Publications

This paper reviews and assesses the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) C4ISR capabilities, particularly in relation to the network-centric warfare (NCW) architecture it’s creating. More specifically, the paper's authors...chevron_right

This paper examines the US’ policy reorientation towards Asia, which President Obama announced early in his administration and became official policy in January 2012. More specifically, the text’s author outlines four objectives Washington has in Southeast Asia...chevron_right

In anticipation of Australia’s July 2016 federal elections, this report includes a variety of perspectives on the defense and national security issues facing the country and how to deal with them. The topics covered include...chevron_right

In today’s featured publication, Paul Dibb analyzes Russia’s geopolitical ambitions, its military modernization efforts, the seeming threat it poses to the international and European security orders, and how the West should protect its interests from what is ultimately a bellicose and weak state.chevron_right

This report examines the Australian defense budget, as outlined in the country’s 2016 Defence White Paper, and the policy choices its entails. More specifically, the text’s author examines...chevron_right

This paper contends that today’s military modernization is incomplete if countries fail to organize, train and equip their cyber forces. Indeed, the text’s author contends that modernization involves 1) developing full spectrum military cyber capabilities, to include offensive and defensive applications; 2) creating a centralized command structure that...chevron_right

This paper examines the long-term recruitment processes of the so-called Islamic State (IS). More specifically, the text’s author explores three fundamental components of the recruitment process...chevron_right

This text includes a number of articles that react to Australia’s 2016 Defense White Paper (DWP). In broad terms, the articles cover what the DWP means for 1) Australia’s strategic outlook; 2) its def...chevron_right

This text speculates on where Japan's security policies are heading in the near-term. Its conclusions, it must be said, aren’t optimistic. Structural constraints in the Japanese economy, a narrow definition of national-cultural identity, and an increasingly beleaguered polity will almost certainly narrow Japan's security options in the future.chevron_right

This report focuses on the key drivers and issues that are affecting the management of fisheries in the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, to include Australia's priorities. The report's authors spe...chevron_right

This paper argues that the January 2016 elections in Taiwan marked a watershed in the country’s political evolution and will require significant adjustments on both Taipei's and Beijing's parts if the...chevron_right

This collection of essays looks at Australia’s program to build its next-generation submarine fleet. The contributions gauge the abilities of the countries who want to build the fleet – Japan, Germany and France – and the costs, risks and capabilities trade-offs that will have to be made as the new system emerges.chevron_right

This report deplores Australia’s and China’s poor cyber relations and worries there is little ground to develop common, mutually beneficial cyber-related policies with each other. To reverse the probl...chevron_right

This report examines the penetration of the so-called Islamic State (IS) into Southeast Asia and Australia, and assesses the effectiveness of the policies that have been put in place to blunt the grou...chevron_right

This paper proposes two organizational adjustments to help measure the progress of the Australian military’s ongoing acquisition reforms. It first recommends the formation of an Industry-Standard Prog...chevron_right