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Facing the dragon: China policy in a new era
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Monday, 13 May 2013
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Recapping the dramatic Whitlam-Nixon openings to China of the 1970s—in which he participated—Ross Terrill’s new study finds fascinating themes for China policy today. Our Asia–Pacific region prospers, but the seas off China are not tranquil. American policies protect Australia, but they worry....
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Planning the unthinkable war: 'AirSea Battle' and its implications for Australia
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Monday, 15 April 2013
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The publication, written by ASPI’s senior analyst in defence strategy Benjamin Schreer, analyses the US military’s new ‘AirSea Battle’ concept. In the Asia-Pacific region, the concept is primarily designed to counter China’s growing military power. The paper says Australia does not have....
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China’s response to the US in contemporary Asia by Sarah Norgrove, Chris Louie and Mary Willett
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Friday, 5 April 2013
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The paper evaluates official Chinese commentary and media coverage on US activity in Asia from November 2011 to January 2013. Understanding the nuances of China’s differentiated response from the time of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2011 ‘America’s Pacific Century’ essay in For....
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Special Report Issue 49 - Heavy weather: climate and the Australian Defence Force
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Monday, 25 March 2013
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The report, authored by Anthony Press, Anthony Bergin, and Eliza Garnsey, argues that the downstream implications of climate change are forcing Defence to become involved in mitigation and response tasks. Defence’s workload here will increase, so we need a new approach. Heavy Weather makes a number....
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Strategic interests and Australian grand strategy by Rod Lyon and Hayley Channer
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Thursday, 7 February 2013
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The newly-released National Security Strategy provides good coverage of broad security issues, but could have given a more expansive worldview. Previous Defence White Papers have shown our approach to national strategic interests has been narrow and reactive rather than broad and proactive. The authors suggest there....
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