Semaphore: Sea Power Centre - Australia Publications

The Sea Power Centre Australia produces two main publication series: Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs and Working Papers. Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs allow for the distribution of substantial work by members of the Royal Australian Navy, as well as members of the Australian and international community, undertaking original research into regional maritime issues.

The following publications are currently available from the Sea Power Centre Australia.

Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs

No. 1

From Empire Defence to The Long Haul: Post-War Defence Policy And Its Impact On Naval Force Structure Planning 1945-1955.
By Hector Donohue

No. 2

No Easy Answers: The Development of The Navies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh And Sri Lanka 1945-1996. By James Goldrick

No. 3

Coastal Shipping: The Vital Link. By Mary Ganter

No. 4

Australian Carrier Decisions: The Decision to Procure HMA Ships Albatross, Sydney and Melbourne. By Anthony Wright

No. 5

Issues In Regional Maritime Strategy: Papers By Foreign Visiting Military Fellows With The Royal Australian Navy Maritime Studies Program - 1998.
Edited by David Wilson

No. 6

Australia’s Naval Inheritance: Imperial Maritime Strategy and The Australia Station 1880-1909. By Nicholas Lambert

No. 7

Maritime Aviation: Prospects For the 21st Century. Edited by David Stevens

No. 8

Maritime War In The 21st Century: The Medium and Small Navy Perspective. Edited by David Wilson

No. 9

HMAS Sydney (II): The Cruiser and The Controversy in The Archives Of The United Kingdom. Edited by Peter Hore

No. 10

The Strategic Importance of Seaborne Trade and Shipping. Edited by Andrew Forbes

Sea Power Centre - Australia Working Papers

No. 1

New Technology and Medium Navies. By Norman Friedman

No. 2

Struggling for a Solution: The RAN and The Acquisition of a Surface to Air Missile Capability. By Peter Jones & James Goldrick

No. 3

Medium Power Strategy Revisited. By Richard Hill

No. 4

The Development of Naval Strategy In The Asia Pacific Region 1500-2000. By John Reeve

No. 5

Maritime Strategy and Defence of The Archipelagic Inner Arc. By John Reeve

No. 6

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and The Future Navy. By Peter Ashworth

No. 7

Naval Cooperation and Coalition Building in Southeast Asia and The Southwest Pacific: Status and Prospect. By Chris Rahman

No. 8

Analysis of Contemporary and Emerging Navigational Issues in The Law Of The Sea. By Martin Tsamenyi & Kwame Mfodwo

No. 9

Seaborne Trade Flows In The Asia Pacific: Present And Future Trends. By Christopher Baldwin

No. 10

Asian Pacific SLOC security: The China factor. By Ji Guoxing

No. 11

Protecting The National Interest: Naval Constabulary Operations in Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zones. By Andrew Forbes

No. 12

Royal Australian Navy and Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence. By Tom Mueller

The 2003 King-Hall Naval History Conference - ‘The Navy And The Nation’

The 3rd ‘King-Hall’ Naval History Conference will be held in Canberra on 24-25 July 2003. The conference is a collaborative effort between: the Royal Australian Navy’s Sea Power Centre-Australia; the School of History, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy; and the Australian Naval Institute.

The broad theme of the conference is ‘The Navy And The Nation’. It’s aim is to bring about a wider understanding of the contribution the Australian Navy has made to national development up to the present and the potential it has to do so in the future.

Speakers include Professor George Baer from the US Naval War College, Professor Geoffrey Till from the UK Joint Services Staff College and Professor Peter Edwards, the Official Historian for South-East Asian Conflicts.

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