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Date
December 2016
Publication: Indo-Pacific Strategic Digest
The range of papers in this fourth edition of the Digest reflects research submitted by students of the 2015 and 2016 Defence and Strategic Studies Courses, together with two papers by ADF officers from other courses.
The papers have been chosen for publication based on their scholarly attributes and strategic relevance. The topics relate to Australia's area of primary and enduring strategic interest—the Indo-Pacific region—and have relevance to Australia's policy interests. International students have authored two of the papers in this edition. Their perspectives are important contributions to learning during the course and are now able to be shared with readers of this Digest, providing excellent balance to the Australian perspectives.
This collection of papers shows the gamut of troubling strategic issues facing today's policy makers. But this book is no mere accumulation of graduate essays. The work here offers mature reflections from senior and experienced military, Border Force, diplomats and public servants already in key roles and likely to become even more senior in coming years.
Apart from the sheer range of topics, what's impressive about these papers is the forward-looking focus of many writers, who are looking for new policy solutions to emerging strategic problems. There is a strong emphasis on the need to adopt multi-agency approaches to find better policy solutions. It's also refreshing to see these policy professionals thinking about Australia's interests on a broad canvas. These papers don't limit Australia's options to a narrow geographic arc. Rather they show the importance of building deeper connections with friends and allies globally.
Content
| Article title | Article author |
|---|---|
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| The evolution of jihadist-Salafism in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and its impact on security in Southeast Asia | |
| Policy options for Australia to support stabilisation and resolution of maritime disputes in the South China Sea | |
| Australia and Japan security ties: An accelerating partnership | |
| Brexit and Anglo-Australian defence policy: Back to the future? | |
| Time for a whole-of-government China strategy to build trust between Australia and China | |
| Cold fleet: The Southern Ocean, Antarctica and the ADF | |
| France and Australia: Realising our potential as like-minded strategic partners | |
| The possibility of power sharing between China and the US: Implications for Japan’s national interests | |
| To what extent should the UK’s Armed Forces once again be prepared to operate routinely east of Suez? | |
| The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute: The likely impact of any constitutional change by Japan on its relations with China | |
| ‘Nothing to do with Islam’: The historical origins, ideology and strategic threat of global Salafi-jihadism | |
| The struggle for self-determination in Scotland and Bougainville | |
| Biographical details |