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Defence needs 'czar' to deliver weapons, equipment
Prof Stephan Frühling quoted The Canberra Times

Time to get clear defence industry focus in era of conflict
Professor Stephan Frühling writes in The Canberra Times

Rethinking the future of Australian defence industry policy
Prof Stephan Frühling quoted in Industry Update

Time for a rethink of Australia’s approach to defence industry
Professor Stephan Fruehling and Mr Graeme Dunk write in The Strategist

Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?
Dr Bianca Baggiarini write in The Conversation

Be alert to China’s military weaknesses
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in ASPI - The Strategist

Henry Kissinger: A man for the times
EmProf Hugh White writes in The Interpreter

Xi Jinping conceals China’s vulnerability, hoping we’ll fall for it
EmProf Paul Dibb and Dr John Lee write in The Weekend Australian

Upcoming & past events
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Mon, 11 Feb 2019

Coalition Strategy and the End of the First World War: The Supreme War Council and War Planning, 1917-1918

November 1917 was a bleak month for the Allies; the Italians had suffered a crushing defeat at Caporetto; the British were concluding their infamous Passchendaele campaign; the French Army seemed s
Tue, 20 Nov 2018

Preserving and promoting multilateralism to address 21st-century challenges

In recent years, international institutions, multilateral agreements, and long-established global norms have come under pressure at a seemingly unprecedented rate.
Mon, 8 Oct 2018

Australia’s maritime frontier conflicts, 1802-1918
Craig Wilcox examines four very different clashes from 1802 to 1918, and sketches what the course of Australian maritime frontier conflict might look like.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018

The Kibeho Massacre, 1995 - What happened and why?
Jean Bou draws on extensive new research to outline what was behind the events and why the peacekeepers responded as they did.
Mon, 25 Jun 2018

An Australian band of brothers
Mark Johnston discusses the degree to which the research for his book An Australian Band of Brothers confirms or contradicts stereotypes about Australian soldiers in WWII.
Tue, 24 Apr 2018

Morale and combat motivation of British and Anzac troops at Gallipoli
Gary Sheffield examines the morale of soldiers at Gallipoli when fighting in the appalling conditions of the Gallipoli campaign, and what motivated them to go over the top onto enemy fire.
Mon, 9 Apr 2018

Central Bureau and Australia’s code-breaking operations in the Second World War
David Duffy discusses wartime code-breaking in Australia, investigating Australia's sophisticated intelligence network, and revealing the vital roles code-breakers played in Pacific War operations.
Mon, 5 Mar 2018

Transition point: Embracing the 4th age of war
Albert Palazzo discusses the arrival of the 4th age industrial warfare and whether we should be preparing for it.

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War Studies Seminar Series
Since 2013, the War Studies Seminar Series has provided a forum for presentations on a wide range of topics regarding war by outstanding scholars from both Australia and overseas.
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GRADNAS Seminar Series
The Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security initiative aims to build an international network of scholars undertaking cutting-edge research on strategic and security issues.
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Women in Asia-Pacific Security Research Seminar Series
This seminar series showcases cutting-edge academic research of women scholars in international security and brings together researchers working on this important region.
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Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Public Lecture Series
Stimulates public discussion on major challenges relating to Australia’s strategic and defence policy, and contributing to the vital national conversation about Australia’s future in the Indo-Pacific.
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John Gee Memorial Lecture Series
Dr John Gee AO served with distinction as an Australian diplomat in a number of countries. His greatest contribution, however, was in the field of disarmament and chemical weapons.
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Des Ball Memorial Lecture Series
Commemorates the life and work of a brilliant researcher, analyst, writer and educator in global strategy, Asia–Pacific security and Australian defence policy, Professor Des Ball AO.
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Robert O'Neill Lecture Series

Honouring the legacy of Robert O'Neill, a former head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the former Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford.

News & stories
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Book Launch: Coalition strategy and the end of WWI
Celebrating Dr Meighen McCrae’s new book on allied political and military leadership in World War I.
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American foreign policy and the 2020 presidential election
In this 2020 Des Ball memorial lecture, Bruce Jentleson discusses American foreign policy and brings a valuable perspective to the current American presidential campaign.