Preparing Australia to respond to disasters—at home and abroad
Friday
6th August
2021
PETER LAYTON | The COVID pandemic relentlessly rolls on but prescribed burns have now also begun across…
Australian Defence Strategy
Australia’s defence strategy: Evaluating alternatives for a contested Asia
Monday
10th July
2017
PETER LAYTON | Many books on Australian defence simply repeat old beliefs. This valuable new work does not, instead breaking…
A disruptive innovation, future-focussed Australian strategic studies
Tuesday
18th January
2022
PETER LAYTON | Australian strategic studies cannot keep up with current rates of geostrategic change. Focussing on different analysis…
Australia–Japan defence cooperation in the grey zone
Tuesday
25th January
2022
PETER LAYTON | Over the last several years, the relationship with China has become increasingly awkward for both Australia…
How should Australia defend itself against a rising China?
Monday
20th November
2017
PETER LAYTON | The rise of China is the big international relations issue of our time. Unsurprisingly then, various solutions…
Why Australia should consider sharing nuclear weapons
Thursday
18th January
2018
PETER LAYTON | The future looks ominous. There are grim warnings that Australia’s strategic situation has worsened dramatically, with…
A grand strategy Plan A for Australia?
Friday
2nd November
2018
PETER LAYTON | Worry abounds. There are calls for radically new defence policies, a defence Plan B,…
A balancing act: Humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and the ADF
Thursday
7th April
2022
PETER LAYTON AND PETER LEAHY | The Australian Defence Force has a long and proud history of delivering…
China’s grey-zone activities: Concepts and possible responses
Tuesday
7th June
2022
PETER LAYTON | In recent years a new term has thrust itself into the military lexicon. ‘Grey-zone’ has become…
Building an Australian grand strategy
Wednesday
17th July
2019
PETER LAYTON | Grand strategy is rarely mentioned in Australian defence debates. That’s unfortunate as it’s designed for use…