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Greg Austin

Greg Austin

Dr Greg Austin is a Professorial Fellow with the EastWest Institute in New York and a Visiting Professor at the University of New South Wales (Canberra).

Dr Greg Austin is a Professorial Fellow with the EastWest Institute in New York and a Professor at the Australian Centre for Cyber Security at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He is the author or editor of six books on Asian security. His other research interests include Russia and European security, Central Asia, preventive diplomacy, and countering violent extremism. He has a special interest in ethics and international affairs.

Posts by Greg Austin
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October 07, 2015

Why the China-US Cyber Agreement May Prove Destructive

By Greg Austin
No easy solutions in U.S.–China cyber security.
September 30, 2015

What US Experts Get Wrong About Economic Espionage

By Greg Austin
There is no international legal norm against economic cyber espionage if confined to the collection of information.

September 30, 2015

Last Rites of 'Abbottism:' Australian Bureaucrats' Internal Security Confusion

By Greg Austin
A new booklet on countering violent extremism represents the worst of Australian bureaucratic paternalism and ignorance.

September 28, 2015

China-US Cyber Agreements: Has Beijing Outmaneuvered Washington?

By Greg Austin
The joint agreement by China and the U.S. may have created more diplomatic minefields than it sought to eliminate.

September 15, 2015

Abbott Resigns: Australia Changes Course to Liberalism

By Greg Austin
With the ousting of Tony Abbott humane republicanism replaces conservative monarchism down under.
September 02, 2015

Sino-US Tensions in Cyberspace: All China’s Fault?

By Greg Austin
China is not the only party responsible for bilateral strife in cyber relations.

September 01, 2015

Chinese Cyber Espionage: Avoid the 'Cheater Nation' Label

By Greg Austin
Politically-charged accusation circulating in the U.S. that China is a “cheater nation” may be counter-productive.
August 25, 2015

Hyping Threats? Japan’s Black and White Defense Paper

By Greg Austin
Stark on China, but a quiet message about Russia?

August 11, 2015

China's Military Trains for Taiwan Invasion With Mock-Ups

By Greg Austin
The new push for realism in exercises.

August 04, 2015

American Propaganda on the South China Sea and Cyber Space

By Greg Austin
At some point, such propaganda may become a self-fulfilling threat to peace.

July 31, 2015

Is Japan Becoming a Threat to Peace?

By Greg Austin
Japan’s entry into the military dimensions of the South China Sea may come to be seen as threat to general peace.
July 13, 2015

The Maturing of China’s Ocean Law and Policy

By Greg Austin
The case of Xiamen’s South China Sea Institute shows the maturity in China's academic thinking on maritime issues.

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