Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACOPS

Assistant CDF (Operations)

ADF

Australian Defence Force

ANU

The Australian National University

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ARF

ASEAN Regional Forum

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BCOF

British Commonwealth Occupation Force

CDF

Chief of the Defence Force

CDFS

Chief of the Defence Force Staff

CGS

Chief of the General Staff

CDS

Chief of Defence Staff

CJFA

Commander Joint Forces Australia

COMAFV

Commander Australian Force Vietnam

COMAST

Commander Australian Theatre

COMFLOT

Commodore Flotillas

COSC

Chiefs of Staff Committee

CSCAP

Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

EAS

East Asia Summit

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

HQADF

Headquarters Australian Defence Force

HQAST

Headquarters Australian Theatre

INTERFET

International Force East Timor

IISS

International Institute for Strategic Studies

JI

Jemaah Islamiyah

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NEAT

Network of East Asian Think Tanks

PNG

Papua New Guinea

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

RAMSI

Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

SDSC

Strategic and Defence Studies Centre

UN

United Nations

USMC

United States Marine Corps

VCDF

Vice Chief of the Defence Force

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction