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School of Humanities and Social Sciences

National Asian Security Studies Program

Strengthening regional capacity and cohesion through roundtable discussions, conferences, publications, and executive education.

www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/nassp

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Executive SummaryThere is a critical gap in the provision of education to develop leading scholar-practitioners, networked with regional and global partners, who can discern and develop best practice policy responses to contemporary security challenges. The necessity to address this space has been reinforced by the increased complexity of the national and global security environments. The School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), within the Australian Defence Force Academy campus of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), is exceptionally well-positioned (intellectually and geographically) to provide education for this demanding demographic. HASS brings together more than 80 academics (faculty and adjunct) whose collective expertise supports a comprehensive array of subjects in the security and policy-making domains. Aside from specific workshops and Professional Development Courses tailored to the needs of individual agencies, participation in the executive education programs will be on a multi-agency and multi-national basis, thereby providing a unique peer-to-peer learning experience.

Professional Engagement and

DevelopmentThrough round-table policy discussions, workshops and Professional Development Courses (PDCs), this critical pillar represents the professional engagement and development aspect of the Program. Since the Program’s establishment in 2014, the NASSP has been hosting high level visiting delegations from countries across the Indo-Pacific including Indonesia, Vietnam, and the United States. Through the provision of private roundtable venues, the Program facilitates an interactive discussion with the broad spectrum of the agencies from Austalia’s national security community together with the relevant embassies. The program also provides specialised workshops and courses that can be tailored to fit agency needs – whether from Australia or abroad. Areas of expertise include great power rivalry and the regional orders of East Asia and the Indo-Pacific; national defence planning and policy; domestic and foreign policy analysis for specific countries (e.g. Indonesia, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Russia and the United States); aid, state capacity and governance in developing nations; cybersecurity; and non-traditional security issues (e.g. transnational crime, pandemics, natural disasters, and human security).

Executive Short Courses

(ESCs)One of the flagship ESCs is ‘National Security Challenges and Policies in the Indo-Pacific’. Seminars and other activities in this ESC will be provided by key Australian policy makers, international government officials, and academics. In the context of the full range of one week, two week, and three month ESCs on offer, these courses provide an interactive learning experience addressing the nexus of the economic, political, and security spheres together with the formulation of best practice policy. The ESCs will be offered in both graded and non-graded modes to include candidates who will make a significant contribution to the class but do not meet formal University admission requirements – e.g. due to minor deficiencies in English language proficiency. Those enrolled in an ‘assessed mode’ will receive an academic transcript that can be used for entry (and potential credit) into the executive Masters in Strategy and Security. The ESCs are tailored for, but not exclusive to, mid to senior level government employees. The unique learning experience in the ESCs is provided by an interactive learning experience that is further enhanced by participation on a multiagency and multinational basis.

Executive Master of Strategy and

SecurityThis degree introduces students to the discipline of security studies and applies it for the purpose of analysing the traditional and non-traditional security environments of the Indo-Pacific. Graduates will have an enhanced understanding of the nexus of security, economic development, capacity and good governance. In the process, a comparative approach to best practice policy formulation in developed and developing nations will be considered. The policy oriented nature of the executive Masters in Strategy and Security appeals to agencies seeking to build the capacity and expertise of their staff and, for the purpose of the participants, those that wish to obtain the necessary qualifications and skills for career advancement. Moreover, the executive degree is particularly attractive for government agencies and staff as it provides a highly effective balance between on-campus (i.e. ‘in-country’ experience) and flexible on-line learning. Because of this, there are associated degree savings and benefits for work and family. Nevertheless, the on-campus component remains critical for the provision of direct contact with senior officials from the Australian government, international government officials, and world-class scholars.

The National Asian Security Studies Program (NASSP) seeks to strengthen regional networks, mutual understanding, and governmental capacity via a mix of roundtable discussions with visiting delegations, the convening of policy relevant conferences on critical issues, readable and accessible publications, and its Executive

Education Curriculum. The latter component is critical to the operation of the NASSP and aside from bespoke Professional Development Courses, it provides accredited education through a mix of Executive Short Courses (1 week, 2 week, and 3 month options) and an executive Master of Strategy and Security.

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Director’s Introduction

Associate Professor Christopher Roberts, PhDDirector of NASSP

The 2016 Australian Defence White Paper highlights the need for enhanced knowledge about the Indo-Pacific’s shared strategic, political, economic, and cultural environments to

enable a far stronger capacity for regional engagement and cooperation. The increasingly complex and interconnected nature of the evolving security and economic orders necessitates a comprehensive approach to research, engagement and education about the Indo-Pacific. The NASSP addresses these needs through engagement (e.g. round-table policy discussions and conferences), knowledge (e.g. research and publications), and executive education. In the case of the latter, there are three modes of delivery: Professional Development Courses (PDCs), Executive Short Courses (ESCs), and the executive Master of Strategy and Security. Crucially, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) is the only tertiary institution to deliver such specialised education, through these modes of delivery, and for this mix of countries and their respective agencies.

