Griffith University

B Arts (Hons), M Arts, GDip Strategic Studies, PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

• Burma's security policies
• Asia-Pacific security

Recent publications

Books

• Burma's Armed Forces: Power Without Glory (EastBridge, Norwalk, 2002).

Monographs and research papers

• United States Relations with Burma: From Hostility to Hope, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 36 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2012)
• Burma and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Not If, But Why, How and What, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 34 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2011)
• Burma’s Police Forces: Continuities and Contradictions, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 32 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2011)
• Civil Military Relations in Burma: Portents, Predictions and Possibilities, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 25 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2010)
  
• Burma and North Korea: Conventional Allies or Nuclear Partners? Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 22 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2009)
• Burma’s Armed Forces: Looking Down The Barrel, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 21 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2009)
• Burma and the Threat of Invasion: Regime Fantasy or Strategic Reality?, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 17 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2008)
  
• Burma and Nuclear Proliferation: Policies and Perceptions, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 12 (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2007)
• Chinese Military Bases in Burma: The Explosion of a Myth, Griffith Asia Institute Regional Outlook, Volume 10, (Griffith University, Brisbane, 2007).
• Burma's North Korean Gambit: A Challenge to Regional Security? Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence Number 154 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2004)
• Burma's Muslims: Terrorists or Terrorised?, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence Number 150 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2003).
• Burma's Secret Military Partners, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence Number 136 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2000).

Working papers

• Burma’s Coco Islands: Rumours and Realities in the Indian Ocean, Working Paper Number 101 (Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008)
• The Compleat Analyst: Contemplating Strategic Intelligence in an Age of International Terrorism (co-authored with Michael Wesley), Working Paper Number 1 (Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2008)
• Populism, Politics and Propaganda: Burma and the Movies, Working Paper No. 100 (Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008)
  
• Modern Burma Studies: A View From The Edge, Working Paper Number 96 (Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007).
• Burma's China Connection and the Indian Ocean Region, Working Paper Number 377 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2003).
• Burma's Armed Forces Under Civilian Rule: A Return to the Past?, Working Paper Number 2/01 (Technical Advisory Network of Burma, The Burma Fund, Washington, 2001).
• Burma: A Strategic Perspective, Working Paper Number 13 (Asia Foundation, San Francisco, May 2001).
• Landmines in Burma: The Military Dimension, Working Paper Number 352 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2000).
• Burma's Order of Battle: An Interim Assessment, Working Paper Number 351 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2000).

Book chapters

• ‘Burma and Nuclear Proliferation’, in J.J. Wirtz and P.R. Lavoy (eds), Over the Horizon Proliferation Threats (Stanford University Press, Stanford, 2012)
  
• 'Myanmar, North Korea and the Nuclear Question', in Lex Rieffel (ed), Myanmar/Burma: Inside Challenges, Outside Interests (Brookings Institution Press and Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Washington, 2010).
  
• ‘Myanmar’s Nuclear Program: Accusations and Ambiguity’, in Li Chenyang and Wilhelm Hofmeister (eds), Myanmar: Prospect for Change (Select Publishing, Singapore, 2010).
• 'Burma's China Connection: Implications for India', in P.V. Rau (editor), India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit (Knowledge World, New Delhi, 2008).
• 'Burma's Defence Policy: Programme or Polemic?', in D.S. Mathieson and R.J. May (editors), The Illusion of Progress: The Political Economy of Reform in Burma/Myanmar (Crawford House, Adelaide, 2004).
• 'Race and Resistance in Burma, 1942-1945' in James Le Sueur (editor), The Decolonization Reader (Routledge, London, 2003).
• 'Burma's Maritime Strategy', in Jurgen Shwarz, W.A. Herrmann and H-F. Seller (editors), The Maritime Strategies of Asia (White Lotus, Bangkok, 2001).
• 'The Future of the Burmese Armed Forces', in Morten B. Pedersen, Emily Rudland and R.J. May (editors), Burma-Myanmar: Strong Regime, Weak State (Crawford House, Adelaide, 2000).

Articles

• ‘Myanmar’s Police Forces: Coercion, Continuity and Change’, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Volume 34, Number 1, April 2012
  
• 'Myanmar's Nuclear Ambitions', Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, Vol. 52, No. 5 (October-November2010).
  
• 'Burma and North Korea: Conventional allies or nuclear partners?', Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 64, No. 2, April 2010
  
• 'The Myth of Chinese Military Bases in Myanmar', Southeast Asian Affairs, No. 1, 2010 (in Chinese).
  
• ‘Modern Burma Studies: A Survey of the Field’, Modern Asian Studies, Volume 44, Number 2, March 2010 (posted as a First View Article, Cambridge Journals Online, 29 October 2008).
• 'A Reply to Des Ball: Burma's Nuclear Programs: A Need for Caution', Security Challenges, Vol. 5, No. 4, Summer 2009.
  
• ‘Known Knowns and Known Unknowns: Measuring Myanmar’s Military Capabilities’, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Volume 31, Number 2, August 2009.
• ‘Burma, Hollywood and the Politics of Entertainment’, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, Volume 23, Number 3, June 2009
• 'Even Paranoids Have Enemies: Cyclone Nargis and Myanmar's Fears of Invasion', Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 30, No. 3 (December 2008).
  
• 'Burma's "Saffron Revolution" and the Limits of International Influence', Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 62, No. 3 (September 2008).
  
• 'Burma, China and the Myth of Military Bases', Asian Security, Volume 3, Number 3, 2007.
• 'Burma's China Connection: Implications for the Indian Ocean Region', Indian Ocean Survey, Volume 1, Number 1, January-June 2005.
• 'Burma's Muslims and the War on Terror', Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume 27, Number 2, March-April 2004.
• 'Burma and Superpower Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific', US Naval War College Review, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2002.
• 'Landmines in Burma: Forgotten Weapons in a Forgotten War', Small Wars and Insurgencies, Volume 12, Number 2, Summer 2001.
• 'Australian Contacts with Colonial Myanmar, 1886-1947', Myanmar Historical Research Journal, Number 6, December 2000.

Other publications

• Burma (Myanmar) Since the 1988 Uprising: A Select Bibliography (Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, forthcoming)
• The United States and Burma: Troubled Past, Uncertain Future, Associate Paper, Future Directions International, 20 March 2012.
  
• ‘Burma and North Korea: Smoke or fire?’, Policy Analysis, No.47 (Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra, 24 August 2009).
• Myanmar Armed Forces: Development and Modernization, Armed Forces Lecture Paper Series, Paper No.3 (Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Bandar Seri Begawan, 2009).
• ‘Burma’s Mythical Isles’, AQ - Australian Quarterly, Vol.80, No.6 (November-December 2008).