On The Conversation Weekly podcast, defence and security analyst Hugh White explains why the AUKUS project has been anything but smooth sailing.
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Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.
As drone use proliferates, responses to the threat they pose in and beyond the battlefield continue apace.
With a half-billion-dollar loan, the US hopes to cut its reliance on Chinese supplies of scandium, a crucial mineral for aerospace. But China still has leverage.
New Zealand is lifting its defence spending while deepening its military ties with Australia. But what happens when it needs to say no?
Partner nations say the jet will give them military advantage in an increasingly unstable world.
How the political debate has shifted in the last 25 years.
Europe’s defence efforts are faced with a choice – bend to Trump’s will, or push for greater autonomy
Australia has long shifted from neglect to anxiety and activity in its relationship with the Pacific. Here’s why, and how, that needs to change.
New defence spending offers little clarity on the future direction of military space.
There are legitimate concerns about China. But the Australia-Fiji pact looks like “sugar-rush” diplomacy: announcements first, hard questions later.
A group of researchers explored governance models in ten countries to see whether they help plan and deliver large-scale infrastructure works more responsibly and efficiently.
As China projects power further into the Pacific, New Zealand can no longer treat distance as a substitute for defence strategy.
Following news of Australia acquiring used Virginia-class submarines from the US, AUKUS has been in the headlines again, but how much of what you’ve heard is true?
The controversial AUKUS pact continues to cause headaches for the government - even within its own ranks.
When a big defence tech chief starts sounding off about civilisation, he’s not just expressing an opinion.
In an increasingly unstable world, building the defence relationship with Australia makes sense. But New Zealand has to safeguard its military sovereignty, too.
In a time of global crisis, the strategy fails to tackle the thorniest of issues – including Trump’s America – with much clarity.
The pledge is likely to please the Trump Administration, which has lobbied Australia to spend more.
An International Relations specialist looks at how cooperation between intel agencies on both sides of the Atlantic is holding up under Trump 2.0 and unprecedented geopolitical turbulence.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Security and International Relations, Royal Danish Defence College
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Strategy and Australian Defence Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor, Director, Open Door: Improving the Wellbeing of Veterans, Public Safety Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Professor, Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia; UNSW
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Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor of War and Technology, University of Bath
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Professor of Operations Research, Brock University