Policy Options Papers offer concise evidence-based recommendations for policymakers on essential national security issues. Papers in this series are peer-reviewed by a combination of expert practitioners and scholars.
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In this Policy Options Paper, the authors put forward a case for why it increasingly makes sense for Australia, India and the United Kingdom to work together.
Dr Michael Cohen explores how power, interests, and threats shape military alliances, refining theories using archival data from Australia and the USA.
Dirk van der Kley, Benjamin Herscovitch and Gatra Priyandita discuss the technology future for Indonesia, China and the Quad.
Samuel Bashfield and Anthony Bergin address the current challenges surrounding undersea cables in the Indo-Pacific.
William A. Stoltz analyses the most unexamined component of Australia’s international statecraft, covert action.
James Mortensen and Andrew Gibson address psychological concepts such as fear and anxiety and how this drives conspiracy thinking.
Occasional Papers comprise peer-reviewed research and analysis concerning national security issues at the forefront of academic and policy inquiry. They are designed to stimulate public discourse and inform policy solutions.
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