Australia defense policy

Out of the Blue: Rising to the Challenges of Australia’s Maritime Security 

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Out of the Blue: Rising to the Challenges of Australia’s Maritime Security 

In recent weeks ongoing tensions within the South China Sea have flared up. The contest over Second Thomas Shoal between the Philippines and China has led to Beijing sending more than 100 coast guard and other government-linked ships to the area to prevent the resupply of Philippine military personnel stationed on the Sierra Madre – a … Read more

Australia’s Deterrence Dichotomy

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AUKUS, Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific: Beyond Cyclical Perception Management?

Advertisement Deterrence — as evidenced by the concept’s centrality to the 2020 Defense Strategic Update (DSU) and April’s Defense Strategic Review (DSR) — is now the fulcrum of Australian defense and strategic policy. Despite the plethora of commentary after the release of the DSR, what has been absent is a critical discussion of current Australian … Read more