Dr Andy Butfoy
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Dr Andy Butfoy is a senior lecturer in international relations specialising in international security issues.
Dr. Butfoy currently teaches
- PLT2850 PLT3850 - Defended to Death? Arms Control and International Security
- PLT2960 PLT3960 - Seeking A New World Order? Washington and World Politics
- PLT4609 PLM4600 PLM5600 - Strategic Studies
Biography
Dr. Butfoy has been a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, and a senior lecturer at the UK Royal Military Academy (Sandhurst). In addition, he has tutored at the London School of Economics and the Australian National University, and has run seminar programs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra.
He has a PhD from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU; other degrees held are an MA in War Studies from Kings College (London), and an Honours degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex.
Research
Dr Butfoy's research interests include: the evolving political, strategic and conceptual framework for arms control; the role of nuclear weapons in international relations; and the relationship between US power and world order.
Publications
Single Authored Books
- Disarming proposals: controlling nuclear, biological and chemical weapons (Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2005)
- Common Security and Strategic Reform: A Critical Analysis (London: Macmillian, 1997 & New York: St. Martins, 1997)
Articles in Refereed Journals
- 'Washington's Apparent Readiness to Start Nuclear War', Survival, 50:5 (October-November 2008).
- 'The Rise and Fall of Missile Diplomacy? President Clinton and the Revolution in Military Affairs in Retrospect', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 52:1 (2006), pp.98-114.
- 'Perpetuating US Nuclear First-Use into the Indefinite Future: Reckless Inertia or Pillar of World Order?', Contemporary Security Policy (UK), 23:2 (August 2002), pp. 149-168.
- 'Is Arms Control Approaching a Dead-End?', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 52:3 (November 1998), pp. 293-307.
- 'Offence-Defence Theory and The Security Dilemma: The Problem With Marginalising The Context', Contemporary Security Policy (UK), 18:3 (December1997), pp. 38-58.
- 'The Evolving Framework for Arms Control', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 48:1 (May 1994), pp. 37-51.
- 'Themes Within The Collective Security Idea', The Journal of Strategic Studies (US/UK), 16:4 (December 1993), pp. 490-510.
- 'Rationalising The Bomb? Strategic Studies and The US Nuclear Umbrella', The Australian Journal of Politics and History, 40:2 (1993), pp.145-161.
- 'The Marginalisation of Nuclear Weapons in World Politics? The Case of Flexible Response', Australian Journal of Political Science, 28:2 (July 1993), pp. 271-289.
- 'Collective Security: Theory, Problems and Reformulations', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 47:1 (May 1993), pp. 1-14.
Book Chapters
- 'Nuclear strategy', in Craig Snyder (ed.) Contemporary Security Studies (London: Macmillan, 2008).
- 'US Nuclear Weapons Doctrine: Implications for Nuclear Non-Proliferation', in Carl Ungerer and Marianne Hanson (eds), The Politics of Nuclear Non-Proliferation (St Leonards: Allen & Unwin, 2001), pp. 158-170.
- 'Controlling the spread of weapons of mass destruction', in Marianne Hanson & William Tow (eds), International Relations in the New Century: An Australian Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2001).
- 'The Future of Nuclear Strategy', in Craig Snyder (ed.) Contemporary Security Studies (London: Macmillan, 1999).
- 'The Limited Use of Force in National and Multinational Operations', in Anthony Bergin (ed), Australian Security in a New Era (Canberra: Australian Defence Studies Centre, 1998).
- 'Testing the Limits - Alternative Perspectives', in Shaun Clarke (ed) Testing the Limits (Canberra: Air Power Studies Centre, 1998).
- 'Arms Control Regimes: Some Critical Reflections', in Stephanie Lawson (ed.), The New Agenda for Global Security: 'Cooperating for Peace' and Beyond (St Leonards: Allen and Unwin, 1995), pp. 75-88.
Working Papers
- Ameliorating the Security Dilemma: Structural and Perceptual Approaches to Strategic Reform (Canberra: ANU, Department of International Relations, Working Paper 1996/1, 1996) 24 pages.
- Recasting Common Security (Canberra: ANU, Department of International Relations. Working Paper 1995/8, 1995) 31 pages.
- Critical Reflections on Non-Offensive Defence (Melbourne: Monash University, Centre for International Relations, Working Paper 14, 1995), 29 pages.
- Arms Control Regimes: Some Critical Reflections (Melbourne: Monash University, Centre for International Relations, Working Paper 9, 1994), 10 pages.
- Containing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons (Melbourne: Monash University, Centre for International Relations, Working Paper 8, 1994), 17 pages.
- Arms Control: The Evolving Agenda (Melbourne: Monash University, Centre for International Relations, Working Paper 1, 1993), 16 pages.
- The Military Dimension of Common Security (Canberra: ANU, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Working Paper 254, 1992), 17 pages.
- Strategic Studies and Extended Deterrence in Europe: A Retrospective (Canberra: ANU, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Working Paper 252, 1992), 27 pages.
Book Reviews for Academic Journals
- K. Campbell, et al (eds), The Nuclear Tipping Point: Why States Reconsider Their Nuclear Choices (Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2004), for: Global Change, Peace & Security, October 2005.
- R. Art & P. Cronin (eds), The United States and Coercive Diplomacy (Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace), for : Australian Journal of International Affairs, September 2005.
- H. Blix, Disarming Iraq: The Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004). For Contemporary Security Policy, April 2005.
- M. Tkacik, The Future of US Nuclear Operational Doctrine (New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003). For: Australian Journal of Political Science, March 2004.
- S. Brown, The Illusion of Control: Force and Foreign Policy in the 21st Century (Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2003). For: Global Change, Peace & Security, February 2004.
