%T Conceptualising future threats to Australia's security %A Andrew O'Neil %I National Security College (ANU) %D 2012 %K Defence, %K International relations, %K World politics, %K Policy, %K Local government, %K National security %U https://apo.org.au/node/29750 %X A key challenge for Australian policy makers is developing an understanding of the sorts of security threats likely to confront Australia in the years ahead. Typically, this cognitive process involves inferring from past and present trends to produce a prevailingly linear picture of future developments. %9 Discussion paper