Past events
The Challenge of Warning Time in the Contemporary Strategic Environment
The government’s recent conclusion that Australia can no longer assume a warning time of 10 years for major conflict is a critical break from the defence policies of the past 50 years. It is...
A Tale in Two Books: China and the United Nations
Join us for an interactive discussion with the authors of two important recent books:
Rosemary FootChina, the UN, and Human Protection: Beliefs, Power, Image (OUP, 2020)
Courtney...
The quiet war: Censorship, propaganda and Australian prisoners of the Japanese
During the First World War, Australian propaganda was dominated by stories about German atrocities against the Belgians. An attempt to follow suit with a similar approach about Japanese atrocities...
Challenges to Australia's strategic imagination
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...
What’s So Special about Asian Security? Dealing with Non-state Actors and Non-traditional Security
Are the security landscape and dynamics in Asia significantly different compared to those in other world regions? Is there anything ‘special’ about Asian security that necessitates alterations or...
Artillery, Tanks and a Man Named Watson: 1st Anzac Corps and the First Battle of Bullecourt, 11 April 1917
On 11 April 1917 the Australians of the 1st Anzac Corps launched an attack at German positions near the French village of Bullecourt. The British correspondent Phillip Gibbs contended that the...
Living with Fear: Defining a Better National Security Outcome
One of the reasons Australia is among the fortunate countries is that it has never known fear. From a national security perspective, it has always been one of the safest countries in the world....
Power Projection and Deterrence: South China Sea Disputants as Pawns in the U.S.-China Rivalry
In the past decade, China has pursued consistent low-level provocations against disputants to seize or prevent other states’ access to islands, maritime features, and waters in the South China Sea...
Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs 2021 Orientation Session
Dr Mathew Davies, Deputy Director of Education, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, warmly invites all postgraduate students commencing their studies in the Graduate Diploma of...
OCIS 2020 - Save the Date - Oceanic Conference on International Studies
Held every two years, OCIS is the premier conference in international studies held in Australasia. It brings together scholars working across all fields of international studies, and is known for...
