Insurgent Intellectual : Essays in Honour of Professor Desmond Ball / Edited by Brendan Taylor, Nicholas Farrelly, Sheryn Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Brendan, 1974- editor.

Lee, Sheryn, editor.

Farrelly, Nicholas, 1982- editor.

Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, issuing body.

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

Nuclear warfare--Prevention.

Nuclear warfare.

Security, International--Pacific Area.

Australia--Strategic aspects.

Australia.

Australia--Defenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With a distinguished career spanning more than four decades, Professor Desmond Ball is one of the world's greatest scholars of strategy and defence, Australia's home-grown giant. In this collection of essays, leading political, media and academic figures, including former United States President Jimmy Carter, pay tribute to his remarkable contributions. From a base at the Australian National University in Canberra, Professor Ball has unflinchingly researched topics from Cold War nuclear strategy and the defence of Australia to spy scandals and Southeast Asian paramilitaries. His roaming intellect, appetite for getting the facts and commitment to publishing on sensitive topics ensure he is a towering figure who has provided impeccable service to Strategic Studies, the Asia-Pacific region and the Australian community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / Taylor, Brendan / Farrelly, Nicholas / Lee, Sheryn

Introduction

1. Introducing the insurgent intellectual / Taylor, Brendan / Farrelly, Nicholas / Lee, Sheryn

2. From the beginning / O'Neill, Robert

Global Strategy

3. Nuclear war and crisis stability / Carter, Jimmy

4. Our first obligation / Glosserman, Brad / Cossa, Ralph

5. Shining a light on the world's eavesdroppers / Richelson, Jeffrey T.

6. Controlling nuclear war / Ayson, Robert

7. Avoiding Armageddon / Huisken, Ron

Asia-Pacific Security

8. Challenging the establishment / Downer, Alexander

9. Rumblings in regional security architecture / Kerr, Pauline

10. Constructive criticism and Track 2 diplomacy / Job, Brian L. / Milner, Anthony

11. Gazing down at the breakers / Graham, Euan

12. A regional arms race? / Huxley, Tim

13. Securing a new frontier in mainland Southeast Asia / Farrelly, Nicholas

14. "Big Brain" on the border / Thornton, Phil

Australian Strategic and Defence Policy

15. A national asset / Beazley, Kim

16. The defence of Australia / Babbage, Ross / Langtry, J. O.

17. American bases in Australia revisited / Tanter, Richard

18. Cyber security and the online challenge / Waters, Gary

19. Pressing the Issue / McDonald, Hamish

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789814414647

9814414646

OCLC:

829459996