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The International Security Program

The International Security Program

The International Security Program looks at strategic dynamics and security risks globally, with an emphasis on Australia's region of Indo-Pacific Asia. Its research spans strategic competition and the risks of conflict in Asia, security implications of the rise of China and India, maritime security, nuclear arms control, Australian defence policy and the changing character of conflict. The Program draws on a network of experts in Australia, Asia and globally, and is supported by diverse funding sources including grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. It convenes international policy dialogues such as the 2017 Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum and has a record of producing leading-edge, influential reports.

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Three questions about North Korea
Three questions about North Korea
Below, I tease out a few below-the-radar observations in the form of three questions. Each addresses the problem from a different angle. 1. Is the Trump Administration as serious…
What is Vietnam’s fishing flotilla doing at Scarborough Shoal?
What is Vietnam’s fishing flotilla doing at Scarborough Shoal?
Those who have written off last July’s Hague Arbitral Tribunal ruling in the South China Sea as a dead letter should keep an eye on Scarborough Shoal. Late last week, reports…
North Korea’s diplomatic dispute with Malaysia: No more Mr Underdog
North Korea’s diplomatic dispute with Malaysia: No more Mr Underdog
The ongoing diplomatic dispute between Malaysia and North Korea, triggered by the brutal, brazen and bizarre assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur's main airport on 13…
Singapore’s strike eagles show up flightless kiwis
Singapore’s strike eagles show up flightless kiwis
It was recently reported that New Zealand and Singapore are conducting a feasibility study into basing F-15SG multi-role fighters at Ohakea Air Base, on North Island. If the…
Quick comment: Seiichiro Takagi on China, Trump and Japan-Australia relations
Quick comment: Seiichiro Takagi on China, Trump and Japan-Australia relations
Yesterday afternoon International Security Program Director Euan Graham spoke with prominent Japanese Sinologist Seiichiro Takagi, Senior Research Advisor at the Japan Institute…
Southeast Asia’s neglected navigational and overflight challenges
Southeast Asia’s neglected navigational and overflight challenges
As the new US administration considers how to respond to China’s strategic challenge in the South China Sea, it must also grapple with the legal, political and operational…
Quick comment: US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David Skalicky on F-22 operations in northern Australia
Quick comment: US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David Skalicky on F-22 operations in northern Australia
Late last year, PACOM Commander Admiral Harry Harris revealed in his lecture to the Lowy Institute that the US planned to operate F-22 Raptors out of Australia in 2017. This…
A question for alliance critics: What's your alternative?
A question for alliance critics: What's your alternative?
This is an edited version of remarks delivered at the National Press Club in Canberra on 21 February, 2017, in a panel discussion with Sir Angus Houston. The full text can be…
75 years after Singapore's fall
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75 years after Singapore's fall
We must think seriously about the region again, writes Euan Graham in the Australian Financial Review on 15 February. Photo: Getty ImagesEuan Graham
Will the Western Pacific’s long peace endure?
Will the Western Pacific’s long peace endure?
The security picture in the Western Pacific is marked by maritime boundary disputes, nationalist enmities and rapidly modernising militaries. Against that backdrop, the prolonged…