Greg Colton
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US National Defence Strategy may force Australia to get off the fence
Sometimes your closest friends, rather than your rivals, cause the biggest headaches. → Read More
Defence needs to develop international engagement specialists
Not every soldier has the skills to mentor and advise foreign forces. → Read More
No zero-sum game in greater Pacific ties
Australia can play a major role in setting the agenda to the gain of all Pacific island nations. → Read More
Time for Australia to forge free compact agreements in the Pacific
Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati will benefit from intimate ties with Australia through free compact association. → Read More
To lead in the Pacific, Australia must lead on climate change
Australia’s position as the world’s largest coal exporter does not sit easy with many Pacific Islanders. → Read More
Australia must criticise US withdrawal from UNESCO
US should be reminded that leaving UNESCO is counter to Australian values. → Read More
Fuel security: Why the RAN should prioritise the Indo-Pacific
There are many, perhaps infinite, factors that can comprise national interest. Fuel security should be among those at the top of the list. → Read More
Australia, US and NZ military co-operation augurs well
For the first time, the combined amphibious force was comprised of ships from the US, Australia and New Zealand. → Read More
Talisman Sabre 17: The realisation of defence strategy
For the first time in more 30 years Australia has a military strategy that is beginning to truly align ends, ways and means. → Read More
Three focus points for Turnbull at G20 summit
The G20 should focus on climate change and Australia has an important role to play as a regional leader. → Read More
Resilience in the post-RAMSI era
Ultimately, the legacy of RAMSI will not be measured by what was achieved over the last 14 years, but by what happens in the future. → Read More
RAAF’s decision on Syria raises more questions than it answers
Yesterday the Australian government announced the RAAF is temporarily ceasing operations over Syria. Although a Defence spokesman told the ABC that ‘force protection was regularly reviewed’, it is hard not to conclude the move was a response to the US downing of a Syrian jet and the subsequent threat by Russia to track any aircraft west of the Euphrates River with surface-to-air missile systems.… → Read More
Understanding resilience and fragility in the South Pacific
This model forces decision-makers to compare the pre-emptive costs of intervention against the cost of restorative intervention. → Read More
Australia calling: How to fight external electoral manipulation in the South Pacific
Authoritative news, delivered to mobile phones, could be a stabilising influence in an era characterised by destabilising external forces. → Read More