Evocative new monument in WA
This is the work of WA sculptors Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith. It will be the focal point of a stunning $2 million national...
Thinking about Australia’s relations with China
By Dr Ronald Huisken*
As China continues to surge towards the peak of the international system, Australia’s policy strategy requires consistency and strength to match...
How Now? Kowtow? Australian foreign policy and China
Book review is here.
Interview with Allan Gyngell*
There’s no doubt that the way Australia engages with China is the most important issue in Australian foreign relations;...
N Korea won’t denuclearise and miscalculation possible: ex-admiral
ONE of the United States' most senior retired military officers has warned during a visit to Australia that North Korea will not wind back...
Australia’s back seat in future frigate project
This should be a chance to foster genuine intellectual innovation and some new industrial-design capacity. Instead, it's another opportunity squandered.
* Nicholas Stuart US Navy ships in deadly collisions had dismal training records
THE two US Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions in the Pacific this summer both had lengthy records of failure to fulfil key training requirements, according to Government Accountability Office data provided to Congress and obtained by CNN.
Australia’s defence industry on show in London
The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, today has announced (sep 2017) a record number of Australian defence industry companies would be showcased at...
Shipbuilding scholarships to help build SA’s workforce
A SUPERGROUP of companies will fund a dozen scholarships a year to shipbuilding students to shore up the workforce. The new team — comprising the Defence Teaming Centre, Luerssen Australia, ASC Shipbuilding, and Civmec/Forgacs — was announced at ASC (Sep 2017).
The importance of India’s joint military exercises
The Malabar exercises, of the Indian, Japanese and US navies, will take on increasing relevance, not only for the countries that participate, but also for regional states, including Australia and Indonesia, and extra-regional actors, such as China and Russia, which have important stakes in the Indo-Pacific, Balaji Chandramohan writes. Will AI be disruptive of our way of war?
There is a risk that human decision-making may no longer be involved in the use of lethal force as we capitalize on the military applications of Artificial Intelligence to enhance war-fighting capabilities. Humans should never relinquish control of decisions regarding the employment of lethal force. How do we keep humans in the loop, Marjorie Greene asks.