Stephan Fruehling, MS (MSU), Dipl.-VW (Kiel), PhD (ANU)

Senior Lecturer, Deputy Director of Studies Military Studies Program, School of International, Political & Strategic Studies

Email: stephan.fruehling@anu.edu.au

Biographical statement

Dr Stephan Fruehling is a Senior Lecturer, Deputy Director of Studies Military Studies Program and managing editor of the journal Security Challenges. He received a PhD in Strategic Studies from the ANU, working on defence planning concepts. He also received a Master of Science in Defense & Strategic Studies from Missouri State University, and studied Economics at the Sorbonne in Paris and Christian Albrechts Universität in Kiel. Topics of his publications include Australian defence planning, ballistic missile defence, nuclear deterrence, counterproliferation, and the nature of strategy.

Research interests

Australian defence planning, missile defence and nuclear strategy, strategic theory.

Key publications

• Fruehling, S & Schreer, B 2011, 'The 'Natural Ally'? The 'Natural Partner'? - Australia and the Atlantic Alliance', in H. Edstrom, J.H Matlary, M. Petersson (ed.), NATO: The power of partnership, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, England, pp. 40-59.

• Fruehling, S, O'Neil, A & Clarke, M 2011, (eds.), Australia's Uranium Trade: The Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of a Contentious Export, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, UK.

• Fruehling, S, O'Neil, A & Clarke, M 2011, 'Australia's Uranium Trade in Domestic and International Context', in Michael Clarke, Stephan Fruehling, Andrew O'Neil (eds.), Australia's Uranium Trade: The Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of a Contentious Export, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, UK.

• Fruehling, S & Sinjen, S 2010, 'Missile Defense and the New Strategic Concept', Research Paper (NATO Defense College), vol. 2010, no. No. 60, pp. 1-8.

• Fruehling S & Sinjen S, 2010. Missile Defense: Challenges and Opportunities for NATO, Research Paper, no. 60 (Rome: NATO Defense College).

• Fruehling S, 2010, 'Never Say Never: Considerations about the Possibility of Australia Acquiring Nuclear Weapons', Asian Security, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 146-169.

• Fruehling, S & Sinjen, S 2010, 'Obamas Raketenabwehr: Warum Europa aufrusten sollte', Internationale Politik, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 82-88.

• Fruehling, S & Schreer, B 2010, 'Creating the next generation of NATO partnerships', The RUSI Journal, vol. 155, no. 1, pp. 52-57.

• Fruehling, S & Schreer, B 2009, 'Australia's Last Priority: Lessons for the Future of NATO's Global Partnerships', Internationale Politik Global Edition, vol. 10, pp. 46-50.

• Fruehling, S 2009, 'Offense and Defense in Strategy', Comparative Strategy, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 463-477.

• Fruehling, S & Schreer, B 2009, 'NATO's New Strategic Concept and US Commitments in the Asia-Pacific', The RUSI Journal, vol. 154, no. 5, pp. 98-103.

• Fruehling, S 2009, 'The Missing Link: Politics, Strategy and Capability Priorities', Security Challenges, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 41-50.

• Fruehling S, 2009. A History of Australian Strategic Policy Since 1945 (Canberra: Defence Publishing Service)

• Fruehling, S 2008, 'Golden Window of Opportunity: A New Maritime Strategy and Force Structure for the Australian Navy', Security Challenges, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 81-104.

• Fruehling, S 2007, 'A New Defence White Paper: Moving on from the five circles?', Security Challenges, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 95-112.

• Fruehling, S 2007, 'A Theoretical Perspective on Counterproliferation', in Bradley A Thayer (ed.), American National Security Policy: Essays in Honor of William R Van Cleave (Fairfax, VA: National Institute Press), pp. 62-69.

• Fruehling, S 2007, 'Balancing Australia's Strategic Commitments', Security Challenges , vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 145-159.

• Fruehling, S & Sinjen, S 2007, Raketenabwehr, NATO und die Verteidigung Europas, Analysen und Argumente, no. 40 (Berlin: Konrad Adenauer Foundation).

• Fruehling, S & Sinjen, S 2006, 'NATO Missile Defence: The Political and Operational Case for a Two-Base Structure', The RUSI Journal, vol. 151, no. 6, pp. 58-61.

• Fruehling, S 2006, 'Uncertainty, Forecasting and the Difficulty of Strategy', Comparative Strategy, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 19-31.

• Fruehling, S 2005, 'Bunker Busters and Intra-War Deterrence: A Case for Caution and Two Solutions', Comparative Strategy, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 327-341.

• Fruehling, S 2003, Ballistic Missile Defence for Australia: Policies, Requirements and Options, Canberra Paper, no.151 (Canberra: Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University).

Career highlights

Lecturer in the GSSD Program (2007-); Managing Editor of Security Challenges (2006-)