David Brewster

David Brewster
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Dr David Brewster is with the National Security College at the Australian National University, where he specialises in South Asian and Indian Ocean strategic affairs. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow with the Australia India Institute. His previous career was as a corporate lawyer working on complex cross-border transactions and he practiced for almost two decades in the United States, England, France and Australia. 

Dr Brewster is the author of The India-Australia Security Engagement:  Challenges and Opportunities, which examines security and defence cooperation between India and Australia.  His books include India as an Asia Pacific power which considers India’s strategic role in the Asia Pacific, and India’s Ocean: the story of India’s bid for regional leadership which examines India’s security role and relationships in the Indian Ocean region.

The taming of the west
The taming of the west
Australia needs to help build maritime governance in the Indian Ocean if it is to take advantage of opportunities on offer.
A “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and what it means for Australia
A “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and what it means for Australia
The recently revived Quadrilateral is evolving and less explicitly focused on defence issues.
Indian Ocean base race: India responds
Indian Ocean base race: India responds
Access to naval facilities in Oman could see a greater Indian naval presence in the Persian Gulf.
Base race in the Horn of Africa
Base race in the Horn of Africa
New middle powers are creating a multipolar and complex Indian Ocean.
China’s new network of Indian Ocean bases
China’s new network of Indian Ocean bases
The Chinese navy does not intend to challenge the US Fifth Fleet – at least in the short term.
Doklam stand-off may spark Indian Ocean tensions
Doklam stand-off may spark Indian Ocean tensions
There is a strong feeling in Delhi that China disregards India's aspirations to be a great power and is trampling on India's strategic space.
The Kra Canal: Double bypass
The Kra Canal: Double bypass
Reports that Thailand, with Chinese money, is planning to build a new canal between the Pacific and Indian Oceans have set off a new wave of alarm bells over China’s plans to…
IORA Summit: The challenge of building a region
IORA Summit: The challenge of building a region
Next week Malcolm Turnbull will attend the first ever IORA Leaders Summit in Jakarta, marking the 20th anniversary of that regional grouping.
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