Past events
Book launch of 'Defence Planning and Uncertainty' by Dr Stephan Frühling
The Strategic & Defence Studies Centre warmly invites you to attend the Book Launch of Defence Planning and Uncertainty: Preparing for the next Asia-Pacific War, by Dr Stephan...
Warring Australians: the battles overseas and at home, 1914-18
The War Studies Seminars are open to the public and are to showcase the latest research on the history, character, conduct and effects of war.
Please note you must register to attend
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HIV/AIDS in West Papua: Current Conditions, Ongoing Challenges
Abstract
West Papua faces an HIV/AIDS epidemic that is mainly affecting Papuan youth. Recent scholarship on HIV in Melanesia asks us to consider how HIV prevention and treatment agendas are...
Ethnography, Corporate Knowledge and the Mobile Phone Consumer in Cambodia
Abstract:
This paper is based on ethnographic research into the marketing and consumption of mobile services in Cambodia and focuses on the central figures of neoliberal development...
Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture. From Syria to Scotland: geopolitics in today's world
During the Cold War, our defence interests and our economic priorities appeared to be geographically aligned. The 'west' and the 'east' said it all (or most of it). Since the end of the Cold War,...
SSGM PhD Colloquium
The SSGM PhD Colloqium will host the best and brightest of SSGM's PhD candidates as they present various topics ranging from 'Post- Conflict' to 'The Role of Education'.
Topics and Speakers...
Privatising the "War on Drugs"
A defining feature of the 9/11 wars has been the prominent role played by private military and security companies (PMSCs). The growth of this market for military and security services has not gone...
Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A public lecture by Professor Paul Dibb
Abstract: This talk examines why Putin decided to intervene in Ukraine. What were the major deciding factors from his point of view? Getting inside Putin's mind requires understanding Russia's...
More Jakarta, Less Juba: The Influence of Indonesia on police development in Timor-Leste
Abstract
This seminar will examine the influences on police development in Timor-Leste, whose police service may well lay claim to be the recipient of the most diverse amounts of advice, guidance...
Change and Continuity in Post-Cold War Pacific Alliances: Case Studies on Japan's and Australia's Alliance Relations with the US
The United States' alliances with Japan and Australia are the most important bilateral security alliances in the Asia-Pacific. Given the uncertain strategic conditions in the wider region, the...
