Losing control of the South China Sea
By Mark Bailey*
For the second time in living memory, the West has lost strategic control of the South China Sea (SCS)....
Australia’s defence: tangle of kit, costs and complexity
By Graeme Dobell*
‘Strategy without money is not strategy.’ —Arthur Tange*‘Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult.’ —Carl von Clausewitz*
Australian...
Case for cooperation with Indonesia
By Yoedhi Swastanto*
Indonesia and Australia have a vital role to play together in guiding the diverse nations of the Indo-Pacific towards a future of...
US’s feeble Indo-Pacific strategy
By Brahma Chellaney*
With the global geopolitical centre of gravity shifting towards Asia, a pluralistic, rules-based Indo-Pacific order is more important than ever, including for...
Lessons for procurement
By Peter Layton*
In a startling statement reported this month, two recent Air Force chiefs assert Australia has made some grave force structure errors. It seems the...
Royal Marines to be ‘modernised’
The Royal Marines are in line to receive fresh uniforms, new weapons and an expanded global role as the corps undergoes a significant modernisation...
The Impact of the Charles F Adams class on RAN
The former CN and ANI Patron, Vice Admiral David Shackleton, obtained a PhD for this thesis on the impact of the Charles F Adams...
Influence flags with low diplomatic spend
Ten years ago, the Lowy Institute published a report on the state of Australia’s diplomatic capacity that painted a “sobering picture” of overstretched foreign missions and...
Subs should look at Indian Ocean base
By Euan Graham*
It was refreshing to see Australian MP Luke Gosling thinking strategically and openly engaging in the defence debate, beyond the narrow confines...
Very hungry new submarines
By Andrew Davies and Marcus Hellyer*
We’ve known for a while that SEA 1000, the Defence Department’s future submarine program, is going to cost a lot of...