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The International Security Program

The International Security Program

The International Security Program looks at strategic dynamics and security risks globally, with an emphasis on Australia's region of Indo-Pacific Asia. Its research spans strategic competition and the risks of conflict in Asia, security implications of the rise of China and India, maritime security, nuclear arms control, Australian defence policy and the changing character of conflict. The Program draws on a network of experts in Australia, Asia and globally, and is supported by diverse funding sources including grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. It convenes international policy dialogues such as the 2017 Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum and has a record of producing leading-edge, influential reports.

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Assange and Snowden helping our enemies
Commentary
Assange and Snowden helping our enemies
Assange and Snowden helping our enemiesAlan DupontThe Australian7 July 2015Alan Dupont
The perception gap: reading China's maritime objectives in Indo-Pacific Asia
Reports
The perception gap: reading China's maritime objectives in Indo-Pacific Asia
In this Lowy Institute Report Nonresident Fellows Linda Jakobson and Rory Medcalf identify both the real differences in interests between China and other powers in the Indo…
Chinese push in the South China Sea must be resisted but defusing tension should be the aim
Commentary
Chinese push in the South China Sea must be resisted but defusing tension should be the aim
Chinese push in the South China Sea must be resisted but defusing tension should be the aimAlan DupontThe Australian13 June 2015 Alan Dupont
Our US alliance: a source of comfort and confusion
Commentary
Our US alliance: a source of comfort and confusion
Our US alliance: a source of comfort and confusionRory MedcalfThe Age16 June 2015Rory Medcalf
Find a middle ground to stand against China
Commentary
Find a middle ground to stand against China
Find a middle ground to stand against ChinaEuan GrahamAustralian Financial Review9 June 2015Click here for the online text.Euan Graham
Search and Rescue’s Rising Political Profile
Commentary
Search and Rescue’s Rising Political Profile
Search and Rescue’s Rising Political ProfileEuan GrahamThe International Institute for Strategic Studies29 May 2015Euan Graham
Maritime security and threats to energy transportation in Southeast Asia
Journal Articles
Maritime security and threats to energy transportation in Southeast Asia
Maritime security and threats to energy transportation in Southeast Asia Euan Graham The RUSI Journal Volume 160, Issue 2, 2015, pp 20-31  Euan Graham
Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations
Journal Articles
Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations
“Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations” first appeared in Security Challenges, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2015), pp 51-73. …
Full spectrum defence: Re-thinking the fundamentals of Australian defence strategy
Analyses
Full spectrum defence: Re-thinking the fundamentals of Australian defence strategy
In this Analysis, Alan Dupont argues that successive Australian governments have failed to define an effective national defence strategy. Australia needs a defence strategy that…
On the brink of a new cold world
Commentary
On the brink of a new cold world
On the brink of a new cold worldAlan DupontThe Australian29 November 2014Click here for the online text.Alan Dupont