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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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The U.S.-New Zealand partnership: An alliance in all but name
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The U.S.-New Zealand partnership: An alliance in all but name
In this CSIS commentary, Lowy Institute Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff argues that U.S.-New Zealand relations have returned to an alliance in all but name, and that an…
Reader riposte: China-US surprises
Cecelia O'Brien responds to last Friday's Defence in Depth video: When I was a young grad student I had a professor who told us that if we had ten data sets and nine of those…
Defence in depth: Strategic partners
Dougal Robinson is a Lowy Institute defence intern. [vimeo:67618231] In this second video of the Defence in Depth series (part 1 on the defence budget), we asked defence experts…
Self-reliance: Mere lip service to a bygone notion?
Jack Georgieff is the 2013 Thawley Research Scholar in International Security at the Lowy Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC. The…
Reader riposte: US surveillance in China's EEZ
Mark Valencia responds to Is China 'Reciprocating' US Maritime Surveillance?: I usually enjoy Rory Medcalf’s iconoclastic analyses. But this one – unless it is tongue in cheek …
U.S. soft power & the rebalance: Public diplomacy in New Zealand and Indonesia
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U.S. soft power & the rebalance: Public diplomacy in New Zealand and Indonesia
In this article for CSIS' CogitASIA blog, Lowy Institute Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff looks at US soft power and public diplomacy in New Zealand and Indonesia, and how that…
The rebalance and the sequester
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was in full reassurance mode at the Shangri-La Dialogue over the weekend. Not so US congressman Randy Forbes in an interview on the rebalance…
An Indo-Pacific Treaty: An idea whose time has come?
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An Indo-Pacific Treaty: An idea whose time has come?
In this article on The Diplomat's The Editor blog, Lowy Institute Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff looks at the prospects for developing an Indo-Pacific Treaty as proposed by…
Shangri La Dialogue: Hints of stormy weather ahead
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Shangri La Dialogue: Hints of stormy weather ahead
In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf explores the way regional tensions played out at the recent Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore.Rory Medcalf
Maritime game-changer revealed at Shangri-La Dialogue
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Maritime game-changer revealed at Shangri-La Dialogue
In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf discusses the implications of Chinese naval activity in the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone as…