policy
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...
Forgotten Friends: Australia, India and the Independence of Bangladesh
Author(s): Richard C SmithDate of publication: 2016
Publication type: Policy
This publication reflects on the conflict that led to the independence of Bangladesh, as well as the role of Australian diplomacy in the context of relations with India and the United States.
Strategy and statecraft in cyberspace: Research program guide
Author(s): National Security CollegeDate of publication: 2016
Publication type: Policy
Launched in 2014, this international and interdisciplinary research program responds to the need to better understand cyberspace as a new domain in which states interact with each other. Cyberspace is creating enormous opportunities, but also contains poorly-understood threats to security,...
Competitive advantage in international policymaking: the value of trend and futures research
Author(s): L'Estrange, M.Date of publication: 2015
Publication type: Policy
The concept of competitive advantage has always been an indispensable aspect of relations among states in the modern international system. It has provided a frame of reference for the pursuit of national priorities in trade, investment, diplomacy, military capabilities, technology and societal...
Sectarian violence: the threat to Australia
Author(s): Shanahan, RDate of publication: 2014
Publication type: Policy
The NSC’s seventh Occasional Paper discussed the threat to Australia from Islamic extremism and returned foreign fighters. Religiously motivated violence has stood as one of Australia’s primary national security concerns for more than a decade. Religious intolerance has led to the deaths of...
Cyber security: mapping the ethical terrain
Author(s): Evans, N. Ford, S.B. Gastineau A. Henschke A. Keelty, M. West J.Date of publication: 2014
Publication type: Policy
In the NSC’s sixth Occasional Paper, the authors demonstrate that managing the risks of cyber security involves trade-offs: between security and privacy; individual rights and the good of a society; and between the types of burdens placed on particular groups in order to protect others. Cyber-...
Indonesia at home and abroad - Economics, politics, and security
Author(s): Sebastian, L. D Habir, A. Roberts, C.Date of publication: 2014
Publication type: Policy
This series of NSC Issue Briefs investigated the prospects, challenges and opportunities associated with Indonesia’s ascent in the political-security, economic and socio-cultural spheres. As Indonesia’s economy grows, it is increasingly referenced as a rising middle power and there is mounting...
The South China Sea and Australia’s regional security environment
Author(s): Buszynski, L. Collinson, G. De Castro, R. Do Thanh, H. Emmers, R. Roberts, C. Rothwell, D. Schofield, C. Wesley, M. Zhang, J.Date of publication: 2013
Publication type: Policy
The NSC’s fifth Occasional Paper is a collection of articles from a research project on the South China Sea disputes undertaken by the NSC in 2013. The South China Sea has been an ongoing maritime dispute for over six decades and in recent years has become one of East Asia’s most dangerous...
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