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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786129603321

Titolo

Insurgent Intellectual : Essays in Honour of Professor Desmond Ball / / Edited by Brendan Taylor, Nicholas Farrelly, Sheryn Lee [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , 2012

ISBN

981-4414-64-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

327.1/7

Soggetti

Security, International

Nuclear warfare - Prevention

Security, International - Pacific Area

Australia Strategic aspects

Australia Defenses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / Taylor, Brendan / Farrelly, Nicholas / Lee, Sheryn -- Introduction -- 1. Introducing the insurgent intellectual / Taylor, Brendan / Farrelly, Nicholas / Lee, Sheryn -- 2. From the beginning / O'Neill, Robert -- Global Strategy -- 3. Nuclear war and crisis stability / Carter, Jimmy -- 4. Our first obligation / Glosserman, Brad / Cossa, Ralph -- 5. Shining a light on the world's eavesdroppers / Richelson, Jeffrey T. -- 6. Controlling nuclear war / Ayson, Robert -- 7. Avoiding Armageddon / Huisken, Ron -- Asia-Pacific Security -- 8. Challenging the establishment / Downer, Alexander -- 9. Rumblings in regional security architecture / Kerr, Pauline -- 10. Constructive criticism and Track 2 diplomacy / Job, Brian L. / Milner, Anthony -- 11. Gazing down at the breakers / Graham, Euan -- 12. A regional arms race? / Huxley, Tim -- 13. Securing a new frontier in mainland Southeast Asia / Farrelly, Nicholas -- 14. "Big Brain" on the border / Thornton, Phil -- Australian Strategic and Defence Policy -- 15. A national asset / Beazley, Kim -- 16. The defence of Australia / Babbage, Ross / Langtry, J. O. -- 17. American bases in Australia revisited / Tanter, Richard --



18. Cyber security and the online challenge / Waters, Gary -- 19. Pressing the Issue / McDonald, Hamish -- BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

With a distinguished career spanning more than four decades, Professor Desmond Ball is one of the world's greatest scholars of strategy and defence, Australia's home-grown giant. In this collection of essays, leading political, media and academic figures, including former United States President Jimmy Carter, pay tribute to his remarkable contributions. From a base at the Australian National University in Canberra, Professor Ball has unflinchingly researched topics from Cold War nuclear strategy and the defence of Australia to spy scandals and Southeast Asian paramilitaries. His roaming intellect, appetite for getting the facts and commitment to publishing on sensitive topics ensure he is a towering figure who has provided impeccable service to Strategic Studies, the Asia-Pacific region and the Australian community.