NAPSNET Special Report Philip Dorling March 15, 2016 I. INTRODUCTION Operation Crowflight has long been forgotten, but in the first half of the nineteen sixties it was the largest United States defence and intelligence project in Australia. Between 1960 and 1966 the United States Air Force employed advanced U-2, JB-57 and RB-57 aircraft in a […]
by Samantha Mella and Geoff James 8 June 2015 I. Introduction Samantha Mella and Geoff James write “The (Australian Energy) White Paper’s framework of competition, productivity and investment provides a good platform for discussion, but a number of important issues are not addressed. These include the development of Australia’s abundant renewable energy resources, the consideration […]
by Desmond Ball, Duncan Campbell, Bill Robinson and Richard Tanter 28 May 2015 The full report is available here. I. Introduction The recent expansion of FORNSAT/COMSAT (foreign satellite/communications satellite) interception by the UKUSA or Five Eyes (FVEY) partners has involved the installation over the past eight years of multiple advanced quasi-parabolic multi-beam antennas, known as Torus, […]
By Samantha Mella 19 May 2015 I. Introduction Samantha Mella writes that, despite climate concerns, the current Australian government is fixated on supporting and expanding the Australian coal industry. Mella argues that ‘Australia may benefit from reconsidering what it means to be an energy superpower in 2015. In the era of an altered climate and carbon […]
by Richard Tanter 20 April 2015 I. Introduction Richard Tanter writes “Almost everything about the Abbot…
Professor Richard Tanter of the Nautilus Institute of Security and Sustainability said the Cocos station was likely to intercept increasing volumes of naval and military communications. “With the increasing Australian and US interest in the Indian Ocean region and the planned maritime surveillance deployments, it is likely to become more important.”
After 12 years, Australia’s formal presence is coming to an end. By Christmas the Tarin Kowt base in Afghanistan will be locally controlled.
Professor Richard Tanter says Afghanistan has become so reliant on economic and military aid that it can no longer survive without foreign capital. And he’s blaming one of Afghanistan’s neighbours for continual destabilisation.
DETERRENCE: Scary Default Scenarios Based on Faulty Treasury Department Release DPRK: North Korea threatens preemptive attack on U.S., South Korea ENERGY SECURITY: IPCC Issues Stark Warning Over Global Warming: Call to ‘Stop Dithering About Fossil Fuel Cuts’ as Expert Panel Warns Entire Globe is Affected GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: State Clumsy in Managing Conflicts CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Understanding the Adaptive […]
DETERRENCE: Park Pledges Strong Defense To Render N. Korean Nukes Useless DPRK: Intergovernmental Consultative Committee Meeting Between Mongolia And North Korea ENERGY SECURITY: UN Climate Panel Stresses Solidity of New Report on Global Warming GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Popular Ex-PM Koizumi Comes Out Against Nuclear Power CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Climate Change Adaptation in the Boardroom AUSTRAL PEACE AND SECURITY: ALP Nuclear […]
DETERRENCE: Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety DPRK: North Korea Restarting its 5MW Reactor ENERGY SECURITY: Arctic Sea Ice Melting Faster Than Expected, UN Report Finds GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Japan Grapples with Rise in Hate Groups CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Floods in the WHO European Region: Health Effects and their Prevention AUSTRAL PEACE […]
