National Security College

Serious organised crime is sophisticated, borderless, pervasive and resilient. It includes violence and intimidation, fraud, illicit drug trafficking, corruption, human trafficking & exploitation, money laundering, weapons trafficking, cyber and technology enabled crime. This course provides participants with insight into the current state of serious organised crime and relevant critiques around the implications for national security.

Listen to academics conducting research that is informing local, national and international thinking and responses. Engage with senior policy makers and leaders of operational agencies working with communities.

Climate change, extreme weather events and environmental degradation all have clear implications for national security. They are altering the dimensions of national security central to a stable state, in particular human security, environmental security, maritime security and critical infrastructure.

The United States post-WWII role as the security guarantor in our region appears to be under siege by an ‘America first’ agenda at home and assertive rising powers abroad. This course looks to separate the substance of shifting power relations from the hyperbole of the news cycle.

With growing interest from existing and potential claimants, the strategic and security dimensions of access to and control of Antarctica are becoming clear. The leadership role Australia has held in Antarctic affairs cannot be taken for granted.