Security Challenges Autumn 2012

Fri, 07 May 2010 20:48:37 GMT

Issues and Ideas for the Asia White Paper
The new Autum 2012 edition

The Autumn 2012 edition of Security Challenges examines several topical issues in Australia's foreign and defence policy. Several distinguished authors proposed issues and ideas for consideration by the Gillard Government's Asia White Paper:

Alexander Downer, former Foreign Minister of Australia;
Michael L'Estrange, former Secretary of DFAT and Director of the National Security College at the Australian National University;
Andrew O'Neil, Director of Griffith University's Asia Institute; and
Malcolm Cook, Dean of the School of International Studies, Flinders University.

In addition, this issue features articles and comments on:

The legality of Australian uranium exports to India;
The idea of a concept of powers in Asia;
Historical lessons for the future of ADF amphibious capability;
Third party nationals in Australian Defence industry and the ITAR reforms

For links to the article abstracts and author biographies, see the table of contents of this edition on the Security Challenges website. Hard copies can be ordered here.

The full text of this issue is available to Kokoda members in the members-only section of our website.

Current Research Projects

Fri, 29 May 2009 11:36:49 GMT

The Foundation's current major research projects are:

Maritime Domain Awareness Study

This study seeks to characterise the trends influencing Australia's maritime security environment as well as indentifying emerging threats and challenges - looking forward to 2030. It also aims to suggest possible policy and capability responses.

Protecting Australia's Maritime Border: Towards 2030

This study, undertaken at the request of Australian Customs and Border Protection, aims to characterise the trends and threats which are likely to challenge the integrity of Australia's maritime borders looking ahead to 2030.

Global Resource Security Project

The Kokoda Foundation will undertake research into the Security implications of future global resource challenges. High-level environmental, social and economic systems analysis highlights the risk in the medium term of growing shortages of energy, food, water and other resources. Such shortages will pose grave threats to national international security

The Kokoda Fondation Board has several other major research projects under active consideration.

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