Responding Effectively to Today’s Threats But Building Towards the Future Force
The strategic environment has clearly changed and the level of real world conflict has escalated, whether…
Read More »The Importance of Sovereign Australian Space Capabilities
Some time ago – more than a decade – I worked with Alan Dupas, the noted…
Read More »Reshaping an Arsenal of Democracy: Australia as an Anchor for Allied Defence Production
When one considers ways ahead in terms of allied Pacific defence, the question of supplies, magazine…
Read More »The Challenge of Shaping the Way Ahead for the Ready Force and Preparing for Future Threats
Prior to the 26 September 2024 Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar which focused on shaping a…
Read More »Capabilities, Communication and Credibility: The Deterrence Equation Applied to Australia
Recently, I met with Dr. Andrew Carr of Australian National University to discuss the way ahead…
Read More »The Contested Maritime Domain: Challenges for an Integrated Force?
It is fine to have long-range force structure planning, but what happens when the operational environment…
Read More »The Philippine Defense Strategic Opportunity: Enabling Allied and Partner Innovation
As China expands its reach in the first island chain and aggressively goes after Philippine naval…
Read More »The Australian Submarine Decision: A Look Back
By Pierre Tram Paris – It is all about governance – or the lack thereof –…
Read More »The Dangers of Not Resisting and Not Deterring China
Other than the Middle East, the world faces the possibility of two major wars escalating in…
Read More »How to Achieve Combat Mass for the RAAF
The panel on combat mass was chaired by the former Air Commander Australia, AIRMSHL (Retd) Darren…
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