Based on interviews with members of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organisation who have served prison sentences in Indonesia, this paper argues that many released prisoners are returning to their old networks.

A more comprehensive strategic relationship between South Korea and Australia may be of increasing value given the tectonic shifts in our region, argues this report. Authored by Carl Ungerer and Simon Smith, this report provides a clear-eyed assessment of the small but productive role that an expanded bilateral agenda could play in maintaining regional peace...

Despite several years of reform since 2008, the institutional design for national security policy-making as a whole remains dominated by centralisation and limited coordination. The paper identifies three broad recommendations for building a more integrated policy framework: (1) making networks the main institutional design feature, not departments; (2) placing the functions of the National Security...

The February 2010 release of the Rudd government's Counter-Terrorism White Paper: Securing Australia - Protecting our Community, is an important milestone in Australia's evolving national security policy framework. This Policy Analysis offers some ideas on the elements of a more comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy. Image: 'APEC Sydney, Australia 2007', Rusty Stewart / Flickr

Since 2008, the Rudd government has commissioned over two dozen policy reviews on all aspects of national security, from terrorism to transnational crime. But integrating these various strands of security policy in an increasingly complex and complicated risk environment is a difficult task. This Policy Analysis sets out the challenges of building a more integrated...