Australia’s infrastructure diplomacy opportunities
By Dr Jeffrey Wilson*
Australia’s Indo-Pacific infrastructure investment has seemed to be caught in a dilemma of choosing between the US and China. But the...
China’s Arctic policy and Canada’s security
By Sherman Xiaogang Lai*
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is not an Arctic country but it was admitted into the Arctic Council in 2013,...
How can Australia take the intellectual edge
An Australian Intellectual Edge for Conflict and Competition in the 21st Century
Major General Mick Ryan*
Executive Summary
The Australian Defence Force and broader national security community...
Australia-India: naval drills show trust
David Brewster*
The largest ever Australian naval fleet arrived in India this week to conduct the biennial AUSINDEX naval exercises with the Indian Navy. The...
Pacific: Australia should not over-react to China
By Dr Pichamon Yeophantong and Dr Luke Fletcher*
Australia appears to be gripped by fears of China’s expansion and “debt-trap diplomacy” in the Pacific. But...
Winning below the threshold of war
By Bob Moyse*
War has always been about changing an opponent’s mind. Clausewitz described it as a contest of wills, in which an enemy is...
How far can you push an Anzac?
By Marcus Hellyer*
As I discussed earlier, the Anzacs are high-quality frigates. They will likely age gradually but gracefully over the next 24 years on...
Stopping defence’s the drift to the south
By John Coyne*
For over a century, Australian federal governments have periodically tussled with the question of what to do with, and at times...
Can the Anzac figates remain relevant?
By Marcus Hellyer*
Moving from the Collins-class submarines to the Attack class is not the only long and complex capability transition that the Royal Australian Navy is...
Lucky escape for Amethyst and Shoalhaven 1949
LCDR Desmond Woods, RANR
In Australia it is a little remembered fact that seventy years ago, in April of 1949, the Admiralty came close to...