More of the same is no answer
By Peter Hunter*
Andrew has Davies argued that the idea of ‘balance’ in the ADF’s force structure is lazy thinking. He’s not the only one concerned...
Seminar on Australia’s nuclear future
A special seminar to discuss and debate the issue of nuclear energy is being convened by the Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA).
The title of...
South China Sea: prospects for code of conduct
By Carlyle A. Thayer
Assessment of China’s latest moves in the South China Sea.
Q1. In your assessment, what is behind China’s move into Vietnam’s...
USS Ford’s problems revealed
World naval developments July 2019
By Norman Friedman*
In July the ongoing problems of the new carrier Ford were raised yet again, this time during the confirmation...
RN’s 85 Iranian run-ins
A Royal Navy frigate has had 85 run-ins with Iran in 27 days, its Commanding Officer has revealed, according to Plymouth Live website.
Cdr William...
The need for a range of vessels
Desmond Woods, ANI Councillor, responds to Andrew Davies' article.
While not disagreeing with Hugh and Andrew that we need distributed lethality at sea, the phasing...
Defence ‘balance’ is lazy thinking
By Andrew Davies*
The old defence dictum that talking dollars is a necessary condition for talking policy is applied in spades in Hugh White’s most recent...
Counting the cost of nuclear deterrent
By Robert Forsyth
As a former Royal Navy submarine commander, I read with interest Hugh White’s suggestion that Australia may, in the decades to come, need to...
Tanker for tanker
By Roger Shanahan
The most perplexing question following Iran’s capture of the MV Stena Impero on Friday is why the British were unable to foresee...
China’s head-spinning white paper
By Dennis J Blasko
Readers of the white paper China’s National Defence in the New Era can be forgiven for their headaches as they move from one...