Strategic CapitalStrategic and Defence Studies Centre

Edition 9, 16 November 2018

Welcome to the ninth edition of Strategic Capital.

SDSC has had a busy few months with lots to report on. We welcome new research and teachingstaff Dr Nitin Gupta (Australian Army Research Centre Research Fellow) and Dr Imogen Mathew(Lecturer in Professional Military Education at Staff College). Being part of the Coral Bell School, weat SDSC have also welcomed Professor Toni Erskine to the Director role of the ANU Coral BellSchool of Asia Pacific Affairs. Toni is joining us from UNSW Canberra at the Australian DefenceForce Academy.

As our undergraduate Bachelor of International Security Studies students and postgraduate Mastersof Strategic Studies have emerged from final examinations, the SDSC is engaging in an internalcurriculum review. The purpose of this review is to make sure SDSC is meeting the dynamicrequirements of preparing future leaders of the strategic studies field and is part of our ongoingcommitment to optimise the academic engagement we have at SDSC.

We look forward to celebrating graduation next month with one hundred and sixty expectedgraduates from the Military and Defence Studies Program, eighteen expected graduates from theMasters of Strategic Studies and Masters of Strategic Studies (Advanced) programs and thirty-fourexpected graduates from the Bachelor of International Security Studies.

As always, SDSC has maintained its efforts to produce timely and policy relevant research inresponse to major developments in Australia and abroad. This newsletter captures recentachievements and published works by our scholars and is intended as a community service. Wehope you find this useful and we welcome all constructive feedback.

Professor John Blaxland

Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre

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DFAT Secretary speaks at Women in InternationalSecurity Seminar SeriesFrances Adamson, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, spoke recentlyabout 'Shaping Australia's Role in Indo-Pacific Security in the Next Decade'. The Women inInternational Security Seminar Series, convened by Professor Evelyn Goh is jointly sponsored bythe ANU Gender Institute and the SDSC. Consisting of research, career development, and policydialogue seminars, the series showcases the work of prominent women in the field of internationalsecurity.» read more

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Brendan Taylor launches his latest

bookAssociate Professor Brendan Taylorrecently launched his latest work, TheFour Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War,with numerous events around Australia.» read more

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SDSC Staff host event exploringdefence policy optionsEmeritus Professor Paul Dibb, HonoraryProfessors Brendan Sargeant andRichard Brabin-Smith spoke at a publicpanel event titled 'Why Australia Needs aRadically New Defence Policy'.» read more

Professor Goh celebrates new roleat RSIS Lecture

Professor Evelyn Goh gave aDistinguished Public Lecture in her newrole as the Ngee Ann Kongsi Professor ofInternational Relations at the S.Rajaratnam School of InternationalStudies.» read more

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SDSC staff present at Future 21ASPI & SDSC Visiting Fellow, Dr HuongLe Thu joined Professor John Blaxland atthe recent Future 21 Conference. Bothspoke on a panel discussion titled 'TheState of the Region' at the YoungAustralians in International Affairs annualconference.» read more

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SDSC Staff at CAUSINDYResearch Fellow Dr Gregory Raymond,and PhD Candidate Natalie Sambhi spokeabout the maritime security cooperationbetween Australia and Indonesia at therecent Conference of Australian andIndonesian Youth.» read more

SDSC presents Official Historiesset to Chief of Defence ForceSDSC presented a five volume set of theOfficial Histories of Peacekeeping,Humanitarian and Post–Cold WarOperations to General Angus Campbell,AO, DSC. SDSC's Emeritus ProfessorDavid Horner, Visiting Fellow Bob Breenand Dr Jean Bou have contributed to thecollection.» read more

MEET OUR ACADEMICS Dr Leszek Buszynski

Dr Leszek Buszynski is a Visiting Fellow at the Strategicand Defence Studies Centre. Dr Leszek Buszynski hasbeen working on a book manuscript which revives thenotion of geopolitics and its meaning for the regional andexternal players in the Western Pacific. It is entitled"Geopolitics, Strategy and the Western Pacific: China,Japan and the US." The manuscript will be completedand submitted to publishers in November 2018.» read more

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War

Associate Professor Brendan Taylor provides a timely andauthoritative account of the four most troubled hotspots inthe world's most combustible region. Dr Taylor examinesthe Korean Peninsula, the East China Sea, the SouthChina Sea and Taiwan to argue that deeperunderstanding of the complex relationships between themis needed to avert potential conflict. Drawing on history,in-depth reports and his intimate observations of theregion, Taylor asks what the world’s major powers can doto avoid an eruption of war – and shows how Asia couldchange this otherwise disastrous trajectory.» find out more