- A. Lennon (ed), Contemporary Nuclear Debates: Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Arms Races in the Twenty-First Century (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002). For Political Studies Review, September 2003.
- D. Copeland, The Origins of Major War (Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press, 2000). For: Contemporary Security Policy, April 2002.
- P. Lavoy, S. Sagan, & J. Wirtz (eds), Planning The Unhinkable: How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2000). For: Australian Journal of Political Science, November 2001.
- R. Haass, The Reluctant Sheriff: The United States After the Cold War (New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1997). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, April 1998.
- Institute for National Strategic Studies, Strategic Assessment 1996: Instruments of US Power (Washington DC: National Defense University, 1996). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, November 1997.
- D. Stuart & W. Tow, Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific: A US Strategy for a New Century? (Brisbane: Centre for the Study of Australia-Asia Relations, 1996). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, November 1997.
- B. Klein, Strategic Studies and World Order: The Global Politics of Deterrence (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994). For: Australian Journal of Political Science, July 1995.
- D. Campbell, Writing Security: United States Foreign Policy and the Politics of Identity (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, May 1994.
- B. Millar & J. Walter (eds.), Asian-Pacific Security After the Cold War (Canberra: ANU/Allen & Unwin, 1993). For: Asian Studies Review, April 1994.
- W. Feld, The Future of European Security and Defense Policy (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1993). For: Australian Journal of Political Science, November 1993.
- H. Brauch & R. Kennedy (eds.), Alternative Conventional Defense Postures in the European Theater: Volume III - Force Posture Alternatives for Europe After the Cold War (Washington DC: Crane Russak, 1993). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, October 1993.
- B. Blair, The Logic of Accidental Nuclear War (Washington DC: The Brookings Institution, 1993). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, October 1993.
- H. Brauch & R. Kennedy, (eds.), Alternative Conventional Defense Postures in the European Theatre: Volume II - The Impact of Political Change on Strategy, Technology, and Arms Control (New York: Crane Russak, 1992). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, November 1992.
- B. Moller, Common Security and Nonoffensive Defence: A Neorealist Perspective (Boulder, Co.: Lynne Rienner, 1992). For: Interdisciplinary Peace Research, May/June 1992.
- I. Daalder, The Nature and Practice of Flexible Response: NATO Strategy and Theater Nuclear Forces Since 1967 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1991). For: Australian Journal of Political Science, July 1992.
- K. Booth (ed.), New Thinking about Strategy and International Security (London: Harper Collins Academic, 1991). For: Interdisciplinary Peace Research, OctoberlNovember 1991.
- F. von Hippel and R. Sagdeev (eds.), Reversing the Arms Race: How to Achieve and Verify Deep Reductions in the Nuclear Arsenals (New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1990). For: Australian Journal of International Affairs, May 1991.
Published Commentary
Opinion Pieces:
The Interpreter
- 'Afghanistan: Leaders have not earned our trust', 7.10.09
Inside Story: Current affairs and culture
- 'Obama versus the Pentagon', 25.9.09.
- 'Adjusting to change', 17.4.09.
The Australian Financial Review
- 'Renewed hope for end to nuclear threat', p. 47, 20.1.2009.
Australian Policy On-Line
- 'Will the US surrender the nuclear first-use option?', 19.6.08.
- 'Arms control: welcoming in the gate-crasher', 20.8.2007.
- 'Security: Shock Value', 26.6.2007.
- 'Iran: Muddling Through', 8.2.2006.
- 'Security: Overtaken by Events?', 20.7.2005.
The Age
- 'Australia is backing a nuclear rogue', 20.8.2007.
- 'A solution in Iraq can't ignore the choices that started the war', p. 11, 26.3.2007.
- Untitled, p.2, 2.4.2003
- 'We must not fritter away the chance to limit nuclear weapons', p.19, 24.10.2002.
- 'Why the government is in such a muddle over war with Iraq', p.13, 21.8.2002.
- 'America's dangerous nuclear game', 14.3.2002.
- Untitled, p. A9, 5.11.2001.
- 'Partners in panic should know better', p.17, 17.10.2001.
- Untitled, 26.9.01.
- 'America's defence spending is absurd', p.13, 29.1.2001.
- 'Two questions our defence chiefs refuse to ask', (News Extra) p.7, 16.12.2000.
- 'Why the US missile program won't die', p.15, 11.7.2000.
- 'Clinton's cruise control', p.9, 27.5.2000.
- 'Son of Star Wars tilts the balance', p. 13, 28.4.2000.
- 'Does our military match our needs', p. 17, 1.3.2000.
- 'The nuclear genie is still out there', p.15, 31.1.2000.
- 'Unpalatable truths behind the cloisters', 11.11.1999.
- 'What has NATO got to celebrate?', p. 17, 9.6.1999.
- 'America: global hero or villain', p.15, 24.3.1999.
- 'Uranium: how we profit and make others pay', p.15, 8.3.1999.
- 'Students lose in market share war', p.13, 24.3.1998.
- 'Australia toes the line', p. A17, 18.2.1998.
The Canberra Times
- 'Obama's Nuclear Conundrum', 26.9.09
The Herald Sun
- 'Misled from Baghdad to ballot box', p.20, 15.4.2004.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Words of Mass Destruction, for Perspective, ABC Radio National, 22.7.2005.
Miscellaneous
Postgraduate Supervision
Theses (honours, MA and PhD) subject-areas supervised by Dr Butfoy have included the following: the nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime; weapons inspections; responses to Iranian nuclear policy; US-Russian cooperative threat reduction; US nuclear weapons planning; US foreign policy; peace-keeping; collective security and peace enforcement; peace building; Australian defence policy; and Chinese military modernisation.