Institute for Regional Security
 Institute for Regional Security(Think tank, Deep state milieu)    | |
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| Predecessor | Kokoda Foundation |
| Formation | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Australian Capital Territory |
| Sponsored by | Australia/Department/Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Lockheed |
| Membership | • C J Adam • Ross Babbage • Andrew Balmaks • Simon Carroll • Frances Chaloner • Jasmin Crauford-Hill • Chris Dowton • Chris Gardiner •  David Irvine• Miles Jakeman • Adam Kamradt-Scott • Paul Longley • Philippe Lopez • Carolyn McMahon • Stuart Neal • Lachlan Pender •  Zeke Solomon• Namit Trivedi • Rebekka Wheate • Rhys Wheate • Shaun Wilson • Craig Valli |
| Spooky Australian think-tank | |
The Institute for Regional Security is an Australian military-industrial think tank.
According to its own description, "the Institute’s mission is the promotion of the peace, stability and prosperity of the peoples of the Indo-Pacific region through policy research, policy advice and advocacy, international dialogues, and the professional development of policy-makers."'[1] The "promotion of peace" seems to be pushing for increased armaments spending, more military alliances and a bigger security apparatus.
The Institute works with the Atlantic Council, among other things in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. In 2019 the Institute managed the exercise, practicing a disruption of Australian oil refining infrastructure.[1][2] In August 2019, the Institute hosted a speech by NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg.[3]
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People
The members are connected to the security industry. For example, Ross Babbage was previous Head of Strategic Analysis in the Office of National Assessments, David Irvine is a former ASIO Director-General of Security, while Zeke Solomon is member of the deep state Global Panel Foundation.
The institute runs a grooming program, the Future Strategic Leaders Program (FSLP), where "early-career professionals from Government, the military, police and intelligence agencies, and industry are selected into a program that provides opportunities for individual development, and contribution to the work of the Institute."
It also has a Women in National Security (WiNS) program "designed to encourage the recruitment, retention and levels of inclusion of women in the national security community."
Known members
2 of the 22 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
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| David Irvine | ASIO Director-General of Security. Bugged dirt-poor neighbour East Timor to gain advantage in oil and gas treaty. |
| Zeke Solomon | Australian corporate resource development advisor and member of the spooky Global Panel Foundation. |
Sponsors
| Event | Description |
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| Australia/Department/Foreign Affairs and Trade | Australian Foreign Affairs department |
| Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | Tied to Anglo-American intelligence |
| Lockheed | "Nobody is doing a better job of arming the world than Lockheed-Martin" |
