Nautilus Institute
The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development is a public policy think-tank that provides cutting-edge research and analysis of critical global problems to develop high impact, practical solutions.
Nautilus Nodes
Nautilus Institute - San Francisco -- The Nautilus Institute publishes news and analyses on security and development issues as well as reports on energy security and proliferation in East Asia. The Institute also features a technical analysis of the DPRK energy sector.
Nautilus Institute - Australia -- Nautilus Institute in Australia concentrates on issues that relate to the security and sustainability of the Asia Pacific region. It also has a particular interest in Australian forces abroad, and new security approaches to relations with Indonesia.
Nautilus Institute - Northeast Asia -- From its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, the Nautilus Institute's Northeast Asian node is building a regional network of partners to help solve global problems such as nuclear proliferation, energy insecurity, and climate change.
Information Services
Northeast Asia Peace and Security Net (NAPSNet) -- NAPSNet provides summaries of current news and expert analysis on peace and security issues in Northeast Asia to a global network of government officials, scholars, journalists, and others.
Austral Peace and Security Net (APSNet) -- APSNet covers critical national and regional security issues, broadly understood, in Australia and the surrounding region.
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Reports and Analysis
APSNet Policy Forum -- analytical essays from leading writers and researchers on peace and security in Australia and the surrounding region.
NAPSNet Policy Forum -- expert analysis and op-ed style pieces on security-related issues in Northeast Asia.
NAPSNet Special Reports -- longer, often more technical, documents consisting of entire articles, government statements, and other documents relevant to security and peace in Northeast Asia.
DPRK Briefing Book -- a briefing book featuring reports, articles, and analysis on North Korea.
Global Nuclear Futures Briefing Book -- country studies, policy issues, and technical reports on the future of nuclear power and proliferation.
Australian Forces Abroad Briefing Books (Afghanistan, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Pacific Islands - regional, Australian defence facilities, Australian bases abroad) -- these Briefing Books draw together existing knowledge concerning Australian military and police deployments on missions outside Australia.
Indonesian Nuclear Power Proposals -- an examination of Indonesian nuclear power proposals, and their environmental and security consequences.
Workshops and Projects
Global Problem Solving -- Nautilus Institute's analysis, tools and techniques for tackling complex interrelated problems with global implications.
Asia Energy Security Workshop -- AES is a collaborative research project that examines different paths to address energy security issues in the Northeast and Southeast Asia.
DPRK Energy Expert Working Group --This working group updates the Nautilus Institute's database and analytic tools used to evaluate and track the DPRK's energy economy and forecast future supply and demand.
East Asian Science and Security Collaborative - EASSC is a project designed to expand and deepen the role of scientists and technical experts in the effort to avoid WMD nuclear next-use.
Civil Society Monitoring and Verification Network -- The project draws on transnational civil society networks to reflect back to influential South Korean and Japanese policy-makers what they are saying and doing with regard to nuclear weapons.
Climate Change and Re-framing Australia-Indonesia Security -- This project develops collaborative relationships with Indonesian partner organisations through shared work on global problems: in particular climate change and energy insecurity.
Civil Society Initiative on Human Security in East Asia - This project explores the role of networks led by civil society to help solve global problems in the region by bringing together researchers from South Korea, Japan, and China to map the causal complexity of the relationship between global problems.