Opinion
Australia needs a formal national security strategy
The government has reached a point where it can no longer avoid open discussion of fundamental questions about unpreparedness for strategic trouble ahead.
Rory MedcalfGeopolitical analystThe government enters 2024 with no shortage of critique and commentary on how to protect Australia’s interests in a volatile world.
Two globally repercussive wars are raging, strategic breakdown in our region is a genuine fear, and the intersection of climate risk, societal mistrust, disinformation, tech disruption, economic shocks and other cross-border contagion bodes ill.
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