The three educational pillars to the Program contribute to the unique model of education on offer at HASS. The Professional Development Courses involve boutique 1-5 day programs on subject matter that can be rapidly tailored and delivered to meet individual agency needs. Meanwhile, our 1-week, 2-week, and 3-month Executive Short Courses (ESCs) provide a more comprehensive and structured experience that incorporates a fully accredited learning model that can potentially provide credit towards our executive Master of Strategy and Security. Finally, the executive Master of Strategy and Security provides an intensive on-campus experience of 90 days (plus final

assessment) where up to half the degree’s course content can be completed and the remaining subjects completed online. For government officials, this saves valuable time and money and also delivers the flexibility necessary to enable a better balance between learning, work, and family.

Why HASS? HASS brings together over 80 academics (faculty and adjunct) whose collective expertise supports a comprehensive array of subjects in the security and policy making domains. Since the initial partnership forged between the Australian Department of Defence and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 1967, the school’s postgraduate courses have attracted enrolments from defence and government officials across the Indo-Pacific. HASS, therefore, embraces one of the largest networks of government alumni in the field. Moreover, participants will be exposed to one of the best learning environments in the country: of more than 3,000 universities, UNSW is ranked 49 in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2016). Finally, in 2014 and 2015, Canberra was ranked as the best city in the world to live in by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Why me? I understand Asia. I have dedicated my life to understanding not just the politics and security of Asia, but also the cultures and perspectives of its people. During this time, I have lived in both Singapore and Japan and I have conducted fieldwork in every ASEAN nation as well as China, Japan and South Korea. Aside from my extensive scholarship about the region, I am professionally and personally dedicated to the development of knowledge about, the strengthening of interpersonal communication between, and the forging of new relationships and friendships across the peoples and states of the Indo-Pacific.

I hope to have the opportunity to personally welcome you, or your staff, to the program in the near future!


Professional Engagement and Development Activities (PEDAs)

OverviewHigh Level Policy Round-tables and ConferencesSince the program’s inception, UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy has been hosting various high level delegations such as a U.S. Congressional Delegation, the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee (Commission for External Affairs), and from the Indonesian Ministry of Defence. To strengthen such education and engagement on contemporary issues of concern, the program has also expanded to convene conferences (e.g. ‘The South China Sea in the Broader Maritime Security of Indo-Pacific) and to publish the analysis associated with such events. In line with the key purposes of the NASSP, these activities have involved international partnerships with institutes such as the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA).

Professional Development Courses (PDCs)UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy convenes more than 100 PDCs every year. From 2015, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) started to contribute to this important area through the development and provision of specialised courses and workshops. Such PDCs, together with the ESCs, build on other initiatives and developments at ADFA including the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (ACSACS) the recent establishment of the Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS). Key areas of expertise include great power rivalry and the regional orders of Southeast, Northeast, and South Asia (i.e. the Indo-Pacific); national defence planning and policy; domestic and foreign policy analysis for specific countries (e.g. Indonesia, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Russia and the United States); aid, state capacity and governance in developing nations; cybersecurity; and non-traditional security issues (e.g. transnational crime, bio-security including pandemics, natural disasters, and human security).

Tailored or issue-specific Professional Development Courses (PDCs) can be assembled to meet the needs of specific government agencies. However, based on contemporary security developments and challenges, HASS will regularly develop, offer and seek expressions of interest in PDCs on a multinational and multiagency basis. For example, at the time of publication, the most recent Professional Development Course was:

Understanding Indonesia’s Contemporary Strategic Thinking. This course, as with all our courses, were open to all Australian government agencies and its contribution to policy relevant knowledge was further enhanced by the fact that it was convened by two Singapore based world-leading scholars.

The synopsis for the Executive Short Course (ESC) ‘National Security Challenges and Policies in the Indo-Pacific’, at , provides further guidance regarding the potential subject areas for PDCs tailored to agency needs.

