Past events
Central Bureau and Australia’s Code-Breaking operations in the Second World War
Nyrambla House, Ascot: The Headquarters of the Central Bureau from 1942-1945
During the Second World War, Australia was home to a large, secret code-breaking organisation named Central...
Intelligence and the Function of Government
The Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Paul Symon AO, will launch the book Intelligence and the Function of Government (MUP) by Dr Rhys Crawley and Dr Daniel...
Thai Military Power
At the centre of the vital Asia–Pacific region, Thailand is important. But, despite its large population and powerful military forces performing significant roles in state and society, Thailand...
Transition Point: Embracing the 4th Age of War
The arrival of the 4th Industrial Age compels states (or non-states) to reinterpret the character of war. They need to discard the obsolete features of 3rd Industrial Age warfare and embrace the...
Unwinnable Wars: Afghanistan and the Limits of Western Military Power
At sixteen years and counting, Afghanistan is the longest war for western states of the post-Cold War period, and NATO’s first overseas war. At its height, the US and its NATO allies deployed 130,...
11th CSCAP General Conference
14 Dec 2017
The 11th CSCAP General Conference will be held in on 14 and 15 December 2017 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme of the conference will be: Towards a peaceful transformation of...
Chinese Power and the Idea of a 'Responsible State' in a Changing World Order
2017 Robert O’Neill War Studies Lecture: Chinese Power and the Idea of a ‘Responsible State’ in a Changing World Order
Analysts and observers of China’s role in world and regional politics...
Private Standards and Norm Contestation: The Credibility Politics of Palm Oil Sustainability
Joint SDSC-IR Seminar
Palm oil, a major global agricultural commodity, has long been condemned for driving deforestation, carbon emissions and social conflict, especially in its principal...
China, the United Nations, and Human Protection: Ideological Beliefs and International image
Human protection is an area of international concern that has largely been advanced normatively in the period since the late 1990s – that is, in the period of China’s growing material power and...
The Decision Point: Command in the 21st century
Command has long been a major concern for military historians and security studies scholars. Focusing on the divisional headquarters and specifically one staff procedure, this presentation...
