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 ANTHONY BERGIN
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01 February 2010
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Chinese explorers have an eye for our frozen assets
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Opinion piece by Anthony Bergin on China's interest in the Antarctic. He says we need to make informed judgments on Antarctic resource exploitation issues and on ways to manage any interest that may emerge should the mining ban ever be relaxed to protect Australia's interests.
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The Australian, p.9; The Australian
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25 January 2010
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Guantanamo a trial for Obama
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Opinion piece by Anthony Bergin and Gregory Rose commented that last Friday was the deadline for closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facitlity. They have suggested that decisions in national security might be better made by a bench of three or more senior judges.
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The Australian, p.8
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ANDREW DAVIES
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04 November 2009
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Subs project could end up at $36bn
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Opinion piece by Andrew Davies who says the defence White Paper made a significant omission when it left out the cost of Australia's purchase of more submarines. Current estimates are $36 billion, but the final bill is not likely to be known until the late 2030s.
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Australian Financial Review, p.63
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24 October 2009
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F-35 sill best bet to control skies
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Opinion piece by Andrew Davies who calls for the study of earlier-technology options before the introduction of the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter. He says it is important to explore other aircraft possibilities before going ahead with the JSF.
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Weekend Australian, Supplements p.6
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RASPAL KHOSA
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08 December 2007
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Patience, resources will decide Afghan outcome
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Opinion piece by Raspal Khosa on the need for the government to carefully evaluate its policy options in Afghanistan. In early 2008, the Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan will grow to more than 1000 due to plans made by the previous government. It will be up to the Rudd government to plan Australia’s further involvement in Afghanistan which he says will be a long-term approach that calls for patience and funding.
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Weekend Australian, p.3
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13 June 2007
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Our academies of terror
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Opinion piece by Raspal Khosa on Australian universities are potential terrorist targets. They may also be a source of personnel, knowledge and material for attacks on other targets. Although there are many potential soft targets for terrorists and terrorist attacks against academic institutions are rare, terrorists will turn to easier targets such as universities as increased security makes higher value hits including transport networks more difficult.
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The Australian Online
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ROD LYON
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23 May 2009
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White paper grapples with uncertainties over C-word
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Opinion piece by Rod Lyon which explores two differing views of China's strategic role in the recently released Defence White Paper.
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The Weekend Australian, p.16
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07 July 2008
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Deterrence must always be the name of the game
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Opinion piece by Rod Lyon on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament.
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The Australian, p.8; The Australian Online
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MARK THOMSON
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24 October 2009
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Less blue-sky innovation, more basics
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Opinion piece by Mark Thomson on the reviews needed before defence planning contemplates the future beyond Collins class submarines.
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Weekend Australian, Supplements p.11
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02 June 2009
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Defence's black op: keep the public in the dark
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Mark Thomson discusses the lack of insight provided by the budget and the White Paper into Defence's spending plans in an opinion piece published in the Canberra Times.
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Canberra Times, p.16
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CARL UNGERER
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31 December 2009
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Spooks caught with their pants down
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Opinion piece by Carl Ungerer on the intelligence community's inability to share information, highlighted by Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab's reported attempt to blow up a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.
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The Australian, p.12; The Australian online
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16 December 2009
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Joining the national security dots
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The opinion piece by Carl Ungerer considers the difficulties for the government in the new security environment when key instruments of national security policy are distributed across multiple agencies and jurisdictions. He looks at what an integrated security strategy would look like.
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The Sydney Morning Herald online
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