The most dangerous days of Russia’s war in Ukraine lie ahead
Whether it wins or loses its war on Ukraine, Russia is likely to become more dangerous and unpredictable, and Australia needs to prepare better to deter an increased threat of nuclear conflict. That grim conclusion ...
The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
ASPI's analysis and commentary site. The global security implications of Donald Trump’s inauguration speech can be best summed up by two quotes that bookended his 30-minute remarks.
Michael Pezzullo Archive | The Strategist
Originally published on 11 May 2024. Kim Beazley was appointed as Minister for Defence on 13 December 1984. He oversaw a revolution in Australian defence, as profoundly important in shaping the nation as were the …
Defence’s biggest capability worry? Building its workforce
The defence strategic review brings into sharp focus the challenges faced by Australia with respect to strategic policy, defence planning and resourcing over the coming decades. Its discussion of recruitment and retention of personnel for the Defence Department and the Australian Defence Force adds weight to past efforts and reviews that aimed to create a blueprint for workforce development ...
The way forward in Syria | The Strategist
The collapse of Syria’s Assad regime—with President Bashar al-Assad not even informing his closest associates before fleeing to Moscow—has left regional and international players scrambling to stabilise the country. Of course, there have been numerous ...
The Super Hornet flies on | The Strategist
The Royal Australian Air Force says it will fly its 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets through to the mid-2030s rather than retiring them by 2027 as had been intended. And it will open up a competition for a replacement rather than necessarily acquiring additional F-35A Lightning IIs.
Australia needs to make 155mm shells with 100 percent local …
Plans for making 155mm artillery shells in Australia are inadequate. They’ll leave us still relying on imports for some parts, and production capacity for those parts that are made locally would not meet Australian Army demand in a major conflict.
More than innovation: Australia needs fast, low-cost defence …
Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have shown that mass and asymmetry characterise modern warfare. The challenge is to deliver affordable mass—weapons in great numbers—while ensuring technology is evolving ahead of rapidly changing threats.
ASPI's analysis and commentary site - The Strategist
ASPI's analysis and commentary site. Originally published on 30 August 2024. Recent wargames using artificial-intelligence models from OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic revealed a troubling trend: AI models are more likely than humans to escalate conflicts to kinetic, even nuclear, war.
Tech cooperation between Australia and South Korea will bolster ...
Greater alignment between Australia and South Korea in critical technologies would produce significant strategic benefit to both countries and the Indo-Pacific. Overlapping and complex regional challenges, such as climate change, economic shocks and pandemics, underscore ...