The Australian Defence Force (ADF) needs to develop a full-spectrum defence strategy which includes cyber weapons according to a new report by Professor Alan Dupont.
Full Spectrum Defence: Re-thinking the fundamentals of Australian defence strategy, published by the Lowy Institute, notes that the ADF has a maritime, land and aerial approach to defence. Read more
When Tony Abbott and his colleagues on the National Security Committee of cabinet sit down to have their first serious look at defence this week they will find a dispirited and disjointed department in need of direction and renewal. Read more
Professor Alan Dupont is interviewed by Military Associate James Brown, following the launch of his paper – Inflection point: the Australian Defence Force after Afghanistan – at the Lowy Institute. Read more
An address by Professor Alan Dupont and Michael Hintze – Chair of International Security and Director, Centre for International Security Studies, to the Menzies Research Centre’s ‘Australian Security in the 21st Century’ Seminar Series in Canberra on 13 March 2008. Read more
Is the Rudd Government’s new Defence White Paper more of the same or a significant departure from the previous strategic orthodoxy? More importantly, is it affordable, and will future governments commit to the level of spending necessary to ensure that the White Paper’s ambitious goals for the Australian Defence Force are realised? What about the strategic judgements underpinning the decisions on spending and force structure? Is concern about China’s burgeoning military power real, or merely Defence ‘spin’ designed to justify expensive acquisitions?
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The best way for embattled Defence Minister Stephen Smith to repudiate the criticism that he has lost the confidence and respect of the defence force is to focus on his core job of providing strategic direction to his department. This means more than talking about cultural change or announcing the latest equipment purchase. Read more
Professor Alan Dupont from the University of Sydney comments on a report that says Australia’s military strategy is out of touch with regional security risks.
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ANY attempt to turn the existing trilateral security arrangement between Australia, Japan and the US into a quadrilateral alliance by including India would be a serious foreign policy miscalculation and should be resisted. Read more
