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Analysis
Answering the Chinese challenge with boldness and transparency
Why Australia must capitalise on public support for a strong stance on China to advance its long-term national security interests.
February 22 2022
The Indo-Pacific consequences of Ukraine action
How will the United States’ response to tensions in Eastern Europe shape its strategy in the Indo-Pacific?
February 18 2022
Government needs to support our Aussie defence industry – it’s good for our sovereignty, good for our regions
The Prime Minister and Defence Minister may have elevated their language on conflict and the need for greater sovereignty, but the truth is there is a yawning gap between...
February 17 2022
A faster and fairer ADF through AI
Machine learning can be used in day-to-day tasks within the ADF to take unnecessary administrative responsibilities off Commanders, and help them get back to the task of...
February 16 2022
Is the Quad finally on the front foot?
Are the Indo-Pacific’s most powerful democracies beginning to break ground in the fight to curb authoritarian aggression in the region?
February 15 2022
Unpacking China’s modern Taiwan strategy
Last year, US General John Hyten explained that China’s rate of military innovation was “stunning”. Despite closing the gap on the United States’ uncertain...
February 14 2022
Has the West bought into China, Russia’s grand deception?
Have Beijing and Moscow fooled Western democracies into yielding ground in the tussle for geopolitical supremacy?
February 11 2022
Q & A: Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia
This Q&A is a transcript of a recent podcast between Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia and Defence Connect which can be viewed here.
February 10 2022
Q & A: Professor Roger Bradbury, Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems
This Q&A is a transcript of a recent podcast between Roger Bradbury, Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems and Defence Connect which can be viewed here.
February 10 2022
Informing the future – Lessons from Australia’s militias
During the interwar period, economic, doctrinal and sociological issues impacted the warfighting capabilities of Australia’s compulsory and volunteer militias. What are the...
February 10 2022
Q & A: Matthew Jones, CEO of EOS Defence Systems
This Q&A is a transcript of a recent podcast between Matthew Jones, chief executive officer of EOS Defence Systems and Defence Connect which can be viewed here.
February 09 2022
Protecting American interests in the Middle East
For decades, the Middle East and Western Asia were the focal points of US defence and foreign policy. However, in the era of great power competition and uncertain policy from...
February 09 2022
The forgotten menace — Is ISIS resurging?
Is the extremist group slowly regaining a foothold in the Middle East as the West recalibrates its geostrategic priorities?
February 08 2022
China’s civilian fleet
The role of commercial fishing vessels in disrupting military activities is not new. However, the democratisation of military technology has enabled civilians and clandestine...
February 07 2022
Is Australia’s shipbuilding endeavour faltering?
Does Defence need to reconsider its shipbuilding strategy in light of challenges associated with the Hunter Class frigate program?
February 04 2022
Should Canberra pursue Washington’s cyber security strategy?
With the White House implementing a “zero trust” architecture strategy to improve the US government’s cyber security protocols, cyber security analysts Gary Kinghorn...
February 03 2022
Overstretched and underfunded – the decline of Europe’s navies
With peacekeeping, nation building and counterinsurgency operations receiving priority over recent years, Europe’s – and even America’s – navies have reduced in size...
February 02 2022
China’s stake in the Russia-Ukraine crisis
The geopolitical stakes of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine “couldn’t be higher” for China, according to one observer.
February 01 2022
The population deterrent – Asymmetric warfare in Ukraine’s population centres
The Ukrainian government has embarked on an ambitious plan to mobilise the country’s citizens in the event of an invasion. Will the threat of partisan urban warfare be...
January 31 2022
Too little too late? A critique of NATO’s response to the Russian threat
Has NATO “fluffed its lines” or is de-escalation on the Russian-Ukrainian border still possible?
January 28 2022