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Congress report highlights challenges of great power competition

May 25 2023

With growing attention on the challenges posed by renewed great power competition between the United States and rivals like China and Russia, the Cong...

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

Congressional report into Chinese Navy reinforces major concerns

A US congressional report into the modernisation and expansion of China’s naval power has revealed major concerns about the future stability of the region and...

May 18 2023

Industry makes renewed calls for expanded naval capabilities

Defence industry is rallying to hold government’s feet to the fire over its recognition that Navy requires more firepower and faster, two questions remain: will...

May 16 2023

The case for an Indo-Pacific Defence industrial base accelerator

Opinion: With a growing emphasis on bridging the gap between research and development and fielding of capability identified in the Defence Strategic Review, working with...

May 12 2023

Bolstering Japan’s defence industry, national security and opportunities for partnerships

Japan, like Australia, has recognised the growing challenges to regional security require a far more robust and targeted investment in defence industry and focus on national...

May 11 2023

Expanding our amphibious capabilities is great, but they have to be survivable

With Army being reshaped to emphasise long-range fires and flexible amphibious operations in the aftermath of the DSR, is the emphasis on lighter vehicles and smaller,...

May 10 2023

With another surface fleet review, what sort of fleet do we need?

One of the key announcements of the government’s DSR is that our surface fleet would be subject to yet another review into its force structure slated for release later...

May 09 2023

Does the DSR provide the policy mandate for Defence to really evolve?

Opinion: The Defence Strategic Review (DSR) is out, and I haven’t seen Defence’s acquisition process get mauled this badly since, well, the last review, writes...

May 08 2023

Australia, it’s time for ‘the talk’: Time to take ourselves seriously

Like any adolescent, there comes a point in time where our parents sit us down and have “the talk”. For Australia, that time has come, and rather than being a...

May 05 2023

If we are serious about long-range strike, why didn’t we opt for B-21s?

With the government continuing to emphasise long-range strike as its preferred method of implementing its doctrine of “impactful projection”, why then has Air Force...

May 04 2023

Growing Australian industry involvement in the supply chain

Opinion: Building Australia’s industrial capability to support and deliver next-generation defence capabilities is an essential step towards building and enhancing national...

May 02 2023

Rallying the nation’s resources to deliver a whole-of-nation response

At the core of the Defence Strategic Review is the recognition that it takes a nation to defend a nation, with reinvigorated emphasis placed on mobilising Australia in a...

April 27 2023

DSR defines our strategic environment, but will the proposals deliver?

The long-awaited release of the government’s Defence Strategic Review has moved to reorientate Australia’s primary area of focus and responsibility. While more details...

April 26 2023

Helping the Australian public to understand the importance of deterrence

Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarines have been described as the foundation of the nation’s deterrence-focused posture. However, it is something the Australian...

April 20 2023

No longer a bit player, Australian leaders and public need to step it up

Former Australian high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general, George Brandis, KC, has issued a warning for Australia’s leaders and public: prepare for hard...

April 18 2023

How does Australia turn the tide in a new Cold War?

Amid growing recognition that the unipolar world is collapsing and the competition between the United States and China becomes more pointed, many strategic thinkers, media...

April 17 2023

DSR and adapt – Implementing DSR as a wargame

Opinion: “Improvise, adapt, and overcome” are famous words from survival expert and former British SAS operator Bear Grylls, not seemingly relevant to modern...

April 14 2023

Could Beijing ‘borrow’ America’s Cold War Cuba strategy to lock down Taiwan?

While attitudes changed over time, America’s Cold War quarantine of Cuba is widely recognised as a legitimate response to a direct threat to the US mainland. Could the core...

April 13 2023

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