In Putin’s war, everybody loses
PETER LAYTON | The war in Ukraine is entering its ninth week. Looking back, in the first three weeks, Russia tried to … Read More
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A balancing act: Humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and the ADF
PETER LAYTON AND PETER LEAHY | The Australian Defence Force has a long and proud history of delivering Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief… Read More
Time and troops in finite supply for Russia’s army in Ukraine
PETER LAYTON | To everyone’s surprise, after a month’s hard fighting in Ukraine, the Russian army is now effectively fully committed. Read More
Scenarios for the war in Ukraine
PETER LAYTON | Russia’s war has stalled. There are small advances, but at high cost. Russian forces started the war with … Read More
General Valery Gerasimov’s great Ukrainian disaster
PETER LAYTON | How did we end up here? We all thought Putin’s modernized Russian army was ten feet tall and led by a… Read More
Australia spent billions on jet fighters off the plan. Now, we’re having trouble even flying them
PETER LAYTON | There’s a problem with Australia’s brand new fighter jet—it’s just not that reliable. As a result, it flies about 25… Read More
China’s grey zone tactics amount to far more than just laser games
PETER LAYTON | Just after lunchtime Thursday 17 February, China for the first time undertook grey zone actions in the seas… Read More
Living with a feared China and Russian-built chaos
PETER LAYTON | To Western eyes, China’s wolf-warrior foreign affairs policy and Russia’s extravagant threats over Ukraine can appear cryptic. Read More
Australia–Japan defence cooperation in the grey zone
PETER LAYTON | Over the last several years, the relationship with China has become increasingly awkward for both Australia and Japan. Other nations have… Read More
A disruptive innovation, future-focussed Australian strategic studies
PETER LAYTON | Australian strategic studies cannot keep up with current rates of geostrategic change. Focussing on different analysis methodologies — such as forward-looking,… Read More
