Welcome to the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
, Australia's oldest-established centre for the study of strategic, defence and wider security issues. We
aim to apply the rigour and discipline of good scholarship to the key public policy questions concerning Australia's security and broader regional and global security questions. Our
key priorities are to:
Contribute to the national public debate on strategic, defence and wider security issues
Meet the SDSC Team who bring expertise from a diverse range of fields and maintain ongoing contact with a number of agencies, corporate entities, media groupings and others.
View Analysis and Commentary by members of the SDSC Team.
The SDSC's contribution to the public debate saw Canberra Paper 167 entitled History as Policy: Framing the debate on the future of Australia's defence policy formally book launched on 20 February 2008 by Professor Kim Beazley (former Leader of the Australian Labor Party and former Leader of the Opposition, and current Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia).
Foster regional dialogue and interactions on security questions
View the active seminar program which attracts highly-regarded speakers to link with others in reasoned debate. Papers delivered at the SDSC's 40th anniversary seminar series were published in December 2007. SDSC staff also often assist or are members of other security related organisations, such as the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP).
Publish top quality scholarly research
Download a Working Paper or review an abstract of a peer-reviewed Canberra Paper within the SDSC's Publications program in which authors air their opinions. Click here to view the LATEST CANBERRA PAPER. Click here to view the LATEST WORKING PAPER. Research can also be undertaken at the SDSC's Reading Library.
Deliver high-quality graduate teaching
The SDSC has an active PhD study program which includes the SIR ARTHUR TANGE PhD SCHOLARSHIPS IN STRATEGIC & DEFENCE POLICY. Alongside this program, the SDSC delivers the Graduate Studies in Strategy and Defence Program. This is the largest program in the country (and one of the largest in the Asia-Pacific) specialising in security issues. Contact Graduate Studies in Strategy and Defence (GSSD) to learn more about the depth in educational opportunities on offer.
Navigate the pages to discover further the activities undertaken at the SDSC.
