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Date
October 2017
Publication: Indo-Pacific Strategic Digest
This Indo‑Pacific Strategic Digest is a collection of the best student essays of 2016 and 2017 from the senior professional development and education program of the Defence and Strategic Studies Course at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College. The papers were chosen for publication based on their scholarly attributes and strategic relevance. The topics of the papers relate to Australia's area of primary and enduring strategic interest – the Indo‐Pacific region – and present analyses and assessments that concern Australia's policy interests.
This collection of papers, informed by history and a close examination of contemporary events, is well positioned to consider the implications over the decade ahead. The papers include a reflection on whether a closer Japanese military relationship with China is feasible in an effort to bolster security and stability in Northeast Asia. Is there a role for Australia in this equation? Another examines the uncertain security environment in the South China Sea and the likely impact on Singapore over the decade ahead. What role should Australia play alongside Singapore? Yet another considers whether the growing warmth between Russia and China presents a threat to India. Another considers the potential policy options for Australia in dealing with a nuclear-armed North Korea.
Other subjects addressed include: the implications for great power dynamics arising from the fragility of the global financial system; food security and the implications for national security in Japan; the regional security implications of climate change and disasters in the South Pacific; and an attempt to address the supply of methamphetamine from China to Australia.
Content
| Article title | Article author |
|---|---|
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| Defence diplomacy: the right ballast for Australia’s fragile relations with Indonesia | |
| Are Australia’s national interests jeopardised by a South China Sea dominated by China? | |
| The Trump Administration’s approach to the security of South Korea | |
| Does Japan’s military relationship with China need to be closer to ensure Northeast Asian stability over the next decade? | |
| Shaping positive muslim identity: a policy approach to understanding the formation of prejudice – and building social resilience – in childhood | |
| What are the potential policy options for Australia in dealing with a nuclear-armed North Korea | |
| What are the strategic people capability challenges facing Australia and New Zealand in implementing their 2016 Defence White Papers? | |
| Is the growing warmth in the relationship between Russia and China a threat to India in the next ten years? | |
| Ice dragon: a proposal to target the supply of methamphetamine from China to Australia | |
| A decade of Uncertainty: what impact will the security environment in the South China Sea have on Singapore over the next ten years? | |
| How will the Fragility of the global financial system impact on the balance of power between China and the US over the next ten years? | |
| Is food security a contemporary national security issue for Japan? | |
| The Permanent Court of Arbitration’s role in clarifying the South China Sea disputes | |
| Regional Security implications of climate change and natural disasters in the South Pacific | |
| Hacktivism: will it pose a threat to Southeast Asia and, if so, what are the implications for Australia? | |
| The future of the security relationship between Singapore and Australia | |
| Building resilience in Japan-China ties: a role for Australia | |
| Biographical details |