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Beijing's Belligerent Revisionism:Reconstituting Asia's 'End of History'?Visiting Fellow, Christopher B. Roberts argues thatFrancis Fukuyama’s famous ‘end of history’ thesis isbeing challenged by China’s rise and that Beijing’scapitalist authoritarian approach to development andinternational influence is now threatening Indo-Pacificstability. Drawing on his forthcoming book, The SouthChina Sea: Maritime Security and the Rules-based Order,Dr Roberts argues that China’s actions in the SouthChina Sea represent a strategic precedent for how it willsecure its interests over other disputes, such as the India-China Border, the East China Sea, and Taiwan.» find out more

Australia and New Zealand in the PacificIslands: Ambiguous Allies?SDSC's Dr Joanne Wallis and senior Lecturer in SecurityStudies at Massey University, Dr Anna Powles argue thatdivergences in Australia and New Zealand’s policies andpractices raise questions about the status of their allianceand how the two states will work together to addresschallenges in the Pacific Islands. Dr Wallis and Dr Powles

argue that the Australia-New Zealand alliance can bestrengthened to benefit Australia, New Zealand and thePacific Islands through greater burden-sharing,combining their respective strengths in hard and softpower, strengthening existing regional institutions andpromoting closer consultations on Pacific issues.» find out more

Why Australia Needs a Radically New DefencePolicyEmeritus Professor Paul Dibb, Honorary ProfessorRichard Brabin-Smith and Honorary Professor BrendanSargeant, make the case for bold, new strategic thinkingand imagination in Australian defence policy. This threepart Centre of Gravity paper explores three dynamicareas; Why We Need a Radically New Defence Policy,Future Challenges and a New Defence Policy & StrategicImagination and Defence Policy in a World in Transition.» find out more

SDSC IN THE MEDIA Australia needs to sing from same

song sheet as PacificDr Joanne Wallis» read more

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Australia must double defencespending to address worseningstrategic outlookRichard Menhinick» read more

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Advocating the Rules-Based OrderDr Greg Raymond» read more

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Waning US Power must shapeAustralia's defence strategyProfessor Hugh White» read more

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Faith-based diplomacy in the newstrategic orderDr Marigold Black» read more

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China's new missile force: NewAmbitions, New Challenges (Part1)Professor Bates Gill & Adam Ni» read more

'Weaponisation' of religioussentiment in Indonesia'scyberspaceThomas Paterson» read more

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Escalating power rivalries in theSouth China Sea raise concernAdam Ni» read more

The damage inflicted on theAustralian home front by the GreatWarEmeritus Professor Joan Beaumont» read more

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Australia must deploy more softpower into a tough regionProfessor John Blaxland» read more

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Coast guard competition couldcause conflict in the South ChinaSeaYang Fang» read more

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Five constants for Australia's AsiaPolicyDr Huong Le Thu» read more

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PODCASTS War Studies Seminar: Australia's

maritime frontier conflicts, 1802-1918Dr Craig Wilcox» read more

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Ambiguous Allies? Australia andNew Zealand in the Pacific IslandsDr Joanne Wallis, Dr Anna Powles & DrTess Newton Cain» read more

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Cobalt bombs and nuclearengines: a new post-treaty armsrace?Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb» read more

UPCOMING EVENTS Preserving and promoting

multilateralism to address 21stcentury challenges20th November, 5:30-7pmANU Chancellor, Professor the Hon GarethEvans AC QC will open the 2019 JohnGee Memorial Lecture featuring ExecutiveSecretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation, Dr LassinaZerbo.» read more

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CONNECT WITH OUR STAFFProfessor John Blaxland, Head of Centre

Dr Andrew Carr, Senior Lecturer

Dr Meighen McCrae, Lecturer

Dr Joanne Wallis, Senior Lecturer

Dr Greg Raymond, Research Fellow

Dr Jean Bou, Senior Lecturer

Adam Ni, Visiting Fellow

Dr Iain Henry, Lecturer

Dr Huong Le Thu, Visiting Fellow

WHAT DO WE DO AT SDSCThe Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) isAustralia's oldest and largest academic centre focused onstrategic and defence issues. Our expertise within strategicstudies consist of three related research clusters: Militarystudies, Australian defence, and Asia-Pacific security. We offerAustralia's most respected graduate programs dealing withAustralian Defence and Asia-Pacific and global security issues:

Master of Strategic StudiesMaster of Military and Defence StudiesBachelor of International Security Studies

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