Inaugural Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize Award Ceremony
The award of the Inaugural Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize to Dr Tom Lewis for his book Teddy Sheean, VC – A selfless act...
Maritime exposition May 10-12
The International Maritime Exposition will be held from 10-12 May 2022 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.
The region's largest, international civil and defence maritime exposition...
RNZN Professional Journal – Edition Two
The second edition of RNZN Professional Journal has been published and is available to download: ...
The Kaiser’s Cruisers 1871 – 1918.
The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871 - 1918. By Aiden Dodson and Dirk Nottelmann. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley 2021.
Reviewed by John Mortimer
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This book is a companion...
Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won’t Map the Future
Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won't Map the Future. By Rory Medcalf (La Trobe University Press, 2020)
Reviewed by Ric Smith*
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The first...
US West 2022 Conference
The WEST 2022 Conference hosted by AFCEA and US Naval Institute was held in San Diego on 16-18 February 2022 in San Diego. There...
Obituary: Professor Brendan Sargeant
With sadness, the Department of Defence noted the tragic passing of Professor Brendan Sargeant last weekend. Professor Sargeant was one of Australia’s leading strategic and...
Marine Maxims: Turning Leadership Principles into Practice
Marine Maxims: Turning leadership principles into practice. By Col. Thomas J. Gordon, USMC (Ret.). Naval Institute Press Annapolis, Maryland, 2021. ISBN 9781682476970 (hardcover)
Reviewed by...
Cyber Torpedos – How to Sink a Modern Ship
By Commander Robert Smilie RAN*
Introduction
One of the most dangerous threats to shipping in World War II was the German U-boat armed with torpedos –...
The costs of discounted diplomacy
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has published a new report, ‘The costs of discounted diplomacy’, which outlines how and why Australia has under-appreciated diplomacy...