Strategic studies and the military dimension of international security
Andrew Butfoy
12 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives This subject has three key objectives: (a) to assist students in the identification and critical assessment of some of the central assumptions and themes in the strategic studies literature; (b) to facilitate an understanding of the role of armed force in international relations and the ways in which this might change in the future; and (c) to illuminate the implications, for the management of military power, of particular perspectives on world politics; special attention is given to the defence policy implications of deterrence and common/cooperative security approaches.
Synopsis The subject examines the following issues: the relationship between strategic studies and theories of international relations; US policy on nuclear weapons (during and after the Cold War); Australian defence policy (historical context and future directions); the search for `common' and `cooperative' security; and challenges to common/cooperative security.
Assessment Essay (6000 words): 50%
* Examination (3 hours): 50%
Recommended texts
Butfoy A `Rationalising the bomb? Strategic studies and the US nuclear umbrella' in Australian Journal of Politics and History 40:2 (December 1993), pp 145-161
Butfoy A Ámeliorating the security dilemma: Structural and perceptual approaches to strategic reform ANU Working Paper, Dept International Relations, 1996/1
Betts R (ed.) Conflict after the cold war: Arguments on causes of war and peace Macmillan, 1994
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