Analysis

June 02 2022

Without any significant combat experience since 1979, some analysts have cast doubt on the ability for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to...

Overcoming resistance to action on North Korea

How can the United States and its allies bypass China and Russia’s veto power in the UN Security Council to ensure North Korea is held to account for its violations of...

June 01 2022

How the invasion of Ukraine will challenge humanitarian norms

Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine has sparked debate among military experts on the future of the responsibility to protect principle, and how R2P can be misused by...

May 30 2022

Can an Albanese-Ardern alliance help check China’s Pacific push?

Could Albanese’s election spark greater cross-Tasman collaboration in the Pacific?

May 27 2022

Neo-Eurasianism – placing Russia on a path of collision with the West

Fashioned by Russian political theorist Alexander Dugin, Neo-Eurasianism is a rabidly anti-liberal geostrategic ideology that seeks to turn Russia into a hegemon of the new...

May 26 2022

Why is no-one talking about how the rising cost of living is impacting veteran families?

Jennifer Collins, chair of Australian War Widows NSW, sheds light on the impact of mounting cost of living pressures on the veteran community.

May 24 2022

Albanese, the Quad, and ‘JAUKUS’

Should Australia’s new prime minister begin his term in office by promoting Japanese membership in AUKUS?

May 23 2022

Did Russia lose the war the moment it invaded Ukraine?

Was Russia’s defeat in Ukraine a forgone conclusion following the West’s unanticipated response to the invasion?

May 20 2022

Ready to embark: Digitalisation and technology hit shipbuilding

Opinion: Industry 4.0 undoubtedly transformed manufacturing organisations across the globe but stopped short of impacting military and commercial shipbuilders, along with...

May 19 2022

Has the US overstepped in Ukraine?

Has the Biden administration lost sight of the risks of overheated rhetoric in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, playing into Putin’s hands and undermining global...

May 18 2022

The character of the modern battlefield and role of the digital warrior

Opinion: Major General (Ret’d) Rupert Jones CBE analyses the degree to which technology has changed the way that we fight across battlefields from Ukraine to Mosul.

May 17 2022

Antarctica adrift: Australia’s southern blind spot

Read Dr Elizabeth Buchanan’s remarks for the 2022 Sea Power Conference panel on maritime competition on Australia’s southern flank – Antarctica.

May 16 2022

Partnering to advance Australia’s critical infrastructure development ambitions

With Defence spending increasing year on year by a further $575 billion forecast to 2030, it makes a lot of sense for strategic partnerships to be formed to deliver defence...

May 12 2022

Revamping Australia’s Pacific strategy

How can Canberra strengthen relations with Pacific partners to thwart China’s ambitions in the region?

May 11 2022

Biden’s bane – The growing threat of nuclear war under his watch

Has the nuclear threat posed by hostile nations intensified under the Biden administration?

May 09 2022

Russia’s mistakes are China’s lessons

The invasion of Ukraine has called Russia’s military technology and doctrine into question. What lessons will the Chinese People’s Liberation Army glean from the bungled...

May 06 2022