Geopolitics and Policy - Defence Connect

US inks nearly $2bn in guided missile deals with Poland, the Netherlands

April 26 2024

The United States’ Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved nearly $2 billion in guided missiles sales for their two NATO partners. ...

We know what’s in, but what’s out? Assessing the reprioritisations and the ‘cuts’ of the IIP and NDS (Part 2)

Navy has undoubtedly been the biggest beneficiary of Australia’s shifting defence and national security policy over the last few years, with the 2024 National Defence...

April 26 2024

Shadow home affairs minister calls on Australia to learn lessons of the past to face the future

Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for home affairs and cyber security, has used his Anzac Oration to the Robert Menzies Institute to call on Australian policymakers and...

April 24 2024

We know what’s in, but what’s out? Assessing the reprioritisations and the ‘cuts’ of the IIP and NDS (Part 1)

Following much anticipation, we now have our first National Defence Strategy (NDS) and supporting Integrated Investment Program (IIP). But what exactly is in and what is out...

April 24 2024

Despite naysayers and fears of decline, US global leadership still has a role to play: Retired US admiral

For many, it sounds like an antiquated idea, something better confined to the dustbin of history, a world devoid of US primacy and leadership; for others, it is the worst...

April 23 2024

Australia, UK receive exemption from US Export Administration Regulations

The United States Department of Commerce has created a licence-free dual use “export environment” with Australia and the United Kingdom, expecting to save...

April 22 2024

Footing the bill: ‘Peace dividend’ politicians, public struggle to adapt to the dangerous new world

By now, the post-Cold War myth of a “peace dividend” has been well and truly proven false. With authoritarian and revisionist powers on the march across the globe...

April 22 2024

Bringing together partners: Defence technology and innovation cooperation between Australia–Japan–US

Opinion: Bringing together “like-minded” nations across the Indo-Pacific is essential security across the region. Nowhere is this clearer than in the relationship...

April 19 2024

Enabling, force-multiplying capabilities: The glue holding the ‘integrated, focused force’ together

The modern era of warfare requires increasingly complex “enabling” capabilities that serve as the “connective tissues”, allowing the Australian...

April 18 2024

Australia deploys police, Defence personnel to support Solomon Islands election

Australia has helped the Solomon Islands conduct their historic national, provincial, and Honiara City Council elections with the deployment of election observers, police,...

April 18 2024