Publications

This paper looks at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC), which was established by Indonesia and Australia in order to combat transnational crime, terrorism and other security problems. While exploring this topic, the text’s author specifically examines...chevron_right

This paper contends that ASEAN’s consensus-based decision-making processes undermine both its willingness and ability to address thorny regional security problems, particularly the US-China geopolitical rivalry. After reviewing the history of ASEAN and China’s efforts to...chevron_right

This paper examines the appeal of the so-called Islamic State (IS) to women living in the West and what other women can do to blunt the attractiveness of violent extremism. The text concludes that 1) the involvement of women in extremist causes goes beyond...chevron_right

The fifteen chapters in this text provide a comprehensive review of counterterrorism developments around the world in 2016. Nine chapters focus on the policy and operational responses of individual states, including Australia, Canada, China...chevron_right

This paper highlights the strategic challenges the new Trump administration faces in Northeast/Southeast Asia and the greater Asia-Pacific region, and speculates whether Trump’s ‘America first’ posture will significantly change the US' strategy and system of alliances in this part of the world.chevron_right

This paper takes stock of the Sino-US military exchanges that have occurred over the past 15 years, to include how they have evolved and how they’ve impacted the broader relationship between Washington and Beijing. While exploring this overarching theme, the text’s...chevron_right

This publication examines the current and future threat posed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) and what should be done about it, particularly with relation to Australia. The text first focuses on four enablers that allow IS to keep operating – i.e., 1) environmental factors; 2) military capabilities...chevron_right

This article does indeed survey how France’s presence in the Asia–Pacific region has evolved since the 1950s. What’s important to note is that Paris reinvigorated its strategic engagement with the area in the 1990s and...chevron_right

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of Australia’s first two Defence White Papers (1976 and 1987) and, more briefly, the five papers that have followed. The text specifically describes how the papers have evolved, what they’ve achieved, and...chevron_right

This report shares the results of a roundtable discussion that focused on1) how the Australian Army should clarify its approach to cyberspace; 2) what role the service should play in cyber operations within the Australian Defence Force; 3) how to ensure...chevron_right

This paper examines the nature of terrorist financing and the Australian/international measures being applied against the phenomenon. While exploring this theme, the text’s authors also 1) analyze how terrorist organizations raise, move and use their funds...chevron_right

This report examines how governments, businesses and communities in Israel, the Netherlands, the UK and the US share information about organized crime. Unsurprisingly, the report’s author concludes that information sharing is best served by...chevron_right

This paper argues that in order to deal with contemporary offshore operations and crises more effectively, Australia’s government departments and agencies need to establish a higher level of interconnectedness between each other. For a “joined-up government,” it’s also important to...chevron_right

This paper describes how Australia’s private sector looks at cyberspace management and norms. More specifically, the paper’s authors review 1) the existing international bodies that deal with the formulation of these unique norms; 2) the impact the norms have had on...chevron_right

In this case study, Steven Bucci and John Coyne analyze America’s post-9/11 adjustments to its border security policies. They specifically examine 1) the challenges presented by the US’ maritime boundaries and the US-Mexico/US-Canada borders; 2) the dynamics of US-Canada security cooperation; 3) the militarization and politicization of the US’ boundaries since the end of the Bush administration, and much more.chevron_right