Special Professional Development Stream in ‘Indonesian Leadership, Governance, and Policy Development’One of the four scholarly disciplines within HASS is ‘Indonesian Studies’ and its associated experts include Associate Professor Leonard Sebastian, Associate Professor Ahmad D. Habir, Dr Minako Sakai, Robert (Bob) Lowry, Dr Nicholas Warouw, and Associate Professor Stephen Sherlock. While PDCs concerning Indonesia will be offered at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus in Canberra, this specialist program will also make a significant contribution to capacity building with central and regional government officials in Indonesia. This focus is not only critical because Indonesia is Australia’s immediate neighbour, but also to support the country’s recent political transformation including democratic elections and the decentralisation of government from Jakarta to the provinces. With the handover of power to a new generation, in both the centre and the regions, there is an unprecedented demand for skills-training in the principles and practicalities of government including:

— Strategic thinking

— Leadership and public consultation

— The principles of governance and democracy

— Policy-making

— Management of human and financial resources

— Program development, service delivery and evaluation of results

— Transparency and accountability

The Indonesian leadership, governance and policy development courses are structured to provide conceptual and practical skills in politics and government to new and existing leaders. They are designed to include newly-elected legislators in the provinces and districts, staff of regional governments and parliaments, decision-makers and managers taking up new responsibilities for services in any area of government policy – whether at the centre or in the regions.

En route to seafood restaurant at Watson’s Bay (Sydney)


Executive Short Courses (ESCs)

OverviewThe Executive Short Courses (ESCs) are offered in both graded (i.e. assessed) and non-graded (i.e. audit) modes. The incorporation of both modes in a single classroom environment is designed to utilise participation from a more representative mix of agencies and countries across the Indo-Pacific. Participants who are enrolled in an assessed mode will receive an academic transcript and can potentially utilise this document to support later admission (and potential credit) into the executive Masters in Strategy and Security. These ESCs are tailored for, but not exclusive to, Australian government ‘executive’ and ‘senior executive’ levels and international equivalents. The unique learning experience in the Executive Short Courses is provided through an interactive approach that draws on the collective knowledge and expertise of participants from a broad range of agencies and countries. This peer-to-peer learning experience will occur through structured discussions, case studies, and participant presentations; all of which are designed to reinforce the development of highly skilled scholar-practitioners in national security and policy making. This approach will also facilitate the creation of relationships, on an inter-agency and international basis, with the potential to improve intergovernmental relations and collaboration in the future.

ESC1: ‘National Security Challenges and Policies in the Indo-Pacific’Duration: 2 Weeks Location: CanberraThis ESC is convened several times a year including February, June/July, and November. This course is a response to various expressions of interest and is intended to meet the needs of mid to senior officials who are seeking to develop their knowledge and skills via an interactive learning experience concerning the nexus of the economic, political, and security spheres, as well as a comparative approach to the formulation of best practice policy. The seminars in this course will be provided by key Australian policy makers, relevant international officials, and academics. For further information, see the course synopsis at Page 5.

ESC2: ‘Asian Security, Diplomacy and Policy Approaches’Duration: 3 Months Location: CanberraThis course provides the most extensive ‘90-day’ learning and engagement experience within the ESC pillar. The course content links to the on-campus subjects for the executive Masters in Strategy and Security (detailed in pp.6-7). While participants can undertake their study in graded mode to attain an academic transcript detailing their performance, this ESC is also designed for busy mid to senior level officials who wish to enrol in a more extensive program but do not necessarily have the time or the need to undertake a level of assessment that would otherwise amount to four Master level subjects (half the Master degree detailed at pp.6-7). The fact that this course is also offered in non-graded mode also means that it caters for enrolment by government officials who otherwise would not meet the entry requirements for an accredited postgraduate program (e.g. due to minor deficiencies in English language proficiency).

ESC3: ‘Introduction to National Security Challenges and Policies’Duration: 1 Week Location: Canberra or OverseasA third ESC, ‘Introduction to National Security Challenges and Policies’, is available for agencies from across the Indo-Pacific. This course is designed for government officials who do not have the time to undertake a Master’s degree but would like to acquire (through intensive delivery in-country or in Canberra) a succinct overview of the key lessons and concepts that are taught in the Masters in Strategy and Security, particularly the content from the two core courses (as detailed in p.6). This ESC will be held on an as needed basis and can be provided at any location across the Indo-Pacific (subject to convenor availability).

... the course was exceptional. The Director of Executive Education at UNSW, Dr. Chris Roberts, put together a slate of speakers unlike any I have been exposed to … I can honestly say that I feel like a better … US Army Field Grade officer as a result of my attendance at this course.

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ESC1: National Security Challenges and Policies in the Indo-Pacific

IntroductionThis ESC assesses Australia and Asia’s security environment. The course examines a comprehensive range of traditional and non-traditional security issues such as great power rivalry, territorial disputes, resource scarcity, state fragility, transnational crime, bio-security (e.g. pandemics), and the environment. The course will also seek comparative insights from across the Indo-Pacific for the purpose of formulating best practice policy responses to this interdependent mix of security challenges. In the process, participants will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the complexity behind contemporary security issues, the prioritisation and allocation of finite resources in policy making, and the associated importance of assessments of ‘risk’ and ‘threat’.

