Australian Defence Force

Burning questions over ADF deployment to Middle East
Commentary
Burning questions over ADF deployment to Middle East
Burning questions over ADF deployment to Middle EastJames BrownThe Saturday Paper4 October 2014Please click here for the online text.James Brown
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian Ocean: cause for concern?
Commentary
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian Ocean: cause for concern?
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian ocean: Cause for concern?James BrownThe National Interest29 September 2014Please click here for the full text.James Brown
Australian forces could face heavy burden in Iraq
Commentary
Australian forces could face heavy burden in Iraq
Australian forces could face heavy burden in IraqJames BrownThe Sydney Morning Herald & The Age15 September 2014Please click here for the online textJames Brown
Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our military
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Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our military
Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our militaryJames BrownThe Guardian4 September 2014Please click here for the online text…
China Australia relationship needs to broaden from trade
Commentary
China Australia relationship needs to broaden from trade
China-Australia relationship needs to broaden from tradeJames BrownThe Saturday Paper30 August 2014Please click here for the online text.James Brown
The US guide to the Australian defense budget
Commentary
The US guide to the Australian defense budget
The US guide to the Australian defence budgetAndrew KwonCogitAsia23 May 2014Please click here for full online text.Andrew Kwon
In defence of the Indo-Pacific: Australia's new strategic map
Journal Articles
In defence of the Indo-Pacific: Australia's new strategic map
In this article for the Australian Journal of International Affairs, the Lowy Institutes International Security program director Rory Medcalf argues that Indo-Pacific Asia is a…
Abbott must back wide-ranging reform of defence
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Abbott must back wide-ranging reform of defence
In this opinion piece in The Australian, Nonresident Fellow Alan Dupont argues that the Australian Defence Force requires significant renewal. Alan Dupont
Anzac's long shadow: the cost of our national obsession
Books
Anzac's long shadow: the cost of our national obsession
Lowy Institute Military Fellow, and former army officer, James Brown believes that Australia is expending too much time, money and emotion on the Anzac legend, and that today'…
As long as we use ships to move cargo, the navy will need to control the sea
Commentary
As long as we use ships to move cargo, the navy will need to control the sea
In this article in The Age, Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow James Goldrick makes the case for a strong Australian surface navy, in response to Hugh White.James Goldrick