This seminar is part of the Asian Security Seminar Series. It is being co-hosted by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Department of International Relations, and the Crawford School of Economics and Government (all of The Australian National University). The seminar is made possible by the Embassy of the United States of America in Canberra.

Joint seminar with Department of International Relations

This seminar by Dr Coral Bell will focus on changes that have occurred since the end of the unipolar moment, and on the current re-emergence of the multipolar world as nations such as India and China increasingly influence the economic, political, social and strategic landscape.

Felix Perez Camacho is the sixth Governor of Guam, a position he has held since being elected in November 2002. He received his academic qualifications from Marquette University. Prior to becoming governor, he held positions with Pacific Financial Corporation and IBM Corporation and various political appointments, including as Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission. One of Governor Camacho\'s many accomplishments since assuming office has been the creation of an Office of Homeland Security.

In this seminar, Dr Christian Enemark assesses the ethical challenges faced by medical professionals seeking to preserve health and lives in the context of the Iraq War.

Joint seminar with Department of International Relations

Joint seminar with Department of International Relations

Dr Norman Friedman is an internationally known strategist, military technological analyst, and naval historian. He spent over a decade at The Hudson Institute (ultimately as its Deputy Director for National Security Affairs) and another decade as consultant to the Secretary of the Navy. He has also consulted for major US defence contractors. Dr Friedman is the author of 32 books, and has also lectured widely on defence issues in forums such as the National Defense University, the US Naval War College, the Canadian and Australian junior and senior defence colleges, and the Royal United Services Institute. He frequently appears on television as a guest commentator. The SDSC would like to thank the Sea Power Centre - Australia for making this seminar possible.

Bruce Hoffman is a professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He previously held the Corporate Chair in Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency and was director of the RAND Corporation's Washington, D.C. office. He is also Senior Fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY and Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, Washington, D.C. The SDSC acknowledges the generous assistance of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in facilitating Professor Hoffman's visit.

The SDSC would like to thank the Embassy of the United States of America for making Dr Lowenthal's visit possible. This seminar is free and open to the public.

Joint seminar with Department of International Relations

Professor O'Neill is one of Australia's most respected international strategic thinkers and security experts. In this seminar, he will examine the impact of intractabilities in Iraq on US security capabilities in East Asia and the Pacific. This seminar is part of the 'Asian Security Seminar Series', run jointly by IR and SDSC.

Joint seminar with Department of International Relations

Clive Williams has a background as an officer in Australian Military Intelligence and, subsequently, within Defence. He is a frequent media commentator on terrorism-related issues. This seminar follows his recent work in India. It examines the series of bombings in Mumbai from 1993 to 2006, and analyses the broader political and strategic context for these violent incidents.