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Rising risk of arms races in Asia spiralling into major conflict
Arms races can sometimes be stabilising. The United States and the Soviet Union built massive nuclear arsenals during the Cold War. Yet, the risk of mutual annihilation these created ultimately...
Dialogue to strengthen the relationship between Thailand and Australia
The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs in partnership with The Asia Foundation (TAF) hosted a track 1.5 dialogue between Thai and Australian leaders at The Australian National University in...
‘An incomplete project’: Australians’ view of the US Alliance
In the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, the Coalition government warned that Australia’s region ‘is in the midst of the most consequential strategic realignment since the Second World War.’ The...
Multiple accolades for Bell School academic Professor Evelyn Goh
Professor Evelyn Goh has been awarded three fellowships in a single year – a mark of exemplary merit and international acknowledgement of her scholarly contribution. Fellowships in academic peak...
Nuclear Weapons Cooperation in US Alliances
Nuclear weapons remain central to the internal dynamics of US alliances in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. But cooperation related to them has varied significantly between allies and over time. In NATO...
53rd AusCSCAP Meeting - Australia-Japan dialogue on strategic trends in the Indo-Pacific
The Australian Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (AusCSCAP) – which is based in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre – has held dialogues with specific Asia-...
Tributes flow for defence leader
The ANU community is mourning the loss of one of its leading strategic studies and defence thinkers, Professor Brendan Sargeant, who died suddenly over the weekend in a swimming accident. Professor...
Brazen Putin tests divided West over Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s talks with Joe Biden, followed by Russian diplomatic discussions with the US, NATO and the Commission on Security and Co-operation in Europe in Europe last week, have produced no...
SDSC team awarded $1 million grant
As Australia faces growing strategic uncertainty, preparing and educating the next generation of strategic leaders is an urgent necessity. Along with its internationally recognised research and...
SDSC Lecture Series 2021
The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) presents a Public Lecture Series to stimulate public discussion on major challenges relating to Australia’s strategic and defence policy, and to...
