One of the fundamental responsibilities of a state is to protect its territorial sovereignty from threats and potential conflict.

ANDREW FORBES
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This paper identifies, analyses and assesses contemporary as well as emerging navigational issues under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (LOSC).

Martin Tsamenyi & Kwame Mfodwo
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been employed in a wide range of operational roles since the 1960s, in both lethal and non-lethal operations.

Lieutenant Commander Peter Ashworth, RAN
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This paper argues that the Australian concept of defending the archipelagic inner arc is strategically flawed, potentially dangerous, and in need of further development.

John Reeve
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Maritime Strategy for Medium Powers was published by Richard Hill in 1986 and this paper, written 15 years later, re-examines whether the theories of medium-power maritime strategy survived intact or need to be modified.

Richard Hill
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This paper outlines the issues and challenges faced by RAN staff in developing and implementing a surface-to-air guided weapon capability for Australia during the 1960s.

Peter Jones and James Goldrick
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This article introduces the maxims, or principles, of military actions as seen by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) and brings them into a High-End War Fighting (HEWF) and Force 2030 context.

LEUT Aaron D Scott

Effects Based Operations (EBO) and parallel warfare concepts have proven to be a highly effective approach to securing control of the air and denying an enemy force freedom to manoeuvre in a battle-space.

LEUT Joshua Woodward

This paper addresses the restraints medium sized navies inherently face and the subsequent impact these have on fleet technology, size and structure.

Norman Friedman
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