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If not us, then who? The question of who defends Australia hasn’t disappeared, no matter how hard we try
It is an age-old question: “If we don’t take our own security seriously, then how can we expect anyone else to?” Yet for Australia,...
September 01 2025
Despite current doubts, a way forward for AUKUS remains
Making sure the AUKUS pact remains viable and eventually successful is a major “strategic imperative,” one that is still possible, one US think tank contends.
August 29 2025
Elephant in the room: Iranian attacks raise concern about state-sponsored public coercion
After the recently confirmed Iranian attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, should we be concerned about grey zone warfare campaigns to utilise public radicalisation in Australia?
August 28 2025
New US Chief of Naval Operations flags emphasis on ‘new fleet design’, domestic industrial capacity to regain dominance
The new US Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Daryl Caudle, has joined Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan, signalling his intent to overhaul the design of the US Navy...
August 27 2025
Luxury beliefs: Thinking like a great power maybe Australia’s only choice for the future
Great powers often have the luxury of viewing the world in markedly different ways to smaller powers, but one of their key frames of reference, a grand strategy, may...
August 26 2025
There will inevitably be ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in the new world order – where do we want to end up?
The birth of a new-post World War II order is now inevitable, buoyed by the rise of many formerly “developing” economic, political and strategic powers, resulting...
August 25 2025
Report: Aussie veterans face a raft of challenges integrating back into civilian life
A new survey sheds light on the barriers ADF veterans must overcome once they leave their uniforms behind.
August 22 2025
The seabed battlefield: How grey zone warfare threatens Australia’s connectivity
Opinion: Strategic analyst Shay Gal warns Australia’s economic, security and social lifelines depend on fragile undersea internet cables that are vulnerable to accident...
August 20 2025
What exactly does a future Australian ‘sea control’ capability look like?
With the debate now swinging towards building a genuine Australian “sea control” capability, it’s time to ask what that ecosystem of forces and technologies...
August 19 2025
Australia will face increased pressure to hit 5% figure, whether we like it or not
Australia faces mounting pressure to lift defence spending, with a growing chorus of US lawmakers joining what is fast becoming an inevitable regional and global push for...
August 18 2025
Ukrainian workaround: Can we improve Defence procurement by removing Defence?
Military technology sales have spiked significantly since the renewal of fighting between Ukraine and Russia, and the forecast for the future is trending towards strong...
August 15 2025
Trump’s defence spending pressure reveals limits of America’s power
Washington’s growing pressure on Australia’s defence spending has sparked push-back from parts of the strategic policy community, many put off by the Trump...
August 14 2025
Australia needs seapower: Expert issues call for greater naval capability
It appears as though sea control is once again in vogue, with calls for Australia to leverage planned acquisitions and developments to secure our vast maritime interests...
August 13 2025
Opening the door to deeper defence industrial cooperation – JAUS
Opinion: Non-resident fellow of the US Studies Centre, Guy Boekenstein, says Australia’s Mogami Class frigate deal cements a maturing defence partnership with Japan,...
August 12 2025
Hack the planet! A snapshot of nation-state cyber threats over the last 12 months
Nation-state hackers and hacktivist groups have made up a quarter of all interactive network intrusions over the last 12 months. So, who are these hackers and what are they...
August 11 2025
Japan’s frigate win: Australia gets a strategic industrial partner, Japan gets a bucket of Australian risks
Opinion: Japan’s Mogami Class frigate bid has beaten the German alternative to win the Australian Navy’s general purpose frigate project, which has a budget...
August 08 2025
Mogami partnership opens the door for Hobart Class replacement work to begin
Australia’s selection of Japan’s evolved Mogami Class frigates as the backbone of the “enhanced lethality” of Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet provides the...
August 07 2025
Australia should double down on Virginia Class and withdraw from SSN AUKUS, confirms risk report
Australia should withdraw from the SSN-AUKUS program to double down on a larger Virginia Class submarine fleet, according to a newly published risk report.
August 07 2025
Time to say goodbye? The future of our LHDs, dispersed amphibious operations and power projection
The Canberra Class LHDs are the most visible and arguably influential symbols of Australia’s amphibious and power projection intentions and capabilities across the...
August 06 2025
US alliance important, but build greater self-reliance: Dibb
Celebrated Australian strategist, Paul Dibb, has called for greater discernment in the national security policy debate, arguing that both the Australia–US alliance and...
August 05 2025