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Originally published in Australian Outlook on 22 March 2023. Despite the often-repeated assertion that the Quad and AUKUS are alliances, and the prospective progenitors of a future Asian NATO, the truth is much more benign. While they have important roles to play in Australia’s regional strategy, they both fall short of the alliance standard and show no…
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Being frustrated with the framing of, and conclusions drawn from, political polling is an evergreen experience in life, but I feel compelled to offer a critique of some of today’s Essential poll on Australia’s foreign policy as published by The Guardian. Polling can be a useful tool in gauging public perceptions. Equally, it’s valuable to…
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Originally published in the Canberra Times on 23 December 2023. The passage of time in Defence can be measured as much by ministers, secretaries, and chiefs as by the publication of key white papers, strategies, and reviews. Some have retained prominence decades later, such as the 1987 Defence white paper and its preceding 1986 Dibb Review. Others,…
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The Australian Financial Review published an article yesterday by James Curran and Les Hewitt entitled “The map that shows Australia’s nine most important allies”. In order, the ‘alliances’ listed here are: As much as it excites me to see one of my key research interests in the news, I’m afraid that the article is likely…
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Earlier this week I was very pleased to have my most recent commentary published in the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter blog. Building on some themes of my Doctoral thesis, and sparked by the recent anniversary of the Australia-Japan Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, I examine Australia’s recent approach to security institution-building in the Indo-Pacific. Visit The…
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After a slightly protracted delay, thanks in large part to the challenge of balancing work, PhD study, and impending fatherhood, I have recently had another short piece published. This article was carried by Fulcrum, the blog of the Singapore-based Institute for Southeast Asia Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute, and examined the past and future contributions of…
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After nearly a year in the chair at the ANU National Security College, I’ve had the chance to take a more active role in the College’s National Security Podcast. I’ve hosted five episodes in 2023: Examining Korea’s place in the regional order (11 May) I was joined by ANU colleagues Dr Mike Cohen and Dr…
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As part of my role at the ANU National Security College, we publish a weekly podcast, and recently we published the first episode that I feature on as a co-host. In this conversation, my colleague Will Stoltz and I talk with the Center for New American Security’s Lisa Curtis on the US National Security Strategy,…
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Earlier this month I had my first piece published with The Conversation, which analysed the circumstances surrounding the announcement by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles that he had commissioned an investigation into whether ex-Australian Defence Force pilots had provided training to China’s People’s Liberation Army. The British Ministry of Defence announced…
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In February 2022 I once again participated in the Griffith Asia Institute’s annual Australia-Japan-India trilateral roundtable, this time on the theme of “Strengthening the Indo-Pacific regional order”. GAI subsequently published some of my reflections as part of their Griffith Asia Insights blog. My post addressed the question of whether the Russian invasion of Ukraine truly…
About Me
In short, in matters historical, gastronomical, and sartorial, I am the very model of a man with interest multifacetal.
Recent Posts
- Faux-alliances: AUKUS and the Quad are no Asian NATO
- Leading questions and Australia’s defence and foreign policy
- Canberra Times: Defence has