Associate Professor Andrew O'Neil BA, MA(IntRel), PhD Phone 61 8 8201 3067 Fax 61 8 8201 5111 Email Andrew.Oneil@flinders.edu.au Postal address   School of Political and International Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Flinders University GPO Box 2100 ADELAIDE SA 5001

Bio

Andrew is Associate Professor in International Relations and Associate Head (Research) of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Before taking up an academic position in 2000, he worked as an intelligence analyst with Australia's Defence Department. In 2005 Andrew was appointed by Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade as a member of the National Consultative Committee for International Security Issues. In 2007 Andrew held the status of visiting professor at Hiroshima University, Japan. From January 2009, he is chair of the International Network of Universities' Academic Committee.

Areas of Expertise:

Recent Research Grants

Forthcoming

"Accommodation, Realignment, or Business as Usual? Australia's Response to a Rising China", The Pacific Review, forthcoming (co-authored with James Manicom).

"North Korea’s Emergence as a Nuclear Weapons State and the End of the Disarmament Paradigm", Global Change, Peace and Security, forthcoming (co-authored with Ben Habib).

2009

"Sino-Japanese Strategic Relations: Will Rivalry Lead to Confrontation?" Australian Journal of International Affairs, 63(2), 2009, (co-authored with James Manicom), pp. 213-232.

"The Invasion of Iraq: The Marketplace of Ideas and its Limits", in Michael Heazle, Martin Griffiths, and Tom Conley (eds.), Foreign Policy Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2009, pp. 125-140.

2008

"Shifting Policy in a Nuclear World: Australia's Non-Proliferation Strategy Since 9/11", in Carl Ungerer (ed.), Australian Foreign Policy in an Age of Terror, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2008, pp. 74-100.

"The Unhappy Marriage Between International Relations Theory and International Law", Global Change, Peace and Security, (20) (2), 2008, pp. 201-215 (co-authored with David Cox).

"Australia's Engagement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: The Non-Proliferation Dimension", International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 29(4), 2008, pp. 454-469.

2007

Nuclear Proliferation in Northeast Asia: The Quest for Security, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2007.

"Australia's Nuclear Horizon: Moving Beyond the Drumbeat of Risk Inflation", Australian Journal of Political Science, 42(4), 2007, pp. 563-578 (co-authored with Haydon Manning).

"Does Australia Have a Coherent Counter-Terrorist Strategy?", The Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers, 15(2), 2007, pp. 12-28.

"Managing and Degrading Risk: Assessing Australia's Counter-Terrorist Strategy", Australian Journal of Political Science, 42(3), 2007, pp. 471-487.

2006

"American Grand Strategy: The Quest for Permanent Primacy", in Brendan O'Connor and Martin Griffiths (eds.), The rise of Anti-Americanism, Routledge, London and New York, 2006, pp. 140-154.

"Professional Military Education in Australia: Has It All Gone Terribly Right?", Australian Defence Force Journal, 171, 2006, pp. 57-74 (co-authored with David Cox).

"Australia, Japan, and East Asia's Evolving Strategic Environment", Taiwanese Journal of Australian Studies, 7, 2006. pp. 81-107.

2005

"Nuclear Proliferation and Global Security: Laying the Groundwork for a New Policy Agenda", Comparative Strategy, 24(4), October-November 2005, pp. 343-359.

"Learning to Live with Uncertainty: The Strategic Implications of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Capability", Contemporary Security Policy, 26(2), August 2005, pp. 317-334.

"The Evolving Nature of International Terrorism and Australia's Response", in Duncan Chappell and Paul Wilson (eds.), Issues in Australian Crime and Criminal Justice, Butterworths, Sydney, 205, pp. 377-391.