Indicative Subject Areas for ESC1: — Trends in Asia’s Security Order: Towards

Increased Competition and even Conflict?

— Military Perspectives on the Strategic Dynamics of East Asia and the Implications for Defence Policy

— Military Acquisitions and Naval Strategies in the East and South China Seas: What Risk of an Arms Race?

— Chinese Strategies and Perspectives about Regional Security and Territorial Issues

— The Taiwan Straits Issue: A New Government, A New Trajectory?

— China-Japan Relations and the East China Sea

— The South China Sea Dispute: Developments and Key Challenges for the Regional Order.

— U.S. Engagement with Asia: Recent Developments and Probable Scenarios for the Future

— Achievements, Possibilities and Limitations for Indo-Pacific Defence Cooperation

— The Defence White Paper: Australia’s Response to Mounting Uncertainty

— Security Implications for Small/Medium powers regarding Trade, and Economic Integration

— The Role of Multilateralism in Asia: The Utility and Limitations of ASEAN

— From Southeast Asia to Great Power Relations and the Future of Indonesian Leadership

— Cybersecurity: Spheres of Critical Impact and Dilemmas for Policy

— Transnational Crime: Illicit Narcotics, Human Trafficking, Money Laundering and Fraud

— Cooperative Regimes: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and the Future of HADR

— Australian Federal Police Policies and Regional Collaboration for Counter-terrorism and Counter-radicalisation

— Terrorism, Insurgency and IS: An updated Threat Assessment

— Afghanistan and the ‘War on Terror’: A Retrospective Assessment of the Lessons Learned

— Stability and Governance in the Pacific Islands Region

— State Fragility, Human Rights, and the Politics of Reform in Myanmar

— Moving beyond the Development Trap? Successes and Challenges with Indonesia’s Political and Economic Reforms

— From Government Recourse to Populist Policies to the Role and Influence of the Media

— Resource Insecurity and its Domestic and International Implications

— Economic Darwinism versus State Led Development: The Case Studies of Norway, Singapore, and Japan

— Risk, Power, and Policy (two sessions)

— Critical Reflections: Does Humanity have a Future?

Plus the following activities:

— Discussions with agencies such as the Office of National Assessments, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Federal Police, and the Attorney General’s Department.

— Field trips to destinations such as the AFP Majura Road Complex, the Crisis Control Centre at Emergency Management Australia, the Garden Island Navy Base, the Australian War Memorial, and Parliament House.

— Embassy Visits including countries such as the United States, Japan, Pakistan, India and Indonesia.

Participant Learning Outcomes1. Knowledge about the key security issues and causal

dynamics that confront the security communities of Australia and the Indo-Pacific

2. A capacity to engage in and critically reflect on the the politics and security of the Indo-Pacific

3. A critical understanding of Australian and regional approaches to the formulation of national security policies

4. A capacity to methodically develop policy approaches for multiple national security issues whilst taking into account the opportunity costs associated with allocating finite resources

Optional AssesmentWhere participants are enrolled in an assessed mode, then they will undertake exercises designed to measure their understanding of key learning criteria. The assesment structure is as follows

— Participation 10%

— Research Paper Proposal 15%

— Research Paper 1 30%

— Research Paper 2 45%


Executive Master of Strategy and Security

Overview For the past thirty years, UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy has conferred a Master of Strategy and Security and other cognate Master degrees. An ‘executive version’ of this long established degree is now being offered via a mixed mode with one semester being on-campus and the remaining courses being undertaken online from a client’s home country. The degree can be completed within a year of full time study.

Program StructureThe degree includes a hybrid model of four on-campus courses as well as several online elective courses each semester. The classes for each on-campus course will be provided via a compressed 12-week semester that includes a non-teaching research and review week. The on-campus courses will be taught each week on alternative days and, for the purpose of international participants, classes will be completed within a ninety day period to meet visa requirements. Other aspects of the course will be supported by phone, email, Skype and professional web conferencing platforms.

The program budget includes provisions for guest lecturers and, aside from Canberra based experts from government and academia, both the Masters in Strategy and Security and the ESCs will include seminars by scholars from renowned institutions such as the ‘School of Advanced International Studies’ (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. Regarding the overall program structure, participants will be required to undertake eight courses in line with the specific rules for the Master’s degree. The program for the executive Master of Strategy and Security is as follows.

