We prepare and educate the next generation of strategic leaders – military, civilian, and academic – in Australia, Asia and the Pacific region by providing internationally recognised graduate and undergraduate degrees in strategic and defence studies.
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Our research
The breadth of research expertise, as well as its continuing engagement with issues of strategic relevance is well illustrated by the initiatives managed by our academic community.
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Publications
Discover the range of publications by our academic community that demonstrates the commitment to scholarly excellence, and showcases our policy-relevant research expertise and engagement.
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The Top Brass examines the leadership of Australia’s senior WWII commanders, revealing the challenges, rivalries and decisions that shaped the nation’s war effort.
Hard New World explores Australia’s future in a changing global order, examining shifting power dynamics, the decline of US influence in Asia, and the strategic choices ahead.
Dr Nikolay Murashkin examines Japan's underappreciated role in post-Soviet Central Asia, showing its Silk Road diplomacy and infrastructure pre-dated China's Belt and Road, matching it in scale.
