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Australian defence strategy, deterrence, sea power, US politics and foreign policy, post-conflict reconstruction, civil wars and insurgency
Biography
A/Prof. Adam Lockyer is an Associate Professor in Strategic Studies at Macquarie University and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Sea Power Centre - Australia.
He held the 2015 Fulbright Scholarship in US-Australian Alliance Studies at Georgetown University. Before joining the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, A/Prof. Lockyer was a Research Fellow in Defence Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has also held positions at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC, and was the Lowy Institute's 2008 Thawley Scholarship in International Security winner. He also spent four years serving in the Australian Army.
A/Prof. Lockyer has published widely on issues relating to Australian defence strategy, US defence and foreign policy, post-conflict reconstruction, governance and insurgency. His article titled "The Logic of Interoperability: Australia's Acquisition of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter" won the SAGE Award for the best international contribution to a Canadian academic journal in 2013. His article entitled "Evaluating Civil Development in Counterinsurgency Operations" won the prestigious Boyer Prize for best original article published in the Australian Journal of International Affairs in 2012. His most recent book is titled: Australian Defence Strategy: Evaluating Alternatives for a Contested Asia (Melbourne University Press, 2017)
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The Causes of Desertion in Developing Armies: How can foreign powers assist in rebuilding broken security forces?
Lockyer, A. & Levi, M.
1/01/16 → …
Project: Research
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DoD: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conventional Maritime Deterrence: Historical Lessons for Australia’s Future Strategic Policy
17/04/20 → 15/12/21
Project: Research
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China-US-Australia: redefining the strategic triangle
Lockyer, A., McDonald, S. D. & Lim, Y-H., 2021, The future of the United States-Australia Alliance: evolving security strategy in the Indo-Pacific. McDonald, S. D. & Tan, A. T. H. (eds.). London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 141-159 19 p. (Europa Regional Perspectives).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Manus Island and the Lombrum Naval Base: five options for Australia's geostrategic gateway
Lockyer, A., Burke, J., Lim, Y-H. & Smith, F., 2021, Canberra: Royal Australian Navy. 49 p. (Soundings Papers; no. 35)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The US-Australian alliance and its implications for Australian defence strategy and procurement
Smith, F., Lim, Y-H. & Lockyer, A., 2021, The future of the United States-Australia Alliance: evolving security strategy in the Indo-Pacific. McDonald, S. D. & Tan, A. T. H. (eds.). London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 163-180 18 p. (Europa Regional Perspectives).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The future of deterrence and the arms trade
Lockyer, A., 2020, Research handbook on the arms trade. Tan, A. T. H. (ed.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar, p. 39-52 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Indo-Pacific Endeavour: reflections and proposals for Australia's premier naval diplomacy activity
Lockyer, A., Burke, J., Lim, Y-H. & Smith, F., 2020, Canberra: Royal Australian Navy. 26 p. (Soundings Papers; no. 16)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Datasets related to Key Trends and Drivers in Military Modernization in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for Australia and Responses
Tan, A. (Owner), Gill, B. (Contributor), Lim, Y. (Contributor), Levesques, A. (Contributor), Lockyer, A. (Contributor), Smith, F. (Contributor), Roy-Chaudhury, R. (Contributor) & Solanki, V. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 16 Sep 2022
DOI: 10.25949/20499624.v1
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