defence

We must prepare for the advent of killer robots

21 Apr 2016

Attempts to define and prohibit autonomous weapon systems may hold back weaponry of significant value in improving international security, warns Jai Galliott.

Japan turns to Australia in search for friends

22 Feb 2016

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s call this week for a deeper, closer strategic and defence partnership with Japan is a watershed moment in the bilateral relationship, writes Alan Dupont.

F-35 as useful as a knife in a gun fight

12 Feb 2016

Given the Joint Strike Fighter's litany of delays and technical problems and suggestions its superiority has already been superseded by autonomous aircraft, it would be prudent for Defence to reduce the number it plans to procure, writes Jai Galliott.

Deeper US-Australian defence links best response to China

18 Aug 2015

Two key reports offer a taste of the forthcoming defence white paper, writes Alan Dupont.

Only one in 10 Pine Gap spies is employed by Australian government

25 Jun 2015

Only 10% of the 800 Pine Gap staff are Australian government employees, sparking fears that 'corporatisation' is eroding Australia's knowledge of what goes on at the key intelligence facility, writes Philip Dorling.

Political warfare on climate could leave national security at risk

24 Jun 2015

The Australian Defence Force has largely been missing in action on climate change and its broader implications for national security, writes Michael D. Thomas.

Killer robots maybe not be such bad news in modern warfare

09 Apr 2015

Invoking Hollywood paranoia about a "robopocalypse"' when talking about robots' role in waging war could hold back life-saving technology, writes Jai Galliott.

Hacking the secrets of Australia’s Joint Strike Fighter

21 Jan 2015

The reported theft of design details of Australia’s new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by Chinese spies is just one in a long history of security breaches, writes Steven L. Jones.

Australia’s jump jet strike fighter option: lessons from the UK

19 Jun 2014

If Australia is serious about buying the jump jet version of the Joint Strike Fighter it would be wise to look at why the UK is the only country to change its mind on the sale, writes Steven L Jones.

China’s maritime power trip

26 May 2014

The challenge for Australia is to help persuade Beijing that muscular unilateralism is contrary to China’s own interests as well as the region’s, writes Alan Dupont.

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