The Conversation’s experts respond to key aspects of the announcement that French company DCNS will be build Australia’s next fleet of submarines.
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The principal consequence of Australia’s inevitable but little-debated decision to acquire submarines is to contribute to a rapidly escalating regional arms race.
Australia’s security bears no relation to whether we meet the target of raising defence spending to 2% of GDP.
The Turnbull government’s defence white paper identifies key risks to Australia’s security environment in the next two decades.
The defence white paper is silent on where Australia’s new fleet of 12 submarines will be acquired.
The defence white paper will pledge an additional $29.9 billion in defence spending over the coming decade and support for businesses to innovate in areas such as cyber security and aeronautics.
The South African military’s capabilities for socio-economic development are questionable, even in its own country. The force is in critical decline, but is expected to aid humanitarian efforts.
Corbyn can’t replicate his wider popularity among MPs. Will it cost him?
Plaid Cymru doesn’t have much detail to offer when it comes to defence.
Australia has decisively responded to the strategic uncertainty of contemporary East Asia by forming committees and undertaking reviews. 2015 brings with it Australia’s third defence white paper in six…
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Associate Professor, Strategy and Australian Defence Policy, Australian National University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Professor of International Studies, La Trobe University
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Professor, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
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