8246 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 - Professor Peter Leahy
5 Jun 2018
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National Security – Lecture 5
White Papers
What is a White Paper
• Authoritative
• Government intentions and plans
• Resources allocated and returns expected
• Long term document
• Green papers as a discussion paper
• Public consultation
White Paper SITREP
• DFAT and the Asian Century White Paper
• Defence
• Counter terrorism
• Energy
• Cyber security
Australia in the Asian Century
• "I took a clear decision that our nation should actively plan for and shape our national
future. Only by doing so can we realise our vision of being a land increased
opportunity, prosperity and fairness."
5 Key Areas
• Reinforce the foundations of our fair society and our prosperous, open and resilient
economy at home.
• Invest in our people through skills and education.
• Develop collaborative relationships with highly innovative competitive firms and
institutions.
• Achieve stability and sustainable security of our work to build trust and cooperation,
bilaterally and through existing regional mechanisms.
• Strengthen Australia's deep and broad relationships across the region at every level.
PM Introduction
• Grounded in our national foundations of freedom, equality, the rule of law and mutual
respect.
• Serves to strengthen stability of our region and reduce opportunities for coercion.
• White Paper shows how economic and security interests are converging.
• More than ever, Australia must be sovereign, not reliant.
• We must take responsibility for our own security and prosperity while recognising we
are stronger when sharing the burden of leadership with trusted partners and friends.
ASPI Strategist
• Unlike its predecessors - it sets out Australia's strategic priorities.
• The democracies of Japan, Indonesia, India and the Republic of Korea are described as
being 'first-order importance to Australia'.
• Southeast Asia frames Australia's northern approaches and is of profound significance
for our future. It sits at a nexus of strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.
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