On-campus CoursesFour of the following seven on-campus courses will be available for each executive Master of Strategy and Security intake:

Australia and Asia: Security, Collaboration and Competition (ZHSS8449)(available every intake)This course introduces the discipline of security studies and applies it in the context of assessing Australia and Asia’s security environment. In the traditional security sphere, it examines the factors that inform the risk of armed conflict including great power rivalry, territorial disputes, historical and cultural tensions, and increased resource scarcity. Further, an associated analysis of the interdependent implications of state fragility, human insecurity, weak political legitimacy, and hyper-nationalism will provide an explanatory bridge for the consideration of non-traditional security issues. Such issues include the rising prevalence of transnational crime, bio-security issues, and environmental degradation. In the process, the course will assess the potential for effective collaboration on a multilateral basis to mitigate these security threats.

Strategic Rivalry between the Great Powers (ZHSS8448) (subject to availability)The course examines security in the Indo-Pacific using the concept of strategy as an all-encompassing notion that embraces all means to further a state’s policy objectives,

foreign policy and military capabilities. It will analyse the roles of the major powers in terms of the strategies adopted and how they may have evolved in response to systemic constraints and opportunities in recent decades. China’s rise is the salient event in this course and thus China’s interaction with the US, Japan, Russia and India will require particular attention in terms of the notion of strategy. How the middle powers such as Korea, Vietnam and Australia respond to this interaction and rivalry, will also be examined as they may form security relationships with the US, Japan, and India in various combinations that could either increase tensions or bring about a more stable security order.

Strategic Issues in the Maritime Domain (ZHSS8454) (subject to availability)This course examines key maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific Region with a strategic policy focus. The roles of the major maritime states, the United States, China, Japan, India, and Australia — are examined, as well as selected Southeast Asian states. The course considers the geo-economic, political and strategic factors shaping the Indo-Pacific Region, the role of sea power, force modernization, national maritime strategies (such as counter-intervention and the Air/Sea Battle Concept), security of sea lines of communication, freedom of navigation, the role of maritime law enforcement agencies and non-state actors, territorial disputes in semi-enclosed seas, non-traditional maritime security challenges, and the role of the region’s multilateral security architecture.

Transnational Crime, Terrorism, and Insurgency (ZHSS8447) (subject to availability)The course examines how a mix of non-state actors – terrorists and transnational criminal organisations – have undermined the security of states and their people. In the first instance, the course explores the evolution of terrorism and politically motivated violence, considers the motivations of terrorists and terrorist groups and assesses trends in terrorist methodology. Contemporary and evolving case studies are employed to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of the contemporary practitioners of terrorism and politically motivated violence. This analysis is then followed by an examination of other credible criminal threats to security; considers their relevance to the management of security in government (and the corporate sector); and discusses the likely future trajectories of these threats.


Governance, State Weakness, and Human Security in the Indo-Pacific (ZHSS8446) (subject to availability)This course examines the key challenges to good governance in the Indo-Pacific. Poor governance is generally interdependent with ‘state-weakness’ and the course demonstrates how this mix is evidenced by gaps in regime legitimacy, state capacity and/or human security. Moreover, the course examines how these factors contribute to increased poverty, environmental degradation, communal violence, transnational crime, corruption, and the propensity of a government to resort to violence in the resolution of disputes. Furthermore, the emphasis of the course on human security is essential not only because of its nexus with state weakness and poor governance, but also because of how significant ‘insecurity’ has the potential to undermine the stability of the state and exacerbate the risk of armed conflict – at the domestic and/or transnational levels. Finally, the course examines potential avenues to improve governance in Asia including political and security sector reforms, military and civil service professionalization programs, development aid, and regionalism (e.g. ASEAN).

Special Studies in Indo-Pacific Security (ZHSS8450) (subject to availability)This special studies course enables the teaching of new subject matter whether for the purpose of testing longer-term interest in a new course or to utilise the expertise of a visiting scholar during a given semester. The subject matter covered by the course will be guided by the key purposes of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences executive education program and the Master Strategy and Security. Therefore, the course will provide specialist education in a subject related to security and/or policy issues within the Indo-Pacific.

Comparative National Security Policies in the Indo-Pacific (ZHSS8451) (available every intake)This core course examines the development of policy responses to the key challenges and issues analysed in the first course. This course also distinguishes itself from other programs in Australia by providing a comparative analysis of alternative policy approaches to regional security issues by countries linked to the Indian and Pacific oceans such as Kenya, India, Singapore, China, Japan, and the United States. In the process, the course will critically assess the implications of securitising various non-traditional and/or human security issues, the agencies that have provided the most effective responses to various security threats, assessments of ‘risk’ and an associated allocation of resources, the methods and effectiveness of inter-agency collaboration within a state, and the benefits and challenges of entering into transnational cooperative arrangements/regimes.

