Something New under the Rising Sun: Expanding Australia–Japan Defence Cooperation, June 2013. A number of recent policy documents signal the Australian Government’s intent to deepen defence engagement in the Asia–Pacific. This paper considers current defence relations between Australia and Japan and looks at reasons and opportunities for increased engagement and cooperation, including in the area...

Australia and the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative: Difficult Times for Disarmament Diplomacy, May 2013. Australia recognises the critical role that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons plays in preventing uncontrolled proliferation and promoting disarmament, and upholding the treaty has long been a core foreign policy goal. However Australia's disarmament diplomacy has hit a difficult patch. This pa...

China's Response to the US in Contemporary Asia, April 2013. The paper evaluates official Chinese commentary and media coverage on US activity in Asia from November 2011 to January 2013. Understanding the nuances of China’s differentiated response from the time of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2011 ‘America’s Pacific Century’ essay in For...

Strategic Interests and Australian Grand Strategy, February 2013. The newly-released National Security Strategy provides good coverage of broad security issues, but could have given a more expansive worldview. Previous Defence White Papers have shown our approach to national strategic interests has been narrow and reactive rather than broad and proactive. The authors suggest there...

Making Waves: Australian Ocean Development Assistance, September 2012. Australia has a vital national interest in the management of its adjacent oceans and seas. This paper argues for ocean development to be a key strategic goal of our increased aid investments. In particular, it recommends that AusAID fund key features of the follow-on to Australia's successful Defence ...

Source: The Australian Strategic Policy Institute