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Addressing Australia's Vulnerability to Weaponised Narratives
Author(s): Zappone, C, Sussex, MDate of publication: 2018
Publication type: Policy
Key points: Information overload has permanently changed the news environment for the public, challenging democracies as a result. The human need to find patterns of meaning in events, combined with increasing information availability, exposes Australians to the risk of accepting false or damaging...
Defining Thresholds in Law - Sophisticated Decryption and Law Enforcement
Author(s): Mosey, M., Henschke, A.Date of publication: 2018
Publication type: Policy
Key points: Encryption technologies have fundamentally changed the way people transmit data, reducing the capacity of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to access information. Relying on the private sector to provide agencies with plain text information is no longer productive, yet...
One belt, one road, many rules-based orders
Author(s): Sussex, M, Clarke, M.Date of publication: 2017
Publication type: Policy
Key points: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is both a blueprint for a China-centric order in the Indo-Pacific and a means to address internal economic and political challenges. China is not yet capable of leading that order, but its desire to do so is increasing. Prospects for the long-term...
Marawi and after: how Australia can help
Author(s): Blaxland, J, Carroll, J, Carr, A, Harris, MDate of publication: 2017
Publication type: Policy
Key points: The seizure of Marawi city by Daesh-linked militants is a game-changer for Southeast Asia, and presents a threat to all countries of the region. Limiting the movement of money, technology, recruits and planning support to extremist groups in the southern Philippines will be crucial to...
The threat to the global economic and financial order: protecting Australia’s interests
Author(s): Luckham, B.Date of publication: 2017
Publication type: Policy
Key Points The international economic order reflects the balance of strategic power. The challenge to the post-1945 global economic and financial order will persist as it reflects long-standing trends: perceptions of unequal economic opportunity in developed economies; the increasing economic...
Saving the South China Sea fishery: time to internationalise
Author(s): Tsirbas, M.Date of publication: 2017
Publication type: Policy
Key points: Twelve per cent of the global fish catch comes from the South China Sea, but that fishery is headed for collapse. This will have important national security implications for regional countries and Australia. Ensuing security tensions will be exacerbated by fishing nationalism....
China’s economic leverage: perception and reality
Author(s): Edited by Medcalf, RDate of publication: 2017
Publication type: Policy
Perceptions of Australia’s vulnerability to Chinese economic pressure are exaggerated. Some individual sectors are more vulnerable than others but this does not extend to the economy as a whole. Economic pressure that would have the biggest impact on Australia, notably through the iron ore trade,...
The Trump presidency and Australia’s security: don’t panic, don’t relax
Author(s): Medcalf, R. Young, R. Tsirbas, M. Sussex M.Date of publication: 2017
Publication type: Policy
Future US international policy has become uncertain, with the unpredictability of President Trump and deep divisions in political and public opinion. Security competitors will severely test US resolve and power, while allies will seek to hedge against US unpredictability as well as against Chinese...
Weakest links: cyber governance and the threat to mid-sized enterprises
Author(s): Legrand, TDate of publication: 2016
Publication type: Policy
In partnership with the Macquarie Telecom Group, the NSC conducted a research project to acquire qualitative and quantitative insights into the governance of cyber security risks in Australian medium-sized businesses and government agencies. The governance of cyber security has become a pressing...
Indo-Pacific maritime security: challenges and cooperation
Author(s): Brewster, DavidDate of publication: 2016
Publication type: Policy
This collection of papers comes for a major international conference on Indo-Pacific maritime security convened by the NSC in March 2016. The Indo-Pacific is becoming widely recognised as the global centre of gravity, whether in terms of economic interaction, demographics, transnational security...
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