Analysis

‘Focused Force’ v ‘Balanced Force’? The question is, are we getting the mix right?

October 06 2023

The Albanese government’s Defence Strategic Review heralded a shift away from the structure of a “Balanced Force” towards a “F...

International defence industry cooperation in a time of wars

Opinion: Wars are afoot. There is a very real war underway in Europe while in the Indo-Pacific, an imagined future war between China and the US worries many. In response,...

October 05 2023

Is the US really a ‘dysfunctional’ superpower?

Amid mounting economic struggles, domestic political division, and waning influence of the global stage, many have begun to consider the United States as a...

October 04 2023

Indian Navy seeks to add third carrier to expand power projection capacity

Asia’s other rising power, India, is rapidly accelerating its capacity to project long-range power and sea control to counter a myriad of challenges to their national...

October 03 2023

‘Bad news outweighs the good’ – Global disorder fast becoming the new norm

The era of disorder is upon us, the post-Second World War order is fraying, and our “long holiday from history” is now over as Australia and the world settle into...

September 28 2023

Where is the urgency? Surface fleet review delay only leaves us more vulnerable

Revelations that the government’s response to the findings of its own surface fleet review is still some time off, ultimately spells trouble for Australia’s...

September 27 2023

Half an insurance policy? AUKUS SSNs more about post-Taiwan than anything else

While much has been made about the “offensive’ nature of Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine fleet as a form of national insurance policy, it is...

September 26 2023

Same, same but different? Learning lessons from similar ‘Middle Powers’

The true strength of contemporary “Middle Powers” is in their aggregated mass. However, every now and then, one outlier sets fire to the rule book and embarks on...

September 25 2023

‘Australianising’ industry policy to deliver national resilience and security

For Australian policymakers, the attractiveness of simply transplanting tried-and-true methods from overseas in an attempt to re-industrialise fails to account for one key...

September 22 2023

Does Australia need to embrace industrial policy, and what makes a good one?

The very idea of “industrial policy” is a contentious one in contemporary policy circles, with fears of “central planning” often rearing their head....

September 21 2023

America’s ‘lacklustre’ Ukrainian response is a symptom of longer standing issues

Despite committing more than US$100 billion (AU$155.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine, the materiel response of the United States has raised questions about the capacity of the...

September 20 2023

The game is afoot: China’s pitch to developing world ‘backed’ by UN secretary-general

We are now well and truly living in the dawn of the age of the multipolar world of competing designs and ambitions for the global stage – with Xi Jinping’s China...

September 18 2023

In focus: The Echidna Strategy and Australia’s pursuit of peace and power

Australia’s modern history has been defined by our national pursuit of peace, power, and stability in our isolated part of the world, often deferring to great powers....

September 15 2023

Time isn’t on our side – Accelerating our response to China

Both Washington and Canberra have long sought to avoid making hard and costly decisions about responding to China’s rising antagonism. Now, it might cost us more as...

September 14 2023

Hedging our bets? Concerns mount about Modi’s ‘new’ India

With China’s antagonism rising, the Western world has sought to hedge against the worst instincts of the rising superpower with India emerging as the favoured option....

September 13 2023

Mutually assured destruction: War over Taiwan would decimate both economies

The concept of mutually assured destruction (MAD) has long been associated with great power competition and nuclear conflagration. Now, thanks to globalisation, we have...

September 12 2023

‘Steady and sturdy’ or managed decline? Confronting the national security implications of our declining economic performance

There is a growing recognition among Australia’s public policy and national security communities that our increasingly lacklustre long-term economic performance will...

September 08 2023

Pull our weight: Renewed concerns emerge over new wave of US ‘isolationism’

For most people alive today, they have no lived memory of the world without America’s role as the “Leader of the Free World”. However, the American peace of...

September 06 2023

Yes, this ‘Cold War’ is different – Australia needs to act accordingly

Where the previous Cold War was characterised by an ideological competition between the US and Soviet Union, backed by military and economic power, this new “Cold...

September 05 2023

Japanese defence budget reveals major expansion in naval, air forces

Amid mounting tensions in the Western Pacific, Japan’s Kishida administration has doubled down on the nation’s defence spending, committing US$53 billion...

September 04 2023

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