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Understanding the Threat Picture

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Posted: March 8th, 2016

By Maryanne Kelton

Maryanne Kelton is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Flinders University in South Australia.

With the delivery of Australia’s latest defense White Paper last week, the necessity of a long haul and regional capacity building commitment to counter-terrorism was apparent.

Unquestionably, the Southeast Asia threat scenario is informed by global considerations. With the re-emergence of violent extremism since June 2014 and a realization of the consequences of the Iraq and Afghanistan drawdowns, attention has been drawn to the instability in the Middle East, North Africa, the Sahel, and tragically once again, Afghanistan.

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