Australia’s National Security Institutions: Reform and Renewal (Sept 2010) This report, authored by Carl Ungerer, highlights the major changes to Australia’s national security institutions since 2008. The paper argues that despite several years of reform, the institutional design for national security policy-making as a whole remains dominated by centralisation and limited coordination. more>>
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Strengthening the Defence role in disaster managementThis Special Report, authored by Athol Yates and Anthony Bergin argues that it’s time for Defence to more fully incorporate domestic disaster assistance tasks as part of its core business.
Defence is likely to be used more frequently in the future to assist in domestic disaster management. There will be larger and more frequent extreme weather events with a growing community and political expectation to use military resources to support whole-of-government counter-disaster efforts.
Three key actions should be taken:
- Government should clarify that disaster assistance is a defence priority task. Elevating domestic disaster assistance into a core Defence activity will ensure that this priority flows through the Defence organisation.
- Defence should undertake a fundamental review of its domestic disaster assistance role with the goal of maximising its contribution to disaster management. This is likely to involve modifying existing organisations, policies and procedures, logistics and training.
- Defence and civil counter-disaster organisations should work together to facilitate the transfer of capability development, research and development and other skills to accelerate the development of the states and territories next-generation disaster management systems. more>>
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Research from global think tanks, institutes and governmentsPolicypointers is an online facility created to enable those involved in government, academe and the media to gain rapid access to the research and conclusions of think tanks, research institutes and government departments around the world. more>>
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Emergency Management - Public Safety Canada(Fall 2009) Public Safety Canada is responsible for coordinating the management of emergencies among federal departments and agencies. This includes establishing policies and programs for the preparation, testing and exercising, and implementing emergency management plans; monitoring and coordinating a common federal approach to emergency response along with the provinces – an “all-hazards” approach incorporating prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; and coordinating the protection of critical infrastructure. This report examines how Public Safety Canada carries out these responsibilities and its efforts to enhance emergency response and recovery in coordination with six other departments that have specific roles in emergency management. This audit covers performance of federal departments and agencies and events (2005–2009). more>>
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Security for the Next Generation(June 2009) The security of the UK and its citizens remains the highest priority for the Government. Since publication of last year’s National Security Strategy, substantial work to strengthen our national security framework has been driven forward. This report updates an assessment of the threats faced in the UK and the underlying drivers of insecurity. It also announces plans for addressing changing security threats in long-established environments and tackling challenges in new and evolving domains such as cyberspace. more>>
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National Security Strategy – UK(March 2008) The UK has published the first annual update of the National Security Strategy which sets out an updated assessment of the national security threats facing the UK and includes proposals for combating threats to cyber security. more>>
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Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty Strategy(July 2009) The North is a fundamental part of Canada's heritage and national identity. As a vital component to its future as a nation, the federal government released a report on its Northern Strategy. more>>
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A Recommended Canadian Aerospace Policy(February 2009) The Canadian Society for Senior Engineers (CSSE) ranks the various Canadian Aerospace program areas, and makes strong recommendations to the Government of Canada. Included among them is a call to increase R&D funding in these areas. more>>
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Getting it Done in Foreign Policy(April 28, 2009) In this address to the Canadian Airports Council, Derek Burney, former Ambassador to the US and CDFAI Senior Research Fellow, argues that in the midst of this global recession and time of uncertainty for geopolitical institutions such as NATO and the G8, Canada must reinvigorate its relationship with the United States if it is to have meaningful global influence). more>>
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