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Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Vol. 3, № 14.
- Indian Ocean: Don’t Militarise the “Great Connector”
- A Tragedy on Siachen Glacier
- Nepal: Maoist-led Government Seeks to Halt Ghurkha Recruitment
- Pakistan-US Relations: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
- Syria Struggles with a Critical Resource: Water
- Nuclear Talks with Iran: A Continuing Challenge
- Sundrop Offers Food Security Solution for Arid Regions
- United Kingdom Faces Emerging Energy Dilemma
The China-India-US Relationship: Where Will It Go?
- Associate Papers
- Tuesday, 17 April 2012
- The relationship among China, India, and the United States is not yet a strategic triangle, but a trilateral one.
- The United States wants to use India to balance China’s rise.
- India will act as a swing state in the global balance of power, particularly in the China-India-US equation.
- In the future, China needs a comprehensive policy for India or a new policy for a harmonious Asia.
Darwin’s Importance to US Asia-Pacific Strategy
- FDI Feature Interviews
- Thursday, 12 April 2012
As part of the US Government’s landmark decision late last year to strategically refocus to the Asia-Pacific, Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen, who heads Marine Forces Pacific, or MarForPac, spoke to Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe in mid-December last year, about the re-emergence of Australia in US regional strategic calculations and the intensified US commitment to the ANZUS Treaty and the Asia Pacific.
Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Vol. 3, № 13.
- Australia Key Component of US Asia-Pacific Posture
- Singapore Builds China Military Ties but US to Remain ‘Closest Security Partner’
- India Water Week 2012: Inaugural Water Security Conference Underway in New Delhi
- Zardari-Singh Dialogue: Future Implications
- Crisis in the Indian Army
- Tajik Energy Policy Creates Regional Tension
- Iran: Continuing Nuclear Uncertainty
- Yemen: An Approaching State of Anarchy
Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Vol. 3, № 12.
- Egypt Threatened By Foot-And-Mouth Disease
- Food Subsidies Required to Counter Price Spikes
- Implications of India’s Decision on Sri Lanka UNHCR Resolution
- A Common Food and Water Strategy for the GCC?
- Iran’s Oil Future: Increasingly Uncertain
- League Summit Sees Arab Nations Divided On Syria
- Aung San Suu Kyi Triumphs in Burma By-Elections
The ADF in Indonesia: Lessons from Operation Padang Assist
- FDI Feature Interviews
- Monday, 02 April 2012
In September 2009, the ADF launched Operation Padang Assist in response to the massive earthquake that devastated the north-western Indonesian archipelago. Reflecting on the mission, Brigadier Mark Brewer, the senior Australian Army official who led the ADF contingent, told Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe about the ADF’s mission objectives and the scale of the disaster relief challenge, the specific challenges in jointly operating in an overseas disaster relief setting, the ADF’s overall achievements and contribution to the operation and the impact of the mission on Australia-Indonesia relations.
The Lord’s Resistance Army: A Profile
- Indian Ocean
- Thursday, 29 March 2012
- The Lord’s Resistance Army is a terrorist organisation and active rebel group that has operated within Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
- The LRA’s overall profile has undergone significant transformation over the last two decades, with its modus operandi, strength, overall fighting capabilities and support having changed since its formation.
- Although it is not as potent a force as it once was, it still has the ability to inflict violence and continues to be a destabilising force within the region.
- The recent decision of the United States to send military advisors to aid Uganda in eradicating the LRA has serious implications for the future of the LRA, the region and South Sudan’s newfound independence.
Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Vol. 3, № 11.
- US Interest Confirms Australian Strategic Importance in Indo-Pacific
- Food and Water Knowledge Lacking in Australian Schools
- Swaziland Food Insecurity Intensified by Financial Crisis
- World Water Forum: A Stepping Stone to Water Security
- An Uncertain Future: The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
- Al Qaida-Inspired Group Threatens Nigerian Energy Sector
- South African Navy Proactive as Piracy Threatens Southern Waters
- Syria’s Neighbours Back Opposition, Fuel Ongoing Unrest
The New Zealand Army Today: ‘A More Responsive, Smarter and Adaptable Army’
- FDI Feature Interviews
- Monday, 26 March 2012
As a result of ongoing regional and extra-regional operational deployments, the New Zealand Army has transformed into a land force capable of operating in diverse environments and situations. In this context, Major General Tim Keating, who commands the New Zealand Army, talked to Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe about the Army’s response to ongoing high tempo deployments overseas, the growing importance of coalition interoperability and training, efforts towards modernisation and the Army’s future intentions.
Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Vol. 3, № 10.
- US Lacks “Strategic” Policy in Tapping Strategic Reserves
- Pipeline Project to Counter UK Drought
- The Indus Water Treaty Revisited
- Debate on Nature of Indian Constitution Starts with National Counter-Terrorism Centre
- Sri Lanka: More to UNHRC Vote than “Accountability”
- Pakistan and Russia Seek Enhanced Co-operation
- 2+2 Dialogue Signals New Era of Indonesia-Australia Co-operation
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- Strategic Weekly Analysis
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- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- The Politics of Water Security between Afghanistan and Iran
- Iran: No Clarity
- Strategic Weekly Analysis
- A Twenty-First Century Ménage à Trois: China-US-India Relations in the Indian Ocean Region
- Change in South-East Asia: Indonesia and Burma