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Shedden Papers - 2012The Benefi ts of Long Term
Partnering in the Australian
Defence Environment: A Strategy
for Enduring Relationships and
Mutual Benefi t Can the ASEAN Regional Forum have a Role in Maintaining Regional Security? The Confl ict in Southern Thailand Nurturing The Australian Military Mind: A Considered Assessment of Senior Professional Military Education Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War and Small State Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Lessons for New Zealand |
Hello and welcome to the Shedden Papers.
These papers have been written by CDSS Course Members, as well as the occasional guest and staff member, as contributions to the discourse on defence and strategic studies issues in the Asia-Pacific region. The Course Member contributions are papers written as part of the coursework during the 11-month long CDSS course.
These new publications in the Shedden Paper series cover a diverse range of topics, and they demonstrate a strong awareness of strategic and defence issues in the region. Two of the papers were submitted as coursework in 2011; one being an Australian Army officer’s analysis the role of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the other being an astute analysis of the situation in Southern Thailand written by a Thai officer. Two papers were written by Australian civilians. I have written a paper on the nature and purpose of Professional Military Education, and one of the CDSS Visiting Fellows considers the benefits of long-term contracting between Defence and the Australian Defence industry. We are also delighted that the former New Zealand Deputy Ambassador to Australia allowed us to publish his appreciation of the relevance of the lessons of the Peloponnesian Wars for modern states.
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 and appreciate these papers, and will consider bookmarking the CDSS Shedden Papers page.
Mr Geoff Peterson
Acting Principal
CDSS
Sir Frederick Geoffrey Shedden KCMG, OBE, was the Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1937 to 1956. The building that houses the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, and the title of this collection of papers, recognises his contribution to Australia's postwar national security.
The Shedden Papers have previously been produced by the Education Services Centre at the Australian Defence College on behalf of the Principal of the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies. The Shedden Papers are produced by the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies.
