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WEBA diplomat’s tantrum shows China’s insecurity in the Pacific. 6 Sep 2024 | Jonah Bock. Beijing’s Pacific envoy threw a tantrum over a mention of Taiwan at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) last week. In doing so, he revealed China’s deeper insecurity over its Pacific presence, especially because of the …. ASPI's analysis and commentary ...
Why ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific outlook matters | The Strategist
WEBAug 12, 2019 · In the final analysis, the outlook is an act of diplomatic and political assertion by ASEAN. ASEAN is telling the world that it has its own way of developing the Indo-Pacific idea—previously pushed by outside powers such as Japan, Australia, India and the US—and that it won’t let outside powers dominate the ‘discourse’ on the Indo ...
How will the war in Ukraine end? | The Strategist
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s timely to consider how this brutal war might be resolved. The chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said at a meeting with NATO defence ministers last week, ‘Russia has lost; they’ve lost strategically, operationally and tactically.’.
Australian Signals Directorate will need to be flexible to staff its ...
WEBIn July, the Australian Signals Directorate launched REDSPICE, a $10 billion initiative to grow its workforce by 1,900 people over the next decade across the range of the agency’s capabilities and supporting functions. To meet this ...
Revolutionising ADF recruiting: an opt-out system
WEBRevolutionising ADF recruiting: an opt-out system. The Australian Defence Force’s recruiting problems are becoming chronic. Beyond needing to staff all the new systems coming online in the three services, current recruitment has failed to staff even the existing order of battle. With much talk of hollow formations and empty positions, the 7th ...
The cost of Australia’s defence: hard choices for the new government
WEBThe cost of Australia’s defence: hard choices for the new government. In March, shortly before federal election, the Coalition government released a defence budget that continued its record of delivering the funding it promised in the 2016 defence white paper and 2020 defence strategic update. For 2022–23, the consolidated defence funding ...
Give (unconventional) war a chance | The Strategist
WEBIn Yugoslavia during World War II, the objective was simply to keep Hitler’s divisions occupied. In each case, the objectives of unconventional warfare efforts were simple, broad end-states. The more control one expects over the outcome, the greater the need for a comprehensive strategy within which support for insurgents is merely one strand.
AUSMIN 2022: integrated deterrence | The Strategist
WEBAUSMIN 2022 offers an opportunity to direct our bilateral efforts to be optimised under coherent, complementary and tailored deterrence strategies. Those efforts need to include political messaging, geoeconomic and technology strategy and cooperation, high-level integrated military planning and military capability investment (moving to some co ...
Australia could soon be hosting nuclear-armed US submarines
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Australia is yet to follow South Korea’s example of welcoming a visit by a US ballistic missile submarine, which would always carry dozens of nuclear warheads. But changes afoot in Washington mean Australia could soon be regularly hosting other types of nuclear-capable submarines—those that can deliver nuclear weapons even if …
Australia’s most pressing defence challenge: skills
WEBJun 24, 2024 · Australia’s most pressing defence challenge: skills. The evolution of warfare in the 21st century has ushered in an era of cyber conflicts, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Those technological advances have fundamentally altered the nature of military engagement, demanding a profound shift in the skills and capabilities of ...