Online Elective Courses — Asia-Pacific Security: The Dynamics of Change

(ZHSS8409)

— Hegemony: Global Power in Historical Perspective (ZHSS8218)

— Weapons of Mass Destruction (ZHSS8452)

— Seeking the Information Edge: The Role of Modern Intelligence (ZHSS8416)

— Principles of Geographic Information Analysis and Remote Sensing (PEMS8202)

— Applications in Geographic Information Analysis (PEMS8206)

— Cybersecurity in World Politics (ZHSS8441)

— Development of the Art of War: A Survey (ZHSS8221)

— Australian Defence Policy: Concepts and Challenges (ZHSS8410)

— Comparative Defence Planning (ZHSS8431)

— Airpower in the 21st Century: Strategic Issues (ZHSS8417)

— China’s Security Policy and Military Modernisation (ZHSS8430)

— Contemporary Strategy (ZHSS8435)

— Global Security (ZHSS8403)

— Global Justice and World Politics (ZHSS8437)

— War and Memory (ZHSS8437)

— Culture and Conflict (ZHSS8433)

— Legal and Moral Problems in International Violence (ZHSS8404)

— Conflict Transformation (ZHSS8442)

— Reforming Repressive Regimes (8439)

— Delinquent Organisations in World Politics (ZHSS8440)

— Global Governance in an Age of Globalisation (ZHSS8407)

— Leadership (ZBUS8149)

— Managing in the Public Sector (ZBUS8207)

— Strategic Procurement and Outsourcing (ZBUS8303)

— Special Research Topic (ZHSS8122)


Extra-curricular Activities and other Inclusions

Extra-curricular ActivitiesBoth the Master’s degree and the Executive Short Courses (ESCs) improve the educational and collegial experience enjoyed by participants through a range of extra-curricular activities. These activities include visits to the Australian Federal Police training facilities and Emergency Management Australia and its Crisis Control Center; visits to the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Parliament House; together with meetings in key embassies such as the United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, India and Japan. Examples of past weekend excursions include travel to Sydney and the Garden Island navy base as well as the Sydney National Maritime Museum and Opera House. Additional social activities, such as picnics at Tidbinbilla and various ‘special dinners’, will also be included in substantive programs (e.g. the Canberra based ESCs and the executive Master’s degree).

Graduation Ceremonies and Alumni ProgramFor institutions and agencies where the program has an ongoing arrangement, then graduation ceremonies will be held in those countries each year. The NASSP also includes an active Alumni Program and, aside from being invited to attend some of the extra-curricular activities listed above, Alumni will also be invited to dinners and special seminars that will also be broadcast online (but exclusive to the members of the alumni network). For institutions where the program holds an ongoing arrangement then alumni visits and presentations will also be provided whilst undertaking annual recruitment activities and/or delivering Executive Short Courses. Regular Alumni updates are provided on a ‘secret’ facebook site that detail developments within the Program and University. The Alumni page will also keep Alumni updated about the career paths of other graduates from the Masters and ESCs.

Accommodation and MealsFor non-Canberra based residents, quotations for ESCs will include local accommodation and meals. For all participants, lunch and morning and afternoon teas as well as other meals associated with special dinners and extra-curricular activities will be provided. For both programs, participants will be expected to executive arrange and pay for any travel to Canberra. For the Masters in Strategy and Security, students will be responsible for the cost of their own accommodation, meals and other daily expenses. The student administrator for the program, in conjunction with other support services from UNSW, will provide advice about cost effective options and, when available, options will include accommodation at the ADFA Officer’s Mess and/or an ongoing arrangement with a company providing Executive Apartments near the campus and within a short walk of the city centre. These executive apartments are provided on a short-term and discounted basis without the need for a formal lease.


Comparative Program AdvantagesThere is a very strong need for the type of Professional Development Courses (PDPs), Executive Short Courses (ESCs), and executive Masters in Strategy and Security detailed in this Program Synopsis. For example, the policy oriented nature of the executive Masters in Strategy and Security will directly appeal to agencies seeking to build the capacity and expertise of their staff and, for the purpose of the participants, those that wish to obtain the necessary skills and qualifications for career advancement. Moreover, relative to other educational institutions in the field, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) already holds a crucial advantage given that it currently offers more than thirty relevant graduate level courses and brings to bear the expertise of more than 80 faculty and adjuncts for the provision of education in the programs.

