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The International Security Program

The International Security Program

The International Security Program looks at strategic dynamics and security risks globally, with an emphasis on Australia's region of Indo-Pacific Asia. Its research spans strategic competition and the risks of conflict in Asia, security implications of the rise of China and India, maritime security, nuclear arms control, Australian defence policy and the changing character of conflict. The Program draws on a network of experts in Australia, Asia and globally, and is supported by diverse funding sources including grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. It convenes international policy dialogues such as the 2017 Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum and has a record of producing leading-edge, influential reports.

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Australia, Asia and the West
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Australia, Asia and the West
In this article for Aspenia Online, Rory Medcalf examines the foreign policy challenges facing the Abbott government, arguing that it must focus on charting a secure course…
Global insider: Australia seeks assurances from India in advance of nuclear trade deal
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Global insider: Australia seeks assurances from India in advance of nuclear trade deal
In this interview with World Politics Review, Rory Medcalf explores the significance of and obstacles to achieving a nuclear trade deal between Australia and India.Rory Medcalf
Reader riposte: How do we know when we're at cyberwar?
Alexander Mack writes: Expanding on Ian Wallace’s question of: ...how should governments deal with cyber acts that have a national security impact (espionage, sabotage and…
Security & strategy links: Russia's ships, Quds Force, Japanese strategy and more
Matthew Hill is a doctoral student at Cornell University's Department of Government. Harvard’s Dmitry Gorenburg highlights a fascinating new report mapping out Russia’s maritime…
Reader riposte: What is 'cyberwar', anyway?
Darragh Murray writes: I found the recently published post by Ian Wallace another example of a somewhat frustrating article on ‘cyber’ warfare. That there is some kind of …
Five years on: The strategic legacy of the financial crisis
Matthew Hill is a doctoral student at Cornell University's Department of Government. Five years on from the beginning of the global financial crisis, last week’s announcement that…
New Cabinet takes on welcome western bias
Commentary
New Cabinet takes on welcome western bias
In this opinion piece for The West Australian, Rory Medcalf argues that key ministers in the new Abbott Cabinet will put Western Australia at the centre of Australia's global…
The promise of U.S.-India ties
Commentary
The promise of U.S.-India ties
In this article for The National Interest, Rory Medcalf explores the potential for deepening U.S.-India relations ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to…
US-China: Why things won't go well
Deep and rather arresting pessimism here about the future of US-China relations from Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press: The best hope for amicable U.S.-China relations rests on…
Joint Strike Fighter: Vanity Fair piles on
Much better than Four Corners' effort from January, because it presents the case for the JSF as well as against. Still it's a damning portrait of a flawed aircraft that is…