A strategy of maritime pressure
By Thomas G. Mahnken*
This article was first published in the Australian Naval Review, 2019, Issue 2, in December 2019.
Recent policy documents such as the 2017...
Geography: Australia’s top strategic asset
By Anastasia Kapetas*
In the debate about what AUKUS is and what it might become, much has been made of the idea that in an...
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs was hosted by French Navy at Paris from 15 - 16 Nov 21.
The...
AUKUS and France: awkward lessons
By Peter Jennings*
It’s not yet two months old, but our AUKUS partnership with the United States and Britain is already showering us with lessons...
What is Australia’s grand strategy?
By Lesley Seebeck*
Having a coherent strategy matters. It allows the effective allocation of scarce resources. It provides a framework against which events and trends...
AUKUS: looking beyond submarines
By Malcolm Davis*
The AUKUS agreement with the United States and Britain opens many opportunities to develop the Australian Defence Force in new directions beyond...
A stronger Navy faster
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has released a new report 'Building a stronger Navy, faster', which recommends a path forward to address the growing...
Defending maritime interests
By Jimmy Drennan*
The ongoing supply chain crisis is a sobering reminder that American maritime interests have always been about more than national defense. The...
Risk aversion and secrecy costing US
Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is about to retire after four decades in uniform, and...
Defence conversation must go beyond subs
By Michael Shoebridge*
Most of Defence’s grilling in Senate estimates yesterday was about plans and issues around getting eight nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian...