Information on "Armaments" and "Oceania"
August 2012
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21 Aug 2012
The Sharp Downside of Success
Author: Hayley Channer, Rod Lyon
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This paper explores the impact a successful third North Korean nuclear test could have on the Northeast Asian security dynamic. More on «The Sharp Downside of Success»
June 2012
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14 Jun 2012
Iran’s Nuclear Program: And the Costs of Stopping It
Author: Rod Lyon
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This brief comments on the positions of US and Israeli leaders regarding Iran's nuclear program, the 5+1 negotiations, and the possible drivers for a military strike against Iran. More on «Iran’s Nuclear Program: And the Costs of Stopping It»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Mind the Gap: Getting Serious about Submarines
Author: Andrew Davies, Mark Thomson
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
In 2009, the Australian government announced plans to replace Australia’s existing fleet of six Collins class submarines with twelve more advanced vessels sometime next decade. More on «Mind the Gap: Getting Serious about Submarines»
March 2012
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22 Mar 2012
Delivering the Goods: The ADF’s Future Battlefield Airlifter
Author: Tom Savage, Andrew Davies
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This paper compares the two aircraft contending to be the next Royal Australian Air Force battlefield airlifter: the Airbus C-295 and the Alenia’s C-27J Spartan. More on «Delivering the Goods: The ADF’s Future Battlefield Airlifter» -
2 Mar 2012
What Price the Future Submarine?
Author: William Tow
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This paper discusses the cost of the future Australian submarine. More on «What Price the Future Submarine?»
November 2011
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11 Nov 2011
Subaqueana Australis—The Future Evolution of Australia’s Submarines
Author: Andrew Davies
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This paper looks at the future of Australian submarine capability. More on «Subaqueana Australis—The Future Evolution of Australia’s Submarines»
June 2011
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Jun 2011
Dangerous Luxuries
Author: John Angevine
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
In this paper, the author argues that Australia's current defense strategy does not correspond with the realities of Australia's security situation. More on «Dangerous Luxuries»
May 2011
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12 May 2011
What’s Plan B?—Australia’s Air Combat Capability in the Balance
Author: Andrew Davies
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This paper discusses Australian participation to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. More on «What’s Plan B?—Australia’s Air Combat Capability in the Balance»
April 2011
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14 Apr 2011
The Once and Future Submarine
Author: Andrew Davies, Mark Thomson
Publisher: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
This policy brief examines the expansion of Australia’s submarine fleet. More on «The Once and Future Submarine» -
Apr 2011
Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09
Author: Andrew Smith
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
In this monograph, the author uses the improvised explosive device threat as it manifested itself in Iraq between 2003 and 2009 as a case study of surprise and how defense establishments responded to it. More on «Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09»


