Strategic update and internal risks
By Peter J. Dean
The 2020 defence strategic update released last month provides a sobering analysis of Australia’s strategic environment and the risks we must...
New strategy from US Navy cyber command
The US Navy’s primary cyber outfit released its strategic plan for the next five years, a document that calls for using the service’s networks...
Suspicion, the virus and the cost of Australia’s defence
By Marcus Hellyer*
The 2020 defence strategic update represents a remarkable commitment by the Australian government to sustained growth in the defence budget. Released on...
Labor limited defence policy debate to procurement
By Katherine Manstead*
In a major address at the National Press Club on Tuesday, shadow defence minister Richard Marles doubled down on the Australian Labor...
US forces in integrated training off Japan
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting drills off the coast of Northern Japan with land-based Navy and Air Force units last week...
New research on RAN’s role in Asia
The Sea Power Centre Australia and Macquarie University have collaborated in a research project on the way Australia conducts its naval diplomacy and joint...
Naval investment in north will improve security
By Tony McCormack*
The government’s continuous shipbuilding program has provided a fillip for defence industry in South Australia and Western Australia, but benefits are also...
Reconceiving Australian landpower. A two ocean army?
By Professor Michael Evans, General Sir Francis Hassett Chair of Military Studies, Australian Defence College
Key Points:
The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the main theatre of...
Geography must come first in defence
By Paul Dibb*
Since the announcement this month (July 2220) by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of a radical shift in Australia’s defence policy, the question...
An Indian view of Australia’s Strategic Update
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)*
The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison’s release of the Strategic Update 2020 had considerable coverage and commentary...