Prof of Strategic Studies @ SDSC , ANU; fmr Director, USSC & UWA DSI; NRF @SeaPowerCentre; Non-Res Snr Fellow @AtlanticCouncil; Indo-Pac Sec: RTs≠E
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Australian citizen, hold a Bachelors degree or even better an Honours or Masters degree in a related field, with demonstrated interest or expertise in strategy and defence policy then has @DefenceProf got a role for you! 🫵 @ANUBellSchool #jobs #academia jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/researc…
Peter J. Dean retweeted
Great position being advertised here as a research associate, working with @ANU_SDSC @ANUBellSchool and @DefenceProf jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/researc…
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🧵Pentagon launches review into AUKUS deal to ensure it meets Trump's '🇺🇸First' agenda |
Much will be made of this today in 🇦🇺, the #AUKUS deal has always been complex with key risks. But there is a lot in this deal for 🇺🇸 1/
abc.net.au/news/2025-06-12/a…
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As the Pentagon launches its AUKUS review, exclusive new @LowyInstitute polling shows that a clear majority of Australians (67%) continue to favour acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. This has held firm since the deal was announced four years ago.
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“Taiwan saw its highest monthly number of Chinese naval ship sightings so far this year, while naval and aircraft detections are up over previous years.
Ian Ellis, founder of @iejmedia, posted an infographic showing PLAN ships were tracked 250 times in May, the most in one month since August 2024.” @TaiwanNewsEN @keverington
Taiwan tracks Chinese naval ships 250 times in May taiwannews.com.tw/news/61274…
Peter J. Dean retweeted
Blunt comments from PNG Defence Minister Billy Joseph at @ASPI_org conference
- suggests PLAN circumnavigation was a reminder of "threats" facing region
- PNG Australia defence treaty sends a clear "message" that "when it comes to security, we choose our traditional partners"
Peter J. Dean retweeted
Interesting - Defence Minister Richard Marles
announces on his visit to Maldives that Australia will gift the Indian Ocean nation a Guardian-class patrol boat. It's the first time (I think) Australia has handed one of these patrol boats to a nation outside the Pacific
Peter J. Dean retweeted
Alongside the Maldives Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, I am proud to announce Australia will gift an Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat to Maldives. This initiative will support the Maldives in strengthening their maritime security capability, and more broadly regional security and stability. Australia is proud to partner with the Maldives and look forward to more opportunities to continue enhancing our bilateral relationship.
Peter J. Dean retweeted
Hard assessment of why the ambitions of AUKUS Pillar II have not been achieved and what must be done to "resuscitate" the project. @houseforeigngop @defenceprof @mchorowitz @JAParker29 @WarOnTheRocks
warontherocks.com/2025/06/au…
Peter J. Dean retweeted
A new era of threat requires a new era for defence.
The Strategic Defence Review marks a landmark shift in our deterrence and defence ⬇️
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Announces PIPIR projects, including P-8 radar maintenance in Australia as well as UAV and army watercraft repair
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SecDef Pete Hegseth is about to speak here at the Shangri-La Dialogue @IISS in Singapore.
This is his first major speech in the region, so will be watched closely. I’m going to live tweet it. Here we go…
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Calling the next generation of strategic thinkers: Strengthen Australia–Japan ties through immersive fieldwork, mentorship, and publishing opportunities.
Applications close soon.
Learn more and apply: ussc.edu.au/about/programs/j… @japanfoundation
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Why AUKUS remains the right strategy for the future defence of Australia |
My latest for the @ConversationEDU 👇
@NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra @ConGeostrategy
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Peter J. Dean retweeted
China seizes disputed reef in the South China Sea - the remarkable thing of the noise in international affairs of late is helping advancing the seizing of features in the SCS in a way we had not seen in years. With consequences for Taiwan too. on.ft.com/4iznhUC
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Peter Dutton pledges defence boost |
This week I joined @abcnews #newsradio's PM program alongside @DefenceProf to discuss defence spending.
You can listen via the link below 👇
@NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra @ConGeostrategy @AsiaPacific4D
abc.net.au/listen/programs/p…
Peter J. Dean retweeted
Great analysis by @DefenceProf in today's @australian on the failings of both parties approaches to Defence Policy. He ends with a novel and intriguing idea:
"If we could combine the Coalition’s defence spending pledge and Labor’s defence spending plan you have the making of a sound defence strategy for Australia. Given the world we live in, this is desperately needed. As both sides of politics agree, we are living in the most dangerous strategic circumstances since World War II and the first priority of any federal government is the security of the nation and its people."
A truly bipartisan 'whole of nation' unified apolitical approach to Defence Policy in 'the most challenging strategic environment since the Second World War' - take the politics out of the portfolio... could it work?? 🤔
theaustralian.com.au/comment…
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"In defence policy there is an age old saying – strategy without funding is not strategy. Conversely, funding without a strategy is still not strategy."
Nice summary of where we've got to with the announcements from both major parties from @DefenceProf
“If Australia wants more self-reliance from the US… then defence spending needs to increase.”
Can either side deliver the strategy and the funding Australia needs? @USSC's @DefenceProf looks at what Labor and the Coalition have planned.
Read: ussc.edu.au/sure-there-s-som…
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UK AUKUS Special Rep. "When the AUKUS partnership was announced in 2021 it was regarded, rightly, as the most significant capability collaboration since the Mutual Defence Agreement of 1958. Since then, the strategic relevance of AUKUS has only increased"
gov.uk/government/news/aukus…
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