Presents a range of views on the reasoning behind, and the options for, what’s almost bound to be Australia’s most expensive and complex defence project - the replacement of the Collins class submarine fleet some time next decade. Overview In April this year ASPI staged a conference called The Submarine Choice. In this book you’ll...

This report summarises a research project on language, diversity and social inclusion in the Department of Defence. Overview Knowing more about a particular culture explains why an organisation is like it is, and why people behave and talk the way they do. One important factor that perpetuates behaviours and makes change difficult is the use...

This paper collects 10 items published on the ASPI blog 'The Strategist' by eight authors on one of the most important public policy issues of this decade and beyond: how to deal with China’s growing power and influence.

Overview: This report examines a recent proposal to merge the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and the CrimTrac Agency. There are two distinct—but not irreconcilable—views about this proposal. Reconciling these views will require detailed research about how a merged organisation would benefit all stakeholders—especially the frontline police and criminal intelligence operators in all the jurisdictions. But...

This paper presents a collection of views about the definition, role, purpose and health of strategic policymaking. Introduction One of the liveliest debates to have taken place on ASPI’s blog, The Strategist, concerned the place of strategy in Canberra’s policymaking community. It seems that there’s little consensus around what strategy’s core business should be, let...