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Date
October 2015
Publication: Indo-Pacific Strategic Digest
This edition of the Indo-Pacific Strategic Digest is composed of the work of Australian and international members of the 2015 Defence and Strategic Studies Course (DSSC), the flagship of Australia's professional military development system.
The articles written by DSSC students are wide-ranging in scope and content. They include contributions on various Chinese and Indian security issues; consideration of America's Asia-Pacific security policy; an assessment of Australian-US strategic relations in the light of the American 'rebalance' to Asia; an article dealing with the challenges of contested sovereignty in the South China Sea; and an inquiry into the security problems posed to a liberal democracy by the phenomenon of radical Islamist foreign fighters.
Content
| Article title | Article author |
|---|---|
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| What are Australia’s National Security Interests in the South China Sea? | |
| China and India: A ‘New Great Game’ founded on historic mistrust and current competition | |
| The Impact of China’s ‘Nine-Dash Line’ Claim on ASEAN’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Region | |
| Is a Hungry Dragon a Peaceful Dragon: food security implications for China? | |
| On Balance – Is the US Rebalance Good for Australia? | |
| UNCLOS and China’s Claim in the South China Sea | |
| Is it in Australia’s Interests to Strengthen Security Relations with Japan? | |
| The Thirsty Elephant – India’s Water Security Challenges: A test for regional relations over the next decade | |
| The United States’ Asia-Pacific Policy and the Rise of the Dragon | |
| On the Front Foot? Preserving Australia’s security against the threat posed by returning foreign fighters | |
| India’s Strategy for Countering China’s Increased Influence in the Indian Ocean | |
| Questions from the Lab – is Australia and the near region ready for the next attack of ‘flu? | |
| China’s South Pacific Expansion and the Changing Regional Order: A cause for concern to the regional status quo? | |
| Biographical details |