for a fresh approach by the Australian Government  to prepare the grounds for a more effective re-engagement with the Government of Fiji.  More...

Strategy - A delicate issue: Asia's nuclear future

The world stands on the cusp of a new era in nuclear relations—one in which Asia is likely to become the dominant influence on global nuclear arrangements. The paper, authored by Rod Lyon, argues that Australia’s own policy options will be profoundly shaped by how Asia’s nuclear future unfolds. It looks at how Australia can assist with redesigning nuclear order in a cooperative Asia but notes a darker, more competitive Asian nuclear future would confront Australian policymakers with difficult choices, of hedging rather than ordering.
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Special Report Issue 28 - Here to help: Strengthening the Defence role in Australian disaster management

This Special Report, authored by Athol Yates and Anthony Bergin argues that it’s time for Defence to more fully incorporate domestic disaster assistance tasks as part of its core business.Defence is likely to be used more frequently in the future to assist in domestic disaster management. To prepare for the increased demand on, and expectations for the use of, Defence in disaster management the report recommends actions that should be taken. Read more

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