New China cold war to force changes in Australian behaviour
By Peter Jennings*
Concerns were widely expressed this week about a Chinese intelligence-gathering ship loitering off eastern Australia to spy on our biggest defence exercise....
Defending Australia: we cannot ignore climate
By Mark Beeson*
Hugh White’s latest book, How to defend Australia, has attracted much attention. As the book’s back cover rightly claims, White is ‘Australia’s...
Defending Australia: debate widens
A fortress with no water supply: Hugh White’s ‘How to defend Australia’
By James Goldrick and Euan Graham*
Hugh White, in his new book How to defend Australia, calls...
New China-Vietnam Standoff?
By Carlyle A. Thayer*
We are receiving reports of a standoff between the China and Vietnam Coast Guards in the South China Sea. These reports...
New sleep schedules boost performance
By Megan Eckstein*
ABOARD USS GRAVELY, IN THE BALTIC SEA – A year and a half after surface navy leadership demanded ships implement new work schedules...
How unmanned craft raise risk of war
By Evan Karlik*
The immediate danger from militarized artificial intelligence isn’t hordes of killer robots, nor the exponential pace of a new arms race.
As recent...
Arctic perspectives: Canada
By Tyler Cross*
Canada, much like Russia, is heavily invested in the Arctic. Ranking second in Arctic interests, it also ranks second in land holdings...
France launches nuclear Barracuda class sub
The French Naval Group has launched the Suffren, the first of six Barracuda class nuclear submarines, in Cherbourg, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
The Suffren is the first to...
Outlook for Arctic competition
By Tyler Cross*
In 1827, Sir William Parry of the British Royal Navy made the first serious attempt to reach the North Pole. Captain of...
A real way to talk about defending Australia
Hugh White’s new book, How to Defend Australia, recommends Australia double defence spending and consider nuclear weapons. Both are highly problematic, as is Australia’s insular and...