The report analyses Australia’s strategic thinking towards Antarctica through a qualitative document analysis of national security policy documents since the ATS’ establishment in 1961.
Just like in the Arctic, the Antarctic is no longer insulated from geopolitical tension or the spillover of mistrust in the international community.1 Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are no longer exceptional in terms of ‘low tension’ governance
Every sailor retains from the days of peace the view that rescue is the noblest and most honourable act he can perform - Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz
This volume is the proceedings of the fifth Sea Power Conference, held in Sydney over 29-31 January 2008.
This paper considers the capability implications for the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) of:
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current and changing policy and issues in relation to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean