Australian Army Colonel, Matthew Hall, argues that during efforts to bring stability and security to Afghanistan, the international community of states may have overlooked a critical ally; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Hall believes that the Organisation should be considered a partner in the international stabilisation efforts in Afghanistan, and proposes that Australia is well-placed to...

This paper finds that China's growing military power is not a cause for concern. In his assessment of China's military expansion for the western Pacific region, Dr Marcus Hellyer, Australian Public Service, concludes that China is modernising its armed forces, developing peacefully and behaving in the manner of a responsible global citizen. Further, he finds...