Responses to catastrophic disasters and complex security challenges in the Indo-Pacific require a coordinated, joined-up response, drawing on broad-ranging civil-military-police expertise.
Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Early considerations on civil-military responses to emerging diseases (Ebola as a case study)
In August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the West African subregion a ‘threat to international peace and security’. The UN’s request for assistance from member states resulted in the mobilisation of technical expertise, medical capacity, humanitarian assistance, and military and civil defence assets.
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During the last 12 months, ACMC has worked with ACFID and an expert working group to revise its flagship publication Same Space, Different Mandates
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ACMC joined a panel of experts to discuss challenges in disaster response and civil-military-police coordination in the Indo-Pacific region
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Civil-Military-Police Coordination in Disaster Management: Perspectives from South East Asian countries Research paper and Stakeholder Guide
Responders to natural disasters face increasingly complex operating environments, characterised by new challenges and new actors. Global trends that are overwhelming the international humanitarian system come into sharp focus in South-East Asia.
Foreign Policy Adviser
Linda Gellard
The Foreign Policy Adviser provides subject matter expertise in Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention, Crisis Recovery, and Disaster Risk Reduction. As a seconded officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Advisor can advocate for their home agency while supporting the work of ACMC.
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TALISMAN SABRE – an overview
The past decade of operations has taught us that in order to more effectively respond to complex international crises, it is necessary for civil, military and police actors to understand each other and work together in a comprehensive ma
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The Strategic Civilian: Challenges for Non-Combatants in 21st Century Warfare
"While our analysis of military leadership requirements is highly developed, our appreciation of the civilian leadership requirements for complex operations hardly exists. We need to develop a concept of the ‘Strategic Civilian’."
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ACMC convened a workshop to consider the changing context of Protection of Civilians (POC) and identify emerging challenges and avenues to minimise the risk to civilians in crisis.
The Australian Civil Military Centre (ACMC) has contracted Pilotage Consulting to conduct a Research Project to identify learnings from civil-military operations in response to international and domestic crises between 1997-2022.