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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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April 30, 2015

How China Plans to Become a World Class Cyber Power

By Greg Austin
China is committed to the exploitation of advanced information and communications technologies in all walks of life.
April 29, 2015

Australia: National Security Innovation Priorities

By Greg Austin
How much should Canberra invest in cyber security, including S&T innovation?

April 29, 2015

How China's Ministry of Public Security Controls Cyber Policy

By Greg Austin
How the Ministry of Public Security drives Beijing's cyber policy.

April 27, 2015

Fighting People Smugglers: Lessons From Australia for Europe

By Greg Austin
European covert action forces may be needed in the Mediterranean Sea.

April 27, 2015

How China Uses its Cyber Power for Internal Security

By Greg Austin
This is the first in a series of 5 articles discussing IT as a means to solidify Communist Party rule in the country.
April 24, 2015

What the Pentagon's New Cyber Strategy Means for China

By Greg Austin
The document needs more nuance on strategic stability in Asia.

March 06, 2015

Russia’s Eastern Command at Sea

By Greg Austin
Russia is intent on returning to classic geopolitics backed up by naval power.
March 03, 2015

The Problem With China's Patents

By Greg Austin
Setting up a national innovations system is not easy for China.

February 24, 2015

Internal Security: Australia’s PM Is Off Message

By Greg Austin
Tony Abbott's recent speech on national security and Islamic terrorism conflated religion and violence in the name of religion.

February 17, 2015

US China Commission Moves Beyond the 'China Threat' Hype

By Greg Austin
A new report represents a major evolution in U.S. understanding of the PLA.

February 13, 2015

Internal Security Vs. Human Rights: Australia in Turmoil?

By Greg Austin
Recent ethical controversies around internal security in Australia raise serious challenges.
February 11, 2015

Is Artificial Intelligence Helping China Spy on Its Citizens?

By Greg Austin
China has constructed the largest and most automated system for surveillance of its citizens ever seen in human history.

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