Is Pragmatism Enough in the Battle Against 21st Century Authoritarianism?
As a participant in and observer of Australia’s China debate, I’m sometimes taken aback at the…
Read More »China’s Asia
Lowell Dittmer’s book on the strategic geometry of power relationships in Asia comes at a critical time when…
Read More »Reassessing Australia’s Defense Policy
Four years have now passed since the release of the 2016 defence white paper, the most recent…
Read More »Auditor General Report on the Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel Project, 2018-2019
This post provides an overview of the new Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel project by the Australian…
Read More »Location, Location, Locations: Working Forward and Mobile Basing
Access and basing – and logistics writ large – is back in the spotlight in the Indo-Pacific, and beyond In 2018 the Australian Government announced a partnership with…
Read More »Planning to Win: Structuring the Force
I am an operational leader who finished a 37-year career in Defence in 2018. It wasn’t…
Read More »Lürssen on the Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel Program
The Arafura class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) are being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).…
Read More »ACC Commander Lays Out Way Ahead
This week’s video provides the presentation made by the head of the ACC during last month’s…
Read More »Navy Studies Next Generation Carrier
WASHINGTON: The Navy is launching a deep dive into the future of its aircraft carrier fleet, Breaking…
Read More »Canadian Chief of Defence Staff Highlights Challenges and Key Tasks for a Way Ahead: March 2020
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff and Chef d’état-major de la défense recently addressed the Ottawa…
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