Jan 17 1 min Australia and the Chinese Challenge: The Perspective of Brendan Sargeant - by Dr Robbin Laird Recently, Dr Laird continued his discussion with Brendan Sargeant, the well-known and well-regarded Australian strategist about how best ...
Jan 13 1 min China, Australia and Global Change: Why a European Agreement Now? by Dr Robbin Laird Recently, Dr Laird had a chance to talk with Ross Babbage, a leading Australian strategist about the pressure Beijing is applying down-un...
Dec 30, 2020 1 min Europe, China and Australia: How Far Apart? by Dr Robbin Laird With the European Commission spearheaded a closer relationship with China, the gap — not just geographical — between Australia and Europe...
Dec 27, 2020 1 min The Next Phase of Australian National Security Strategy: Noise Before Defeat 5 by Dr Robbin Laird In the release of the new Australian defence strategy on July 1, 2020, Prime Minister Morrison highlighted the important role which Senat...
Dec 21, 2020 3 min Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy - book by Dr Robbin Laird Second Line of Defense have published our latest book which is entitled, Joint By Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy. I...
Oct 26, 2020 3 min On Target: Go hard, or go home! One of the themes of recent On Target columns has been how recent force structure decisions have shaped the evolution of the RAAF into a pot
Jul 24, 2020 6 min On Target: Defending south of Australia’s ‘First Island Chain’ – Part 3 Given the geo-political changes taking place in the Indo-Pacific, perhaps it is time for Australia to focus on the preparedness of the ADF t
Apr 30, 2020 3 min On Target: Australia's First Island Chain: Part 2 Brian Weston - the growing importance of Australia's First Island Chain to Australia's national security. Part 2.
Mar 2, 2020 7 min Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 2 – Gus McLachlan MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.
Feb 28, 2020 3 min On Target: Australia's First Island Chain: Part 1 Brian Weston - continuing theme in Chinese strategic thinking is the concept of “island chains” with the First Island Chain stretching from