EMERGING SCHOLARS 2011-2012 Edited by Melissa H. Conley Tyler Review Panel: Chad J. Mitcham and Sue Thompson Editorial Assistance: Hayley Channer, Pablo Andrade Coloma, Margherita Crippa, Katherine Flynn, Ingram Niblock, Kiona Bolt and Sung Min Yoo. Cover Design: Thu Lam Australian Institute of International Affairs June 2012 i Copyright © The Australian Institute of International Affairs 2012 This publication may be distributed on the condition that it is attributed to the Australian Institute of International Affairs. Use for educational purposes is not allowed without the prior written consent of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. Any views or opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily shared by the Australian Institute of International Affairs or any of its members or affiliates. Cover design copyright © Thu Lam 2012 Australian Institute of International Affairs 32 Thesiger Court, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia Phone: 02 6282 2133 Facsimile: 02 6285 2334 Website: www.aiia.asn.au Email:
[email protected] ISBN: 978-0-909992-94-1 ii CONTENTS Foreword 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations 3 Jessica Glover 5 Food Security: The Geopolitical Realities Hayley Channer 25 The ABC of WMD: Banning Atomic, Biological and Chemical Weapons Christian Dietrich 41 Africa and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Milestones, Challenges and the Way Forward Cameron Bruce 61 Decision Making in the United Nations Security Council on Libya and Syria: The Influence of the P-5 Nations Emily Dale 77 ‘Sinking States’ in the South Pacific: Legal Ambiguity, Protection Gaps and Ways Forward Abbas Abbasov 95 State-Building in the Fifth Dimension: Current Trends in Digital Diplomacy Elizabeth Buchanan 109 Russia and the New Geopolitics of Energy Nathaniel Jones 121 Australia’s Human Security Policy and the Pursuit of Peace in West Papua Joshua D.