Defending Australia

Author : Hugh White
Publisher : La Trobe University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781743820971

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How to Defend Australia by Hugh White Pdf

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

Author : Justin Healey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1925339327

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Defending Australia by Justin Healey Pdf

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?

Author : Ron Huisken,Meredith Thatcher
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921313561

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History as Policy by Ron Huisken,Meredith Thatcher Pdf

"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.

Author : Thomas Bruce Millar
Publisher : [Melbourne] : Melbourne University Press [1965]
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015022447513

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Australia's Defence by Thomas Bruce Millar Pdf

Author : Jonathan Pearlman
Publisher : Australian Foreign Affairs
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781743820667

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Defending Australia by Jonathan Pearlman Pdf

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.

Author : Noah Riseman,Richard Trembath
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780702257124

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Defending Country by Noah Riseman,Richard Trembath Pdf

The role of Aboriginal servicemen and women has only recently been brought to the forefront of conversation about Australia’s war history. This important book makes a key contribution to recording the role played by Indigenous Australians in our recent military history. Written by two respected historians and based on a substantial number of interviews with Indigenous war veterans who have hitherto been without a voice, it combines the best of social and military history in one book. This will be the first book to focus on this previously neglected part of Australian social history.

Author : Australian Government - Department of Defence - Defence Publishing Service,Joel Fitzgibbon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0642297029

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Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century by Australian Government - Department of Defence - Defence Publishing Service,Joel Fitzgibbon Pdf

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.

Author : Alan Dupont
Publisher : Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X006141321

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Transformation Or Stagnation? by Alan Dupont Pdf

Author : Peter Dean,Brendan Taylor,Stephan Frühling
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780522866087

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Australia's Defence by Peter Dean,Brendan Taylor,Stephan Frühling Pdf

Almost half a century ago, the Australian National University's TB Millar penned a seminal book on Australian defence policy in the lead up to the Vietnam War. Today, Australia's defence forces are returning from long conflicts overseas, while the rise of China and the economic integration in the Indo-Pacific presents a complex mix of challenges and opportunities. Drawing inspiration from Millar's original volume, Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era? brings together leading experts to examine the domestic and international context of Australia's defence policy, Australian strategy and the size and state of our armed forces. As the country heads towards a new era, this book provides an in-depth overview and key insights into the past, present and future of Australia's defence.

Author : Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria
Publisher : Melbourne : Hawthorn Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B4239353

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The Defence of Australia by Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria Pdf

Author : Thomas-Durell Young
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428913264

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Enhancing" the Australian-U.S. Defense Relationship: A Guide to U.S. Policy by Thomas-Durell Young Pdf

Author : Richard Brabin-Smith
Publisher : Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Australia
ISBN : UCSD:31822030184733

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The Heartland of Australia's Defence Policies by Richard Brabin-Smith Pdf

Author : Peter J. Dean,Brendan Taylor,Stephan Fruhling
Publisher : Melbourne University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0522874533

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After American Primacy by Peter J. Dean,Brendan Taylor,Stephan Fruhling Pdf

Australian defence policy sits at a crossroads. For over 70 years Australia?s strategic position had been anchored by the US led international order that has been in place since 1945. But in '2017 Australians had to acknowledge that the global order that had shaped the world since the end of World War II was not challenged or changing but over?. In this new era, beset with rapid strategic and technological change underpinned by increasing US-China contestation in the Indo-Pacific, what does the future hold for the region and Australia?s strategic approach? Like its companion volumes, Australia?s Defence- Towards a New Era?(2014) and Australia?s American Alliance(2016), this book brings together leading experts to examine the future of Australian defence policy in a contested Asia. This thought provoking and challenging volume imagines the future of Australian strategy after American primacy, plotting possible, probable and preferable strategic futures for a country that faces unprecedented strategic challenges.

Author : Paul Dibb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Australia
ISBN : UCAL:B4239356

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Review of Australia's Defence Capabilities by Paul Dibb Pdf

Author : Australia. Department of Defence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Australia
ISBN : UCSD:31822019109990

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Defending Australia by Australia. Department of Defence Pdf