Shedden Papers - 2012 Building Trust: Civil-Military Relations in Australia MR Brian Agnew Papua New Guinea's development challenges and Australia's national interests CDRE Brett Brace Australia's Arc of Instability? A Strategic Assessment of East Timor and The Independent States Of Melanesia COL James Evans Joint Professional Military Education: An Annotated Bibliography MR Peter Robjent The Benefits of Long Term Partnering in the Australian Defence Environment: A Strategy for Enduring Relationships and Mutual Benefit MR Tamour Azam Can the ASEAN Regional Forum have a Role in Maintaining Regional Security? COL Michael Kingsford The Conflict in Southern Thailand COL Chumphot Nurakkate Nurturing The Australian Military Mind: A Considered Assessment of Senior Professional Military Education MR Geoff Peterson Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War and Small State Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Lessons for New Zealand HE Mr Vangelis Vitalis

Hello and welcome to the new Shedden Papers.

There are two additions assessing security issues in Australia's close neighbourhood; Papua New Guinea, and what has been called the 'arc of instability', as well as a paper on Civil Military Relations, and a 'work-in-progress' annotated bibliography on Joint Professional Military Education.

Views expressed in the Shedden Papers are solely those of the individual authors. They are not necessarily those of their governments and should not be considered as the official endorsement of factual accuracy, opinion, conclusion or recommendation of those governments or departments. They should be construed only as the author's own personal opinion.

I trust you will enjoy these new readings from the CDSS

Mr Ian Errington
Principal
CDSS

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