An idea in good currency: collaborative leadership in the national security community

NSC Occasional Paper No 1 addressed the nature, importance and shared understanding of collaborative leadership in Australia’s national security community. The concept of collaborative leadership has emerged as potentially a new method of operating within Australia’s national security community,...

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Farewell to WMD: The Language and Science of Mass Destruction

This article critically assesses the ongoing use of the term ‘weapons of mass destruction’ (WMD) in policy and academic discourse. Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are commonly lumped together as WMD, but such conflation is misleading from a technological viewpoint and renders the term...

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Region and Identity: The Many Faces of Southeast Asia

This article examines the origins of Southeast Asia as a region, including the extent to which regularized interstate relations existed throughout the region prior to World War II. In addition, the article examines the origins of Southeast Asia’s recognition as a region together with notions of...

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The Western powers and the development of regional cooperation in Southeast Asia: the international dimension, 1945–67

The creation of formal regional cooperation in Southeast Asia is generally attributed to initiatives that came from countries in the region. In particular, the creation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was a direct result of the Malaysian–Indonesian talks that ended...

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Security Challenges , Changing Myanmar: International Diplomacy and the Futility of Isolation

This article examines the evolution of foreign relations with Myanmar. Due to increased trade with Myanmar and a rise in its strategic importance for countries such as China and India, attempts to enforce change through isolation have become increasingly futile. Despite...

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Consolidating the Foundations of its Future?

Political stability in Brunei Darussalam — the abode of peace — is built on oil wealth and Brunei’s citizens subsequently enjoy some of the best standards of living in Asia. This fortuitous state of affairs is reinforced by a small population of just 402,000 — two thirds of whom are ethnic Malays....

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Australia and the East Timor Crisis of 1999

East Timor’s violent transition to independence, which began early in 1999, presented the Australian Government with a significant foreign policy crisis. This crisis was not sudden, totally unexpected or ultimately threatening to Australia’s survival. But the crisis consumed the attention of...

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The People’s Liberation Army and Operational Access in the Indian Ocean Region

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2020 Executive and Professional Development Calendar

2020 is NSC’s 10th anniversary, and we have increased our course offerings to meet the demands of our community. New offerings include: understanding India: a complex strategic player a three-day, essential national security insights program for SES legal literacy, particularly as it applies to...

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Enemies of the State: Proscription Powers and Their Use in the U.K.

This article assesses the use of proscription powers as a tool for countering terrorism, using the United Kingdom as a case study. The article begins with a brief overview of the United Kingdom’s current proscription regime. It then situates this in historical context, noting the significant recent...

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