Dr Stephan Fruehling
PhD (ANU), Master of Arts in Strategic Studies (Missouri State University), Diplom in International Economics (Christian Albrechts University, Germany)
Associate Professor
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Areas of expertise
- Defence Studies 160604
- International Relations 160607
Research interests
Australian strategic and defence policy, missile defence and nuclear weapons, NATO, strategic theory.
Biography
Dr Stephan Frühling is the Associate Dean (Education) of the College of Asia and the Pacific. He is an Associate Professor in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Coral Bell School of Asia-Pacific Affairs.
Stephan is a Chief Investigator on the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Project on Small Allies and Extended Nuclear Deterrence.
From August to December 2015, he was the 'Partner across the globe' research fellow in the Research Division of the NATO Defense College in Rome. In 2014-2015, Stephan was a member of the Australian Government’s external panel of experts on the 2016 Defence White Paper (http://www.defence.gov.au/Whitepaper/default.asp).
His previous positions include Deputy Director (Education) of the Bell School (January-July 2016), inaugural Director of Studies (October 2011-June 2012) and Deputy Director of Studies (July-December 2013) of the ANU Master in Military Studies program at the Australian Defence Force’s Australian Command and Staff College, and Managing Editor of the journal Security Challenges (2006 to 2014).
Publications
- Fruehling, S 2016, 'Managing escalation: missile defence, strategy and US alliances', International Affairs, vol. 92, no. 1, pp. 81-95.
- Fruehling, S & Lasconjarias, G 2016, 'NATO, A2/AD and the Kaliningrad Challenge', Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 95-116.
- Fruehling, S 2016, 'Australia and NATO: Six Decades of Cooperation', in Brooke Smith-Windsor and Alexannder Moens (eds.), NATO and Asia-Pacific, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy, pp. 135-154.
- Fruehling, S 2016, 'Wresting with commitment: Geography, alliance and the ANZUS treaty', in Peter J. Dean, Stephan Fruehling and Brendan Taylor (ed.), Australia's American Alliance, Melbourne University Publishing Limited, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 13-35.
- Peter J. Dean, Stephan Fruehling and Brendan Taylor (ed.), 2016 Australia's American Alliance, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Australia.
- Clarke, M, Fruehling, S & O'Neil, A 2015, Australia's Nuclear Policy: Reconciling Strategic, Economic and Normative Interests, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Farnham, Surrey and Burlington, VT.
- Fruehling, S 2015, 'Political Consensus and Defence Preparations: Why NATO Needs a 'Military Strategy'', Research Paper (NATO Defense College), no. 125, pp. 1-16.
- P. Jennings, S. Fruehling, A. Davies, et al 2015, Guarding Against Uncertainty: Australian Attitudes to Defence (Canberra: Department of Defence, 2015).
- Fruehling, S, Medcalf, R & Goldrick, J 2014, Preserving the knowledge edge: Surveillance cooperation and the US-Australia alliance in Asia , Strategic Insight no. 80 (Canberra: Australian Strategic Policy Institute).
- Fruehling, S 2014, Defence Planning and Uncertainty: Preparing for the next Asia-Pacific war, Routledge, Abingdon, UK and New York, USA.
- Fruehling, S 2014, 'Australian defence policy and the concept of self-reliance', Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 531-547.
- Dean, P, Fruehling, S & Taylor, B, eds, 2014, Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era?, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
- Fruehling, S 2014, 'Australian Strategy and Strategic Policy', in Peter Dean, Stephan Fruehling and Brendan Taylor (eds), Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era?, Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), Carlton, pp. 184-205.
- Fruehling, S 2013, 'The 2013 Defence White Paper: Strategic Guidance Without Strategy', Security Challenges, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 43-50.
- Fruehling, S, 2013, 'The fuzzy limits of self-reliance: US extended deterrence and Australian strategic policy', Australian Journal of International Affairs , vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 18-34.
- Fruehling, S & O'Neil, A 2012, 'Nuclear Weapons and Power in the 21st Century', in Enrico Fels, Jan-Frederik Kremer, Katharina Kronenberg (ed.), Power in the 21st Century, Springer, Germany, pp. 81-96.
- Fruehling, S & O'Neil, A 2012, 'Extended Deterrence, Nuclear Threat Reduction and Great-Power Conflict in Asia: An Australian Perspective', in Rory Medcalf and Fiona Cunningham (ed.), Disarming Doubt: The Future of Extended Nuclear Deterrence in East Asia, Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney, pp. 91-112.
- 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, '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, Clarke, M & O'Neil, A, eds, 2011, Australia's Uranium Trade: The domestic and foreign policy challenges of a contentious export, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham and Burlington.
- Fruehling, S & Sinjen, S 2010, 'Missile Defense: Challenges and Opportunities for NATO', Research Paper (NATO Defense College), vol. 2010, no. No. 60, pp. 1-8.
- 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 2009, A History of Australian Strategic Policy Since 1945, Defence Publishing Service, Canberra.
- 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 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 & Sinjen, S 2007, 'US-Raketenabwehr und die NATO', Strategie und Technik , no. Mai 2007, pp. 56-57.
- 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).
Projects and Grants
Grants are drawn from ARIES. To add Projects or Grants please contact your College Research Office.
- Extended Nuclear Deterrence and the Restraint of Small Allies: Material Cooperation and Strategic Dialogue (Secondary Investigator)
- Australia's Nuclear Choices (Secondary Investigator)
