FDI Publications - Indian Ocean


China in the Indian Ocean: A Case of Uncharted Waters Date: 5 July 2010
Differing Perceptions of China’s Role in the Indian Ocean Date: 21 June 2010
Kim Beazley on the Strategic Importance of the Indian Ocean to Australia Date: 3 June 2010
The Hate/Love Triangle in the Timor Sea: Australia, Indonesia and East Timor (Part Two) Date: 14 May 2010
The Hate/Love Triangle in the Timor Sea: Australia , Indonesia and East Timor (Part One) Date: 12 May 2010
United in Disunity? Pan-regional Organisations in the Indian Ocean Region Date: 30 April 2010
Peak Piracy Season Here Again; Solutions Lie on Land, Not Water Date: 22 April 2010
Sri Lanka - The New Great Game Date: 24 March 2010
Australia and a Closed Strait of Hormuz Date: 11 March 2010
Strategic Analysis of Sri Lankan Military’s Counter-Insurgency Operations Date: 12 February 2010
A New US Persian Gulf Strategy? Date: 11 February 2010
Closing the Strait of Hormuz – An Ace up the Sleeve or an Own Goal? Date: 10 February 2010
The Sri Lankan Election and Tamil Politics after the LTTE Date: 4 February 2010
Yemen: An Uncertain Future Date: 28 January 2010
Developments in the Indian Ocean Region: Research Aims and Methodology Date: 22 January 2010
The End of Sri Lanka’s Insurgency: Implications Date: 19 January 2010

Four types of assessment are currently issued:

Strategic Analysis Paper.
A new FDI product, each Strategic Analysis Paper is a single topic research paper where the emphasis is on assessment. It will be distributed electronically and be of the order of 2,000 to 5,000 words. In time, a number of Strategic Analysis Paper may result in an Occasional Paper.

Strategic Weekly Analysis.
This current intelligence product will focus on FDI’s four areas of research and will comprise short articles where the emphasis is on analysis.

Occasional Papers.
These may be distributed either hardcopy or electronically.

Landmark Papers.
These will normally be issued in hardcopy and most likely will be the compilation of numerous Occasional Papers and key Strategic Analysis Publications.