How to Defend Australia

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La Trobe University Press, 2 jul 2019 - 336 páginas

A brilliant and important book about Australia’s future


Can Australia defend itself in the Asian century? How seriously ought we take the risk of war? Do we want to remain a middle power? What kind of strategy, and what Australian Defence Force, do we need?


In this groundbreaking book, Hugh White considers these questions and more. With exceptional clarity and frankness, he makes the case for a reconceived defence of Australia. Along the way he offers intriguing insights into history, technology and the Australian way of war.


Hugh White is the country’s most provocative, revelatory and yet realistic commentator on Australia’s strategic and defence orientation. In an age of power politics and armed rivalry in Asia, it is time for fresh thinking. In this controversial and persuasive contribution, White sets new terms for one of the most crucial conversations Australia needs to have.


‘This book, by one of Australia’s leading defence policy thinkers, will be a very important contribution to our national discussion in coming years. Hugh White tackles many challenging issues and opens up the new debate that we need to have as Australia plots its course through a changing international environment.’—Robert O’Neill, former Chichele Professor of the history of war, University of Oxford

 

‘Hugh White is among our most knowledgeable and practised strategists. While I am strongly supportive of the US alliance, How to Defend Australia is a serious work from a serious patriot that requires close reading. It deserves a wide audience.’—Kim Beazley

 

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Authors note
Thinking about
Can Australia defend itself?
War in our future
Strategic risks
How we got here
Defining the task
What do we need to defend?
Designing the force
Thinking about capabilities
Navy
Army
Air force
Nuclear weapons
Can we do
Money

What must the ADF be able to
How do we use armed force? 8 War at
Defending Australia
Defending our interests
Choices
Sources and further reading
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Hugh White is the author of The China Choice and two Quarterly Essays, Power Shift and Without America. He has been an intelligence analyst, journalist, senior adviser to Defence Minister Kim Beazley and Prime Minister Bob Hawke, and senior official in the Department of Defence, and was the principal author of Australia’s 2000 Defence White Paper. White is professor of strategic studies at the ANU.

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