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Strategic and Defence Studies Centre

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Discussion paper

Paying for war: how to afford a future of strategic competition


This Centre of Gravity discussion paper examines military expenses funding, arguing for direct war taxes and conscription or systems of national service.
Discussion paper

The ostrich sticks its head in the sand and thinks itself safe


David Feeney argues that Australia needs a grand strategy which will consider the actions it can take, as a status quo medium power, to support the Rules Based Global Order and secure the country's economic, strategic and diplomatic national interests.
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From dependency to armed neutrality: future options for Australian national security


This paper considers Australia's future security options, advocating a holistic methodology that examines traditional security challenges within the context of the natural world, including climate change.
Discussion paper

Why Australia needs a radically new defence policy


In this paper, three of Australia’s leading strategists and defence practitioners from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, make the case for bold, new strategic thinking and imagination in Australian defence policy.
Discussion paper

Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific Islands: ambiguous allies?


This discussion paper examines the relationship between Australia and New Zealand and what this means for cooperation in the Pacific Islands region.

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