Feature Insights

INSIGHT: Journeying through Australia’s military history — Dr Will Davies, author and historian

March 04 2021

In this episode of the Defence Insight Podcast, author and historian Dr Will Davies joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss his passion for telling the sto...

Media disinformation and Australian public policy

The role of disinformation in shaping Australian policy.

March 04 2021

Assessing Australia’s response to human rights abuses in China

Has Australia’s response to reported human rights abuses perpetrated by the CCP, particularly against Uyghur minorities, been adequate?

March 03 2021

Shifting focus: Is Australia’s next threat physical or informational?

What’s a greater threat to modern Australia, cyber or nuclear war? Former intelligence officer John Powers examines the question in last week’s ASPI The Strategist.

March 02 2021

Honeymoon period’s over for Biden with real test to begin

US President Joe Biden has “had it easy so far”, but will soon be tested by the unpredictable nature of the geopolitical chess game, one analyst observes.

March 01 2021

Is there an end in sight for the war in Afghanistan?

Is the Trump administration’s proposed May 2021 departure from Afghanistan realistic? Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt examines the ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan.

February 26 2021

Overcoming obstacles to build stronger ties with Indonesia

Australia should invest more capital in building ties with Indonesia if it hopes to realise the potential of the strategic relationship, one analyst observes.

February 25 2021

In the face of a rising region, is Australia really a ‘middle power’?

Australia has long been described as a ‘middle power’, particularly within the post-Second World War order – however, in the face of a rising Indo-Pacific,...

May 29 2020

Minor, middle or great power? Defining Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific

The rise of Indo-Pacific Asia is serving to exacerbate Australia’s identity crisis, with politics playing an important role in navigating the quagmire of ideas to...

May 01 2019

The teeth in China’s anti-access/area denial defences

China’s pursuit of a reliable counter to US and allied multi-domain power projection platforms like carrier strike groups has resulted in the development of an...

April 24 2019

Sovereign industry key to enhancing undersea battlespace: Thales

With more than half of the world’s submarines expected to be operating in our region in the coming decades, Australia’s surface warships and submarines require...

August 24 2018

Recruitment challenges for the defence industry

There are always going to be challenges in attaining the right staff in any business, but for an industry about to receive an influx in project work, getting it right first...

November 14 2016

Laws of attraction – Engaging and recruiting the perfect team

With the February release of the 2016 Defence White Paper and the associated Integrated Investment Program, industry is preparing itself (or should be) for the upcoming forge...

November 14 2016