The Winter 2010 edition of Security Challenges examines recent developments and prospects for resolution in one of the most longstanding and complicated territorial disputes in Australia's wider region, the South China Sea. We are especially pleased to bring articles of leading regional scholars to the Australian and international policy and academic communities.

• Rodolfo C. Severino on ASEAN and the South China Sea
• Mingjiang Li on Chinese policies towards the South China Sea
• Carlyle A. Thayer on the United States and the South China Sea
• Leszek Buszynski on prospects for a resolution of the dispute

This issue also features four comments and articles, whose range of topics reflects the wide range of national security issues facing Australia:

• Peter Leahy on priorities in national security
• Richard Brabin-Smith on contestability of Defence advice
• Chris Michaelsen on terrorism in Australia
• Craig Wilkinson on maintenance and the Strategic Reform Program
• Matthew Hill on coercion and the response to the 2006 Fiji coup

For links to the abstracts and author information of the articles, see the table of contents of this edition. Hard copies can be ordered here.

The Autumn 2010 edition of Security Challenges draws lessons from Australia's allies on adapting for modern counterinsurgency:

• Daniel S. Roper and Richard L. Kieper examine the rediscovery of counterinsurgency doctrine the United States;
• David Lambert critiques successes and failures of transformation in Canada;
• Daniel Marston examines the adaptation in the field of the British Army;
• Stéphane Taillat investigates French adaptations of Anglo-Saxon ideas on counterinsurgency;
• Benjamin Schreer discusses the political constraints on the German army; and
• Chris Barrie draws connections to the Australian Defence Force's operations in Afghanistan.

Other articles discuss the Australia-India Security Declaration, Obama's policy towards Asia, and Kokoda Trilogy Proceedings.

For links to the full text of the articles, see the table of contents of this exciting issue. Hard copies can be ordered here.

The Summer 2009 edition of Security Challenges is now available online.

Authors traverse a broad spectrum of security concerns:

• Rod Broadhurst and Lee King Wa examine the history and future of Triads in Hong Kong;
• Andrew O'Neil asks: Is Nuclear Restraint Sustainble?
• Kim Beazley compares the Labor defence debate on the 1987 and 2009 White Papers;
• Sandy Gordon investigates Anti-Crime Cooperation in South Asia;
• Chris Hanna questions Australia's approach to Cyberwarfare; and
• Desmond Ball and Andrew Selth discuss defectors' accounts of a possible Burmese nuclear weapons program.

For links to the full text of the individual articles, see the table of contents of this exciting issue. Hard copies can be ordered here.

The new Spring 2009 edition of Security Challenges is now available for download. It includes contributions by experts from Australia and overseas.

The role of irregular forces in counterinsurgency is an issue of critical importance for Australia and the Coalition in Afghanistan. Two articles by Will Clegg and Andrew Phillips in this edition are contributing substantially to the debate about this vital aspect of counterinsurgency strategy.

Other highlights include:

• Lessons from the Collins Class production for SEA 1000;
• Naval rivalry in East Asia;
• Jounalists and counter-terrorism legislation; and
• Police human intelligence strategies.

For links to the full text of the individual articles, see the table of contents of this edition. Hard copies can be ordered here.