PhD Students

Recent Print Media Articles

Recent and Forthcoming Presentations

'The Security Implications of the Global Financial Crisis', Presentation to the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 4 March 2009.
'The Relevance of Theories of International Relations to the Prctitioner', Presentation to the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 24 February 2009.
'Accommodation or Engagement?' Australia's Response to a Rising China', Presentation to the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New York, 15 February 2009 (with James Manicom)
'The Australian Approach to Terrorism', Presentation to the Cranfield University Program, Adelaide, 19 November 2008.
'Australia and Asian Security', Presentation to the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 21 October 2008.
'Dichotomies of Nuclear Proliferation', Presentation at the Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (AUS-CSCAP), University of Melbourne, 5 September 2008.
'The Epistemology of Nuclear Disarmament', Presentation to the School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide, 25 August 2008.
'Understanding Sovereignty in a Complex World', Presentation to the International Network of Universities Seminar on Global Citizenship, Hiroshima University, 8 August 2008.
'The Implications of WMD Proliferation to Non-State Actors', Presentation to the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 27 May 2008.
Australia's Nuclear Policies: Traditional Settings and New Challenges", Presentation to Regional Workshop on "The Nuclear Energy Revival and Global Governance: Asia-Pacific Perspectives", Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney, 10 April 2008.
"Does Australia Have Non-Proliferation Leverage as a Nuclear Supplier? International and Domestic Dimensions", Presentation to the Australian Uranium Association Technical Seminar on Proliferation, Adelaide, 6 March 2008 (with Haydon Manning).
'The "War on Terrorism", Iraq and the Marketplace of Ideas in Britain and Australia', Presentation to the Griffith Asia Institute International Workshop 'Engaging Foreign Policy Debates: The Challenge for Liberal Democracies in a New Century', 18 December 2007.
Contemporary International Terrorism and Australia's Response', Presentation to the Australian Financial Review Annual Counter-terrorism Summit, Melbourne, 1 November 2007.
'Counter-Terrorism Strategy after 9/11: The Case of Australia', Presentation to the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK, 14 May 2007.
'Responding to Terrorism: The Australian and British Experiences Compared', Presentation to the Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University, UK, 10 May 2007.
'Australia's Nuclear Choices', Presentation to the School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide, 19 March 2007.
'Operational Art and the Environmental Theorists' Presentation to the Australian Command and Staff College, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 12 March 2007.
Muslims and Non-Muslims in Australia', Expert panellist on terrorism issues as part of deliberative poll proceedings organised by Issues Deliberation Australia, Old Parliament House, Canberra, 3 March 2007.
"After North Korea's October Test: Towards a Management Strategy", Presentation to Expert Workshop on North Korea and Asian Security: Where to From Here? Flinders University, 6 December 2006.
'Australia's Nuclear Options: Regional and Global Dimensions', Presentation to Energy Security Symposium: Effects on Australia's Strategic Environment, co-sponsored by the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre and the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Canberra, 11 October 2006.
'Does Australia Have a Coherent Counter-terrorist Strategy?', Presentation to the Conference on Threat Perception in a Complex Environment: Intelligence Planning in the Asia-Pacific, University of Adelaide, 18 September 2006.
'Nuclear Weapons and Global Security: Time for a New Approach?', Presented to School of Political Science and International Relations Seminar ('Nuclear Weapons and Global Security, The Tenth Anniversary of the Canberra Commission'), University of Queensland, 2 August 2006 (part of debate with Kevin Rudd MP).
Australia's Counter-Terrorist Strategy: Paths Travelled and the Road Ahead, Presented to the Expert Workshop on 'Ensuring Accountability: Terrorist Challenges and State Responses in a Free Society', Australian National University, 20-21 April 2006.
'Key Themes in Fukuyama and Huntington', Presented at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 23 January 2006.
'Australia, Japan, and East Asia's Evolving Strategic Environment', Presented to the Conference on Strengthening Australia East Asia Relations, National Chengchi University, Taipei, 9 December 2005.
'Future of Nuclear Proliferation: The Next Twenty-Five Years', Presented at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College, Canberra, 23 August 2005.
'Australia, Japan, and Northeast Asian Security Issues', Presented at the Third Australia-Japan Track 1.5 Dialogue, Nagoya, 24-26 July 2005.

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Teaching in 2009: