How to Defend Australia
How to Defend Australia

Author: Hugh White

Publisher: La Trobe University Press

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1743820976

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A brilliant and important book about Australia’s future Can Australia defend itself in the Asian century? How seriously ought we take the risk of war? Do we want to remain a middle power? What kind of strategy, and what Australian Defence Force, do we need? In this groundbreaking book, Hugh White considers these questions and more. With exceptional clarity and frankness, he makes the case for a reconceived defence of Australia. Along the way he offers intriguing insights into history, technology and the Australian way of war. Hugh White is the country’s most provocative, revelatory and yet realistic commentator on Australia’s strategic and defence orientation. In an age of power politics and armed rivalry in Asia, it is time for fresh thinking. In this controversial and persuasive contribution, White sets new terms for one of the most crucial conversations Australia needs to have. ‘This book, by one of Australia’s leading defence policy thinkers, will be a very important contribution to our national discussion in coming years. Hugh White tackles many challenging issues and opens up the new debate that we need to have as Australia plots its course through a changing international environment.’—Robert O’Neill, former Chichele Professor of the history of war, University of Oxford ‘Hugh White is among our most knowledgeable and practised strategists. While I am strongly supportive of the US alliance, How to Defend Australia is a serious work from a serious patriot that requires close reading. It deserves a wide audience.’—Kim Beazley

Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century
Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century

Author: Australian Government - Department of Defence - Defence Publishing Service

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780642297020

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This new Defence White Paper explains how the Government plans to strengthen the foundations of Australia's defence. It sets out the Government's plans for Defence for the next few years, and how it will achieve those plans. Most importantly, it provides an indication of the level of resources that the Government is planning to invest in Defence over coming years and what the Government, on behalf of the Australian people, expects in return from Defence. Ultimately, armed forces exist to provide Governments with the option to use force. Maintaining a credible defence capability is a crucial contributor to our security, as it can serve to deter potential adversaries from using force against us or our allies, partners and neighbours.

Defending Australia
Defending Australia

Author: Justin Healey

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781925339321

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Australia is in the process of updating and strengthening its defence capabilities against a potential major aggressor. The latest government white paper has outlined a massive increase in military spending and confirmed the direction of Australia's defence policy and strategy. This book examines the operational priorities and capabilities of the Australian army, navy and airforce as well as exploring the nation's planned strategic direction. Topics also include Australia's defence history, current war operations and peacekeeping contributions around the globe, the inclusion of more women in the Australian Defence Force, and the plight of returned veterans. A key focus of the book is the nation's increased defence budget and upgrading of capabilities such as new submarines, frigates and fighter aircraft, at a time when Australia must adapt to a complex strategic and diplomatic environment which is dominated by long-term major ally the United States and the emerging military might of China in the Asia-Pacific region. When should Australians take up arms, and what are the costs and consequences of war? Are Australia's strategic defence policies, capabilities and alliances enough to protect us from attack?

Defending Australia
Defending Australia

Author: Jonathan Pearlman

Publisher: Australian Foreign Affairs

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1743820666

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The fourth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the challenge of defending Australia at a time of regional uncertainty and fast-changing military technology. It explores the nation’s main vulnerabilities and the capabilities needed to secure against them, including the consequences of a nuclear arms race in Asia. Michael Wesley examines where Australia’s next war will occur, and how we can defend ourselves. John Birmingham analyses Australia’s weapons capabilities and how they compare to those of our Asian allies. Patrick Walters probes into Australia’s expanding intelligence agencies. Stephan Frühling considers if Australia should go nuclear, in the event of a looming Asian arms race. PLUS Tess Newton Cain, Visiting Fellow at the Development Policy Centre in the Australian National University, on Matthew G. Allen’s Resource Extraction and Contentious States and mining in the Pacific region. Matthew Thompson, fellow at the Centre for the History of Violence at the University of Newcastle, on Jonathan Miller’s Duterte Harry and the deeply problematic Duterte regime. ALSO Correspondence on AFA3: Australia and Indonesia, including responses from the feature essayists.

History as Policy
History as Policy

Author: Ron Huisken

Publisher: ANU E Press

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1921313560

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"The fortieth anniversary of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre's founding provided the opportunity to assemble many of Australia's leading analysts and commentators to review some of the more significant issues that should define Australian defence policy. ... The papers collected in this volume are not informed by a common view of where Australia should focus its defence policy, but all address themes that should figure prominently in this difficult but essential task"--Provided by publisher.

Australia's Defence Strategy
Australia's Defence Strategy

Author: Adam Lockyer

Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing

Published: 2017-01-30

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0522869335

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How would we know a good defence strategy if we saw one? The Asian Century is challenging many of the traditional assumptions at the heart of Australian defence policy and strategy. Defence scholars have risen to the challenge of these transformational times and have collectively produced a smorgasbord of alternatives for policy-makers. The problem is that these recommendations all point in very different directions. How should we evaluate these options? Adam Lockyer tackles this question and develops a novel conceptual framework for evaluating defence strategies. By doing so, this book breaks new theoretical ground and makes an important contribution to our understanding of strategy in general and defence strategy in particular. Lockyer then applies this analytical tool to the leading arguments in Australia’s defence debate and finds that there is still substantial work to be done. Lockyer concludes by proposing a new Australian defence strategy for a contested Asia that would pass the test for a ‘good’ defence strategy. The result is essential reading for anyone interested in strategy or the future of Australian defence policy.