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Australian Maritime Defence Council, Andrew Forbes
Australian Maritime Defence Council, Andrew Forbes
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
Navies have had a long relationship with their respective maritime industries and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is no exception. Naval capability cannot be built, maintained and supported without a strong industrial sector. This is well known, but there are other aspects to the RAN relationship with the maritime industry that are less well known, and this Semaphore examines the relationship with the shipping and port associations through what is now called the Australian Maritime Defence Council (AMDC). While its discussions are not classified, they are occasionally sensitive, so what follows focuses on administrative issues before providing a general outline …
Australian Jihad: Radicalisation And Counter-Terrorism, Samuel J. Mullins
Australian Jihad: Radicalisation And Counter-Terrorism, Samuel J. Mullins
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
This ARI summarises the findings from an-depth empirical study of all publicly-confirmed cases of Islamist terrorism involving Australians. The domestic situation of Australian Muslims is briefly described, followed by an overview of Islamist terrorism cases to date, including the number and location of cases and the level of threat they have presented, both domestically and internationally. The background characteristics of offenders and details of radicalisation are discussed, followed by an examination of the national counter-terrorism (CT) strategy, with a focus upon counter-radicalisation initiatives. Current CT tactics appear to be appropriate to the nature of the threat; however, it will be …
New Challenges For Maritime Security In The Indian Ocean - An Australian Perspective, Sam Bateman, Anthony Bergin
New Challenges For Maritime Security In The Indian Ocean - An Australian Perspective, Sam Bateman, Anthony Bergin
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
The Indian Ocean region is growing in strategic importance. It is facing the risks of growing strategic competition, particularly between China and India. However, the region tends to be neglected by Australia despite extensive interests in the region and the possibility of threats to Australia’s security emerging from the region, including the risks of intrastate conflict, terrorism, smuggling in all its forms, and illegal fishing. Climate change, sea-level rise and natural disasters are other non-traditional security threats evident in the region. The northwest of Australia is particularly exposed to these challenges to maritime security and requires more attention in Australia’s …