HISTORY AS POLICY FRAMING THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIA’s deFENCE POLICY HISTORY AS POLICY FRAMING THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIA’s deFENCE POLICY Edited by Ron Huisken and Meredith Thatcher Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/hap_citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: History as policy : framing the debate on the future of Australia’s defence policy / editors, Ron Huisken, Meredith Thatcher. Publisher: Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2007. ISBN: 9781921313554 (pbk.) 9781921313561 (online) Series: Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; no. 167 Subjects: Australia–Military policy. Australia–Military policy–History. Australia–National security. Australia–Foreign relations. Australia–Defenses. Australia–Strategic aspects. Other Authors: Huisken, R. H. (Ronald Herman), 1946- Thatcher, Meredith Christine, 1966- Australian National University. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Dewey Number: 355.03350994 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. The Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence series is a collection of publications arising principally from research undertaken at the SDSC. Canberra Papers have been peer reviewed since 2006. All Canberra Papers are available for sale: visit the SDSC website at <http://rspas. anu.edu.au/sdsc/canberra_papers.php> for abstracts and prices. Electronic copies (in pdf format) of most SDSC Working Papers published since 2002 may be downloaded for free from the SDSC website at <http://rspas.anu.edu.au/sdsc/working_papers.php>. The entire Working Papers series is also available on a ‘print on demand’ basis. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Publications Program Advisory Review Panel: Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb; Professor Desmond Ball; Professor David Horner; Professor Hugh White; Professor William Tow; Professor Anthony Milner; Professor Virginia Hooker; Dr Coral Bell; Dr Pauline Kerr Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Publications Program Editorial Board: Professor Hugh White; Dr Brendan Taylor; Dr Christian Enemark; Miss Meredith Thatcher (series editor) Cover design by Teresa Prowse Printed by University Printing Services, ANU This edition © 2007 ANU E Press Contents The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre’s 40th anniversary seminar series vii Contributors ix Acronyms and Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 Self-Reliant Defence: The First Cut 1. The Self-Reliant Defence of Australia: The History of an Idea, Paul Dibb 11 Global Issues 2. Global Change and Strategic Priorities, Coral Bell 29 3. Restoring Utility to Armed Force in the 21st Century, Robert O’Neill 49 4. The Rise of China: History as Policy, Wang Gungwu 61 5. Whither the United States and Unipolarity?, Ron Huisken 67 Regional Issues 6. The ‘Arc of Instability’: The History of an Idea, Graeme Dobell 85 7. Jihadism and ‘The Battle of Ideas’ in Indonesia: Critiquing Australian Counterterrorism, Greg Fealy 105 8. Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacic Region, Brendan Taylor 117 Australian Strategic and Defence Issues 9. The Challenge of Coherence: Strategic Guidance, Capability, and Budgets, Mark Thomson 131 10. The Higher Command Structure for Joint ADF Operations, David Horner 143 11. Four Decades of the Defence of Australia: Reections on Australian Defence Policy over the Past 40 Years, Hugh White 163 Index 189 v.