Centre for International Security Studies
Analysing international and human security challenges facing Australia, Asia and the world.
The Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) was established in July 2006 in conjunction with the Michael Hintze Chair of International Security. The Centre produces innovative, multidisciplinary academic research and education programs focussing on international security and foreign policy issues, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
Latest News
Acting Director Jingdong Yuan's analysis featured in the South China Morning Post
Dr Yuan considers the lessons Beijing can draw from Ma's election win.
Michael Hintze Energy Security Fellow John Lee discusses Beijing's carbon tax in The Wall Street Journal
Dr Lee's op ed highlights the motivation behind the carbon tax and the extent to which the tax will impact foreign-owned firms.
Dr John Lee's analysis of how the passing of Kim Jong-il will impact the people of N Korea in The New York Times
Dr Lee's op ed asserts that Kim Jong-un will not (at least initially) have the authority or sway that his father did. This relative weakness may allow technocrats to exercise more influence over economic policies, potentially improving life for the country's 23 million citizens.
CISS Acting Director Jingdong Yuan's analysis of China's Middle East policy in a post-Arab Spring environment
In a feature article for World Politics Review Dr. Yuan provides an overview of the Chinese government's initial response to the Arab Spring and the evolution of policy as the ability to separate economics from politics in the Middle East becomes more difficult.