Leveraging defence investment for nation-building
By Gill Savage and John Coyne
Nations aren’t built in silos. Nation-building, especially in Australia’s north, requires vision, leadership, cooperation and courage in spades.
The Department of...
Center for International Maritime Security
A partner organisation of the ANI that Institute members should be aware of is the Washington DC centred Center for International Maritime Security, or...
Trouble on land, danger at sea
By Francois Vreÿ and Mark Blaine*
South Africa may be facing an unholy mix of insurgency, radicalism and major power competition in the Western Indian...
Marine Corps wants anti-submarine role
A fleet is more than a collection of ships, and a campaign is more than a single event. With the reemergence of great power competition,...
US and China race for naval dominance
The race between
China and the United States to develop a more capable navy is expected to further intensify, with Washington planning to equip its...
Business as usual in a time of upheaval
By Marcus Hellyer
The big defence news in Australia this year was in the 2020 defence strategic updatereleased on 1 July. The update and its accompanying...
Exmouth base needed to plug naval gap
By John Coyne*
To make sure that northern Australia is ready to support a range of defence contingencies, the region must have socially and economically...
Climate change poses threats: RN chief
The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin, says Britain faces increasing threats from China and Russia as new global trade...
Chief of Navy launches the RAS AI Strategy 2040
On 6 October Vice Admiral Michael Noonan launched the Navy’s Remote and Autonomous System & Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2040. The following day he gave the keynote...
Covid slows, but not stops, Chinese military
By Richard A. Bitzinger*
THE COVID-19 virus has up-ended many things. When it comes to Chinese military modernisation, however, the pandemic has blunted the pace...