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Dr Carl Ungerer
Terrorism, national security and the dilemmas of regional engagement
Religiously motivated mass casualty terrorism conducted by shadowy networks on the fringes of international society is not the only threat to Australian security interests. But it is currently the most important. And for two main reasons it is likely to remain at the forefront of foreign and security policy considerations for a generation or more. |
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Ms Lydia Khalil
Exploiting al-Qaeda’s weaknesses
Observers of al-Qaeda are often faced with dire assessments that the jihadist movement is as strong as ever. Countless analyses by intelligence agencies the world over identify al-Qaeda as robust, and reconstituted despite the countless amounts of blood and treasure expended since 9/11. |
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Professor Nick Bisley
Time to end the ‘War’
For Australian security policy makers the ‘War on Terror’ is nearly six years old. And although there have been some achievements, policy makers are grappling with a series of complex challenges. |
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Mr Rory Medcalf
Terrorism’s strategic ambiguity
Carl Ungerer’s piece is a timely reminder that terrorism remains a threat to Australian nationals and interests, that the US will retain a fixation on terrorism, that we face an inter-generational contest (including of ideas), and that the Southeast Asian dimension adds diplomatic complexity for Canberrra. |
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Mr Daniel Flitton
The next shock
Where terrorism has its deadliest impact on a society is when it comes as a shock. September 11, 2001 was an audacious attack—for most people in the community, a horror previously unimagined. The 2002 Bali bombing dispelled widespread assumptions about the moderate character of Indonesian Islam. |
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Dr Carl Ungerer
Concluding remarks for the forum 'Terrorism, national security and the dilemmas of regional engagement'
This strategic forum addresses two of the most critical issues in the current national security debate: nearly seven years after 9/11, where does global terrorism now sit in our understanding of the threat spectrum, and how should Australia respond to terrorism in our region? |
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