The Federal Government’s AUKUS nuclear submarine program highlights the growing strategic importance of Perth and WA to the Indo-Pacific region but much more work is needed to address how we meet all the infrastructure and personnel needs.
In a flurry of late-April private talks, Filipino diplomats challenged officials from China over the recent pattern of assertive behavior from Chinese vessels in the South China Sea. The behavior by the Chinese included the early-February targeting of a Philippine Coast Guard ship with a…
Canberra announced it will spend almost $4 billion over the next four years, significantly upgrading Australia’s northern bases from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands across to Queensland. They will be fitted out with long-range strike weapons, better runways and security.
The papers in this series Beyond the South China Sea: other maritime disputes in Southeast Asia have highlighted the persistence of ‘lesser-known’ maritime boundary disputes in Southeast Asia. Yet, they also reveal the efforts of regional states to resolve these disputes.
“I do think you’ll see an increase in US presence, particularly naval presence in Western Australia,” says UWA Defence and Security Institute Research Fellow, Dr Troy Lee-Brown.
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2023, the Director of the Defence and Security Institute at The University of Western Australia is encouraging more women to enter the sector to bring the “balance, connectivity and agility” it needs in the face of global uncertainty.
A community leader on Australia’s most westerly tropical territory has called for clarity about a half-a-billion dollar upgrade of the territory’s military capabilities amid fears it will create a security risk and infrastructure headaches.
The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the strategic partnership between ASEAN and India, but there are new opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation. Southeast Asian states should strengthen their regional maritime security…
The Chair of UWA Defence & Security Institute Professor Stephen Smith and retired Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston will jointly oversee a comprehensive study of the ADF’s structure, preparedness and investments.
The Defence and Security Institute is an initiative by The University of Western Australia.
The University of Western Australia acknowledges that its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.