Flexibility and engagement: the delivery of one semester of on-campus courses within 12 weeks, together with additional elective courses online, enables Australian and international clients to better align their postgraduate study with pre-existing commitments at work and at home. Nevertheless, the on-campus component remains critical for providing face-to-face exposure to senior officials from the full spectrum of relevant Australian government agencies, the Canberra based diplomatic community, and world-renowned academics.

Savings and agency needs: international participants and/or their sponsors will only need to fund up to 90 days of accommodation and other living expenses in Australia. Given that some universities have moved towards a fulltime Masters duration of between eighteen months and two years, this will reduce the relative cost of choosing to

undertake post-graduate education in this program by up to sixty percent. Beyond such financial savings, the program provides significant benefits for international participants with families as well as employers and/or potential funding agencies. For example, a student may be operationally critical to a particular agency and would otherwise not be eligible to enrol in a longer course overseas (i.e. in Australia).

Uniqueness and responsiveness: no Australian educational provider offers accredited and applied Executive Short Courses (ESCs) in the field of security studies via a program that is exclusive to government agencies from the Indo-Pacific. Moreover, the level of expertise affiliated with the HASS has enabled the School to quickly respond to agency requirements in the delivery of Professional Development Courses (PDCs). For example, this was demonstrated by the March 2015 workshop on ‘counter-radicalisation’ which was held in response to, and within three weeks of, the Prime Minister’s National Security Statement.

For general enquiries please contact the Executive Assistant to Associate Professor Christopher Roberts, via one of the options on the back cover.


Executive Education Programs Key Contributors

Associate Professor Christopher Roberts, PhDChristopher is Director of Executive Education.

He specialises in East and Southeast Asian

politics and security including ASEAN, the

South China Sea, and the foreign policies of

Indonesia,Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos

and Vietnam.

Professor Shirley Scott Shirley Scott is the Head of School of HASS.

Shirley’s research and teaching focuses on

international law as a dimension of global

governance, demonstrating the complex

interplay between power politics and

international law. She is a member of the

Advisory Council of the Asian Society of

International Law.

Associate Professor Chris McNicol Program Consultant and Course Convenor

Chris contributes on national security policy and

effects including the strategic application of soft

and hard power, weapons of mass destruction/

effect, and national strategic assets such as

intelligence architecture and diplomacy. He

is a former Australian Army officer and career

diplomat.

Dr Rita Parker Course Convenor

Rita’s expertise includes strategic risk and

resilience, non-traditional challenges to security

including biological security issues, energy

security and immigration policies. She has

published in Australia, Malaysia, the United

States, Singapore, and Germany.

Associate Professor Abdul Rahim Hussin Malaysia Based Representative

Former Undersecretary in Malaysia’s National

Security Council. He specialises in Maritime

Security, Sovereignty, Boundary Delimitations

and issues relating to maritime governance

especially the United Nations Convention on the

Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Associate Professor Ahmad (Derry) Habir, PhD Indonesia Based Representative

Derry specialises in business and policy and

teaches organisational behaviour, international

business, and sustainable development. His

research interests are in business and politics

with a focus on Indonesia.

Professor Carlyle Thayer, PhD Course Convenor

Carl is a Southeast Asia regional specialist

with expertise on the domestic politics, foreign

policies and security issues. He has particular

expertise on Vietnam, the South China Sea,

the region’s security architecture, and U.S. and

Chinese foreign policies.

Professor Toni Erskine, PhDToni’s research interests include the

responsibilities of formal organizations; the

ethics of war, the responsibility to protect; the

changing nature of norms of restraint in world

politics; and assumptions of agency within

International Relations (IR) theory.

Professor James Goldrick, Lit.D.James retired in 2012 as a two star Rear

Admiral. His research interests include naval

and maritime strategy and policy in South and

Southeast Asia, with a focus on their response

to changing technologies and operational

challenges

Professor Clive Williams Course Convenor

Clive was as an officer in Australian Military

Intelligence, which included various overseas

intelligence appointments. He specialises in

terrorism and national security issues and

regularly conducts fieldwork in areas of interest

including Afghanistan.

Associate Professor Jian ZhangJian is Deputy Head of School. He specialises

in Asian security affairs especially China’s

foreign and security policies, Chinese military

modernisation, the East and South China Seas,

and Asia-Pacific security architectures.

Professor Anthony Burke, PhDAnthony’s research interests include new

security agendas and conflicts, war and peace,

security ethics, and climate change. His books

include Beyond Security, Ethics and Violence:

War Against the Other and Fear of Security:

Australia’s Invasion Anxiety.


Professor Peter LeahyPeter’s prior experience as Chief of Army has

led to interests in command, leadership and

management; strategic culture; the challenge of

modern terrorism and how to achieve a ‘whole of

government approach’ to defence and national

security.

