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No pot of gold: Understanding Defence’s Integrated Investment Program
April 12, 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in The Strategist on 12 April 2024 Image: Hunter-class frigate: BAE Systems. Almost a year ago, the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) set homework for the Department of Defence, including reprioritising the country’s rolling plan for military capability spending, the Integrated Investment Program (IIP). That update is now nearly due. But we should not assume that the government can address defence funding problems by shift


Littoral Naval Operations: Australia’s Experiences
24 March 2024 | Jennifer Parker and Peter Jones *Originally published by the Center For Maritime Strategy on 24 March 2024 Once again, as...


One year along Australia’s optimal pathway to nuclear-powered submarines
March 13 2024 | Jennifer Parker Image: Department of Defence. Today marks 12 months since the release of the ‘optimal pathway’ Australia...


Call out China’s maritime aggression by its real name
9 March | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review 9 March 2024 China intruded into this week’s ASEAN...


Awakening of a maritime nation 50 years in the making
21 February | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review 21 February Image: HMAS ANZAC, Royal Australian...