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What does the Trump presidency mean for Women, Peace and Security?
Susan Hutchinson writes in The Interpreter (Lowy Institute)

The Outback No More: Critical shifts in Australia's Defence Policy, Deterrence and Partnerships
Professor Stephan Fruehling speaks to Strategy Speaks podcast, Centre for Security, Diplomacy & Strategy (CSDS) Brussels

Shock rebel offensive threatens Assad regime - Syrian militants seize Aleppo
A/Prof Matthew Sussex speaks with ABC Radio PM program

Australia can’t afford an AUKUS about-face: 5 things the critics are getting wrong
Prof John Blaxland writes in The Conversation

Despite new nuclear submarine, India still lags China in naval strength
Dongkeun Lee mentioned in South China Morning Post

Navies in the Indo-Pacific: A Key Shaper of the Balance of Power

Dongkeun Lee writes in Australian Institute of International Affairs

The Yazidi survivors seeking justice
Susan Hutchinson speaks to ABC Listen

A new US, Russia, China nuclear arms race spells danger
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in ASPI - The Strategist

Upcoming & past events
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Wed, 22 May 2024

Peace-Making and State-Making: The Case of Early Modern Japan

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series
Fri, 10 May 2024

The Soviets and Nationalists in Manchuria: Development and International Order in Post-Manchukuo Northeast China, 1945-1948

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture 2024

This Robert O'Neill War Studies lecture will be delivered by Professor Craig Stockings. 
Fri, 23 Feb 2024

The Resilience of Self-Reliance in China: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Order-Shaping

Amy King and Wenting He explore the enduring concept of 'self-reliance' (zili gengsheng) in Chinese political discourse over a century.
Fri, 2 Feb 2024

Norms, Storytelling and International Institutions in China: The Imperative to Narrate

Do emerging powers reinforce or reshape the existing international order? Are international institutions socialising emerging powers or being used to promote alternative norms?
Mon, 18 Dec 2023

Rethinking the Future of Australian Defence Industry Policy

You are warmly invited to the launch of Defence Industry in 'National Defence': Rethinking the Future of Australian Defence Industry Policy.
Mon, 11 Dec 2023

Strategic Diplomacy for 21st Century Defence and Statecraft - Launch

How best should key strategic partners in Asia and Europe meet their future defence and security needs in a world that offers less policy space and more complex problems?
Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Before Algorithmic Armageddon: The Immediate Risks of AI in War

This 2023 John Gee Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Toni Erskine. 

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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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Elke Larsen
Elke was a founding member of the student-led organisation ‘Women in Master of Strategic Studies’ which advocates for inclusivity and celebrates the contribution of women strategists at the SDSC.
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Rohana Prince
"I chose to do the Master of Strategic Studies program in order to study with Australia’s leading strategic thinkers".
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Samuel John Cox
"The reputation of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre as Australia’s centre of excellence for education in strategy and defence inspired me to uproot my life from Perth and move to Canberra".
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Peter Lee
Dr Peter K. Lee reflects on his PhD journey. As a Korean-Australian, he has always been interested in Australia, Korea, and their place in the world.
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Sanjoli Banerjee - shaping leaders with pragmatic skills and values
Bachelor of International Security Studies alumna Sanjoli Banerjee recently won the Diana Award for her campaigns against female foeticide and environmental degradation.
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Australian Government Department of Defence

Better together: Counter terrorism conference
A platform for Southeast Asian and Australian representatives to tackle the question of how regional militaries meet the challenges of helping combat terrorism in the physical and information terrain.
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Modelling complex warfighting
The fourth MCW symposium brings together DST researchers, academic partners and Defence stakeholders to align MCW research objectives with Defence requirements.
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Dr Meighen McCrae's book recognised as 'the best work of history on WWI (in English)’
Focusing on the efforts of Britain, France, Italy and the US to forge a coalition in the final years of the war, her book wins best work of history on WWI.