Australia must act now on its crisis of male violence and misogynist ideology | Danielle Cave and Dr John Coyne | bit.ly/49L4pxK

In a decade of danger, it’s time to prepare civil defence | Michael Pezzullo | bit.ly/44c485I

We are looking forward to hosting Richard Marles at our 'JoiningFORCES' conference on 4-5 June!

Join us for conversations on the 2024 National Defence Strategy, Australia's submarine capability and more.

🎟️ Early bird tickets are on sale until 30 April 👉

Tech industry is the new defence industrial base | Bronte Munro | bit.ly/49SUne3

On the importance Australian astronauts to the Australian space industry, Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 tells the The Sydney Morning Herald: “I’ve always held the belief that Australia should develop a cadre or core of a small number of astronauts that can fly on international missions.”

🔖 ⤵️ smh.com.au/national/nsw/a…

National Defence Strategy: a missed opportunity for space | Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 | bit.ly/3xHy6ST

This could not come at a more relevant time. With the NDS & IIP released we will investigate the government’s National Defence approach through a Strategy of Denial. ‘Joining forces ’ is vital to face today’s complexity: we look at the why, how & who. Participants in for a treat!

'While China consistently demonstrates interest in the seas off eastern Africa, Australia does not, neglecting significant maritime zones that are vulnerable to security threats' writes Tushar Joshi. aspistrategist.org.au/out-of-focus-a…

'The conversation between Palestinians and Israelis, Glover concludes, should turn away ‘from ever-receding “solutions”, and try by a thousand small steps slowly to shuffle away from war’', writes Graeme Dobell. aspistrategist.org.au/from-the-books…

'The reorganisation probably reflects organisational and systemic problems facing the CCP and the PLA. Over the past few years, it has become clear that corruption continues within the PLA, despite repeated exposure', writes Masaaki Yatsuzuka.

aspistrategist.org.au/new-chinese-re…

Out of focus: Australia neglects western Indian Ocean | Tushar Joshi | bit.ly/3QjuAVh

📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

We are delighted to announce Richard Marles, Pat Conroy MP, MAJGEN Anthony Rawlins, Sir Nick Hine, Richard Cho, Amanda Holt and Curie Maharani will speak at our 'JoiningForces' conference on 4-5 June!

Topics for discussion include the regional

From the Bookshelf: ‘Israelis and Palestinians’ | Graeme Dobell | bit.ly/4d3eCbP

“The 🇦🇺 government should invest in supporting greater conversations and the sharing of experiences between Pacific governments on infrastructure projects,” Blake Johnson tells The Age as concerns grow over a delayed port project in 🇳🇷.

Read more ⤵️ theage.com.au/politics/feder…

New Chinese reform addresses overlaps, reflects challenge of military control | Masaaki Yatsuzuka | bit.ly/3WeLIzh

'While preparing for threats in the 2030s and beyond, Australia must also get ready for protracted military operations in worst contingencies this decade', writes Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦.

aspistrategist.org.au/national-defen…

'Turkey will of course look after its interests as it develops new relationships. But the West should recognise and endorse the eastwards move in its influence, which is definitely to China’s disadvantage', writes Cheuk Yui (Thomas) Kwong 鄺卓睿 توماس. aspistrategist.org.au/turkeys-influe…

National Defence Strategy: preparing slowly to strike far | Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 | bit.ly/4daaM0C

In this National Interest article on technology & national security, Bronte Munro writes: 'The 🇺🇸 & its allies must better engage tech companies to consider dual-use applications from a commercial opportunity perspective & a national security imperative'.nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/…