Professor Greg Austin, PhDGreg has published several books on China’s

national security and diplomacy, the armed

forces of Russia and international energy

security. He also researches international

security including countering radicalization to

violence and preventive diplomacy.

Professor Gary HoganRetired Brigadier Hogan is the former Head of

Army Intelligence, Defence’s top Asianist and

most experienced military diplomat. A former

Professor at the U.S. National Defense University,

his teaching interests include National Security,

Asian affairs, Defence diplomacy and Australia’s

place in the region.

Associate Professor Douglas AllanDouglas hails from an investigative background

in Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland

and Bulgaria. He has taught at the NHSCFSMS

and delivered financial crime curriculum at

City University London and with Charles Sturt

University.

Associate Professor Stephen Sherlock, PhD Stephen has been an adviser for the World

Bank, UN, ADB, AusAID/DFAT, USAID, and the

Asia Foundation. His current research interests

include Indonesian politics, political parties,

elections, government accountability and

institutional reform.

Dr. Ashok SharmaResearch interests include international relations

and security studies with a focus on ethnic

lobbying in US foreign policy, US-India relations

and Indo-Pacific Security, Indian foreign and

security policy including Australia and New

Zealand relations, Indian domestic politics,

and international security with an emphasis on

terrorism, nuclear issues and energy security.

Robert LowryRobert served in the Army for 30 years where

he developed an abiding interest in military

affairs and politics. He is author of The Armed

Forces of Indonesia, Fortress Fiji, and other

monographs, book chapters, working papers

and articles on Indonesian defence matters.

Professor James Cotton, PhDJames is the author of over 200 publications

including ‘Middle Power Dreaming: Australia in

World Affairs 2006-2010’. He teaches widely on

Asian security and will be contributing on the

politics and security of the Korean peninsula.

Associate Professor Leonard Sebastian, PhDLeonard currently serves as a member of the

Advisory Panel to the Government Parliamentary

Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs. His

research focuses on Indonesian strategic issues

and he teaches courses on Indonesian Strategic

Thought and Comparative Civil-Military relations.

Karen MiddletonJournalist and author Karen Middleton is a

newspaper, radio and TV correspondent and

commentator with 30 years’ experience in

Australian national and international affairs. She

specialises in public policy, media, diplomatic,

defence and security issues.

Dr Deane-Peter BakerDeane is a leading international specialist in

military ethics. His broader research interests

include African security, military strategy and

force design, counterinsurgency and future

military operations. Deane previously taught at

the U.S. Naval Academy. He has served in the

British Army and the South African Army.

Professor David Livingston, PhD David Livingstone is Head, Global Engagement,

Business Council of Australia. Previously with

DFAT, David held senior diplomatic postings in

Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and was Chief

of Staff to the (Commonwealth) Parliamentary

Secretary for Trade. He is also an Adjunct

Professor at UNSW and Federation University.


Further School FacultyDr Peter Balint

Dr Stephen Coleman

Dr John Connor

Dr Ned Dobos

Dr Lindy Edwards

Prof Clinton Fernandes, PhD

Professor Tom Frame

Wing Commander Andrew Gilbert

A/Prof Eleanor Hancock

Dr Debbie Lackerstein

Dr Lisa Lines

Prof Nicole Moore

Dr Gavin Mount

Dr Heather Neilson

Dr Morten Pedersen

Dr Neil Ramsey

Dr John Reeve

Dr Minako Sakai

Dr Christina Spittel

Dr David Stahel

Professor Peter Stanley, PhD

A/Prof Mesut Uyar, PhD

Dr Nicholas Warouw

Emeritus Professors, Research Academics and Visiting FellowsDr Matthew Beard

Dr Amelia Fauzia

Dr Michael Molkentin

Dr Linda Botterill

Professor Aurelia George Mulgan

Mr Geoffrey Page

Dr Brett Bowden

Dr Gregory Gilbert

Professor Igor Primoratz

Group Captain Callum Brown

Dr Elizabeth Greenhalgh

Dr Michael Rollens

Dr Sally Burt

Dr Bob Hall

Dr Andrew Ross

Dr Frank Cain

Dr Aaron Jackson

Mr Barry Smith

Dr Christopher Clark

RADM Peter Jones

Associate Professor Craig Stockings

Mr James Cullens

Dr Edwin Jurriens

Professor Andre Wessels

Mr Derrill de Heer

Dr Sanu Kainikara

Emeritus Professor Stewart Woodman

Emeritus Professor Peter Dennis

Wing Commander Lisa Macnaughtan

Mr Jeff Doyle

Associate Professor Paul Magee

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