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National Security

RAND Australia's programme of research is growing and is intended to help decision-makers better understand and develop policies related to border security, domestic intelligence, cybercrime, and other issues of importance.

Featured Publications

Towards AUKUS Collaboration on Responsible Military Artificial Intelligence: Co-Design and Co-Development of AI Among the United States, the UK and Australia

Feb 6, 2024

The authors investigate the challenges and barriers that could inhibit or prevent the co-development of artificial intelligence (AI) between the United States and its closest allies and partners.

Austin Wyatt, James Ryseff, Elisa Yoshiara, Benjamin Boudreaux, Marigold Black, James Black
Countering Violent Extremism Online: Understanding Adversity and Adaptation in an Increasingly Complex Digital Environment

Jun 28, 2023

The increasingly complex online ecosystem offers advantages to violent extremists. The authors identify gaps in current understanding of this online landscape. This detailed analysis suggests new policy settings are required.

Joanne Nicholson, Sean Keeling, Marigold Black
Antarctica at Risk: Geostrategic Manoeuvring and the Future of the Antarctic Treaty System

Jun 13, 2023

Leveraging open-source literature and a tabletop exercise, the authors examine the possible implications that geostrategic manoeuvring in the Antarctic in the coming decades might have on the longevity and resilience of the Antarctic Treaty System.

Marigold Black, Benjamin J. Sacks, Peter Dortmans, Jade Yeung, Scott Savitz, Scott R. Stephenson, Abbie Tingstad, Stephanie Pezard, Nicolas Jouan, James Black
Insider Threat and White-Collar Crime in Non-Government Organisations and Industries: A Literature Review

Feb 16, 2022

The authors describe recent literature on insider threats and white-collar crime in non-government organisations and industries and identify management strategies used to counter them, both internationally and in the Australian context.

Marigold Black, Jade Yeung, Douglas Yeung
Rapid Analysis of Foreign Malign Information on COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Jul 7, 2021

The authors explore whether news and blog data could provide some initial insights on the reach of, content of, and tactical strategies used in foreign malign information about COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific.

Ryan Andrew Brown, William Marcellino, Erik Van Hegewald, Elicia M. John, Adrian Salas, Miriam Matthews
Designing a Capability Development Framework for Home Affairs

Jun 24, 2019

Australia's Department of Home Affairs is seeking to establish an auditable, transparent and evidence-based approach to capability lifecycle management. The authors of this report describe a principles-based model to meet the department's needs.

Peter Dortmans, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Kate Cameron, Roger Lough, Emma Disley, Laurinda L. Rohn, Lucy Strang, Jonathan P. Wong
Countering Violent Extremism in Australia and Abroad: A Framework for Characterising CVE Programs in Australia, the United States, and Europe

Apr 4, 2019

This report documents an effort to help countering violent extremism (CVE) program directors and policymakers place their efforts in context and identify promising approaches internationally.

Andrew Lauland, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, John G. Rivers, Jacopo Bellasio, Kate Cameron
Looking to the Future of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP): Assessment of the Consolidation of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) and the DIBP (2016–2017)

Jun 18, 2018

This report summarizes the results of a follow-on evaluation of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and informs the upcoming transition to an Australian Department of Home Affairs (HA).

Daniel M. Gerstein, Karen Edwards, Julie Newell, Dulani Woods
Exploring Cyber Security Policy Options in Australia

Aug 7, 2017

RAND conducted a cyber security exercise in Canberra, Australia to explore opportunities to improve cyber security, assess the implications of possible solutions, and inform Australia's next national Cyber Security Strategy.

Igor Mikolic-Torreira, Don Snyder, Michelle Price, David A. Shlapak, Sina Beaghley, Megan Bishop, Sarah Harting, Jenny Oberholtzer, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Cortney Weinbaum, Emma Westerman
Assessment of the Consolidation of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP)

Sep 14, 2016

RAND conducted an analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of Australia's newly integrated Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Daniel M. Gerstein, Karen Edwards, Dulani Woods, Julie Newell, Jennifer D. P. Moroney