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SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government’s James Rabey
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Stephen Kuper is joined by James Rabey, principal consultant at Mac...
Australian Defence Force personnel confirmed safe after Iranian strike on operational headquarters
Australian Defence Force personnel have been confirmed as safe and accounted for after Iranian drone and missile strikes on Al Min...
Washington’s Iran gamble and Australia’s strategic stakes
Opinion: A strike on the United States Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain underscores the escalating conflict between the United States, ...
3 US F-15 jets shot down over Kuwait
Three US fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait, US Central Command has confirmed.
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ST Engineering breaks into Qatar defence market with land platforms contract
Singaporean defence company ST Engineering has announced a major breakthrough into the Qatar defence market through a five-year co...
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Growing concerns about narrowing gap between US-China military spending
Despite the US debt ceiling crisis being resolved for the time being, the declining economic state of the US, coupled with the rising economic muscle...
June 28 2023
Have we already forgotten the lessons of the COVID pandemic?
I know, I know, we’re all over hearing about COVID-19, but amid growing global competition, mounting domestic economic challenges, and increasing levels of economic...
June 27 2023
Leveraging AUKUS to deliver a common long-range strike loyal wingman
While much of the focus on the AUKUS trilateral agreement has been centred on the plans to deliver Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet, the agreement provides...
June 26 2023
Mutually assured destruction beyond nukes: Former foreign minister warns
The concept of mutually assured destruction (MAD) has kept the world’s nuclear powers from unleashing the fires of nuclear Armageddon. For former foreign minister Bob...
June 23 2023
Building a coalition of like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific an uphill battle
Public opposition in South Korea to rapprochement with Japan has shone a spotlight on the challenges faced by US defence planners in building a coalition of like-minded...
June 22 2023
Australia, what is our strategic intent?
Every nation is defined by the intent of its actions at home and abroad and Australia is no different, yet despite being over 120 years old and one of the world’s...
June 20 2023
We can’t afford to remain passive in an active threat environment
For much of our national history, Australia has struggled with the idea of being an active participant in the world, defaulting instead to an attitude of passivity and...
June 19 2023
Pulling our weight and rallying the troops: Building Australia’s defence industrial base
The era of great power competition is well and truly upon us and more than this, the global order Australia depends on is under direct assault with no signs of slowing down....
June 16 2023
No need for a new ‘Arsenal for Democracy’, US expert says
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed a number of startling truths, not least of which is the serious lack of broad-ranging capacity across the West’s defence...
June 15 2023
Conceptualising deterrence: An escalating problem
Opinion: In the Australian context, deterrence has evolved immensely since the end of the Second World War, and this evolution is set for another round of changes as the...
June 12 2023
Changing the way we view ourselves and the need for a grand national narrative
Australia has long had an awkward, uncomfortable relationship with itself, akin to a form of national dysmorphia which has hindered the way the nation views itself and its...
June 09 2023
Embracing the opportunities: The DSR, NRF and ambitious whole-of-nation planning
Two of the Albanese government’s central policy pillars: the Defence Strategic Review and National Reconstruction Fund, have been billed as major step changes in the...
June 08 2023
Balancing speed and long-term manufacturing capability will give us the edge
One of the key lessons to come out of the Ukraine conflict is that when two “modern militaries” slug it out, it isn’t going to be a quick, “fire and...
June 05 2023
Is the focus on US-China ‘polarity’ blinding us to broader changes?
With much of the global and domestic attention focused heavily on the struggle for dominance and polarity between the United States and China, are we overlooking the emerging...
June 02 2023
US is central to Australia’s strategic security, but what if they’re not available?
Since the Battle of the Coral Sea, the US has been the foundation of Australia’s defence posture, providing, as former defence minister Kim Beazley states, the...
May 31 2023
At 100, Kissinger sees the rhyming nature of history
Celebrating a century, one of America’s greatest strategists, Henry Kissinger, has spoken out about the rhyming flow of history, with the global competition between the...
May 29 2023
Forget transparent seas – What’s the plan to deal with crowded oceans?
Opinion: Eight Australian nuclear submarines operating sometime in the 2050s is a long way off. Even Australia operating its first Virginia Class submarine by 2033, all...
May 26 2023
Congress report highlights challenges of great power competition
With growing attention on the challenges posed by renewed great power competition between the United States and rivals like China and Russia, the Congressional Research...
May 25 2023
Beware the allure of rose-coloured glasses, warns former Aussie diplomat
India has been billed as one of our great strategic opportunities, benefactors, and hope in the face of the challenges of this newly multipolar world, however, for former...
May 24 2023
Power projection and long-range sea denial at the core of Beijing’s ambitions
With modernisation rapidly transforming the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N), power projection, area denial, and long-range strike platforms and capabilities are...
May 19 2023
