ASPI podcast episode on DSR
https://www.aspi.org.au/news/pgm-defence-strategic-review-implications-maritime-domain-delhis-role-indo-pacific
In April this year, the Australian Government released the Defence Strategic Review which set an agenda of ambitious reform to Defence’s posture and structure....
Taiwan incident demands rules of the road
By Donald Rothwell*
Soviet and American warships had a code to prevent dangerousencounters and the US and China should have the same. (Lowy Institute The...
U.S. Naval War College conference on history and strategy
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the third installment in the “Corbett 100” project, a conference series co-sponsored by the Laughton Naval Unit...
New US Navy force to train ME partners
The US Navy today announced the launch of Task Force CTF 154, a new effort dedicated to training regional navies in the Middle East...
US regional command structure questioned
The Pentagon’s structuring of regional combatant commanders may be overdue for reform, given the changing nature of how and where wars are being fought,...
Security element to illegal fishing
By Melissa Conley Tyler, Michael Heazle, Jade Lindley, and Sharon Cowden*
Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) is key to the integrity of the...
N-subs causing defence spending squeeze
By David Uren*
All arms of Defence are under pressure to make savings to help fund the nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) program while dealing with impact...
Sustaining China’s naval operations
The Chinese navy’s ability to project power into distant waters like the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf is constrained by its at-sea replenishment...
Uncrewed vessels and the law
By Natalie Klein*
Maritime Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) have fast become an essential component of the modern maritime security scene and may operate underwater, on the...
‘National defence’ and the Navy
By Jennifer Parker*
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) identifies itself as ‘the most substantial and ambitious approach to Defence reform recommended to any Australian...