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Experts warn of Iranian cyber retaliation against infrastructure, media targets following US strikes
Iranian hackers are already spinning up their response to joint US and Israeli strikes and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...
Actor Russel Crowe appointed honorary Commander of the Royal Australian Navy
Famous Oscar-winning actor Russel Crowe has been appointed an honorary Commander in the Royal Australian Navy during a ceremony he...
Former RAN captain Mona Shindy ousted from advisory board over alleged anti-Israel posts
The most senior former Muslim naval officer in the country, retired Royal Australian Navy captain Mona Shindy, has reportedly been...
Dr Hillel Newman announced as new ambassador of Israel to Australia
Israeli diplomat and historian Dr Hillel Newman has been announced as the new ambassador of Israel to Australia.
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Australian Army and Navy celebrate 125 years of service
The Australian Army and Australian Navy have begun commemorations for 125 years of service.
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Feature Insights
Why Australia needs an ‘annual threat assessment’
The federal government should dispel “shapeless war talk” and institute a formal review assessing the nation’s security threats to enhance...
May 12 2021
Is the West playing into China’s hands by ‘stoking’ fears of war?
Australia and its allies may be serving China’s interests by beating the war drum, according to a Lowy Institute analyst.
May 11 2021
Op-Ed: The Need to Define an Australian Company
July last year, the Prime Minister released the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, which set out the deterioration in Australia’s strategic circumstances. This triggered...
May 10 2021
China's next headache, a new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Perhaps, just perhaps, there’s more than meets the eye with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
May 07 2021
Why Defence must axe the Port of Darwin lease
The Commonwealth government must “take a shot at redemption” and scrap Chinese firm Landbridge’s leasing rights over the Port of Darwin, according to a senior...
May 06 2021
Lessons from Mao’s ‘On Guerilla Warfare’
What can Australia learn from Mao Zedong’s 1937 book On Guerrilla Warfare?
May 05 2021
Op-ed: Integration and interoperability through generic architectures – A benefit to Defence, and paving the way for AIC
Generic architectures can increase capability and performance for Defence. It can lower through-life costs and cost of ownership. Defence is investing in it as a part of the...
May 03 2021
Op-Ed: Industry confidence in future submarine project sunk
"We’re six years and $2 billion into the project and Australian industry isn’t happy. And they shouldn’t be." Senator Rex Patrick compiled his analysis on...
April 30 2021
Turkey’s growing isolation
Will there be ramifications for Turkey’s geostrategic policies in the Middle East?
April 29 2021
Beware Beijing’s ‘magic weapons’
Australia and its allies must not be charmed by the CCP’s “magic narrative”, which threatens to condition nations into accepting Chinese propaganda at the expense of...
April 28 2021
How should Australia advance sovereign guided missile capability?
A new analysis proposes a blueprint for the local production of guided missile technology.
April 26 2021
ASEAN must be decisive on Myanmar
The recent coup in Myanmar threatens regional stability. Conflict between the junta and the emboldened street protest movement risks the creation of a political vacuum in the...
April 23 2021
Op-Ed: Disconnected operations — Keeping military assets and critical information in sight when ‘Going Dark’
The tools to manage that 1 per cent period when military assets have no connectivity.
Military organisations face increasing pressure to move to a more distributed...
April 21 2021
All eyes on the Indo-Pacific following Afghanistan withdrawal
President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is an “uncomfortable but necessary” reorientation of the United States’ strategic priorities in...
April 21 2021
Recent US freedom of navigation strains US-Indian relationship
A recent freedom of navigation exercise conducted by the US Navy on the coast of India has strained the US-Indian military relationship, as the US did not provide India...
April 20 2021
Nuclear error — Did Australia’s subs selection miss the boat?
A former Navy submarines commander explores whether the Commonwealth should have given more credence to a nuclear option for the Future Submarines program.
April 19 2021
Has Indonesia ditched its neutrality policy?
Has the signing of a defence agreement between Jakarta and Tokyo signalled a shift in Indonesia’s foreign policy strategy?
April 15 2021
Iran nuclear talks plagued by series of unfortunate events
A series of unfortunate events seeks to unravel the recent dialogue behind the new Iran nuclear deal.
April 14 2021
Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has a May deadline, will it happen?
Defence Connect Insight continues its analysis on the upcoming May deadline for coalition troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
April 12 2021
Creating a unified space framework
Creating a unified space policy among the Quad to dominate space-based ISR and SATCOM capabilities.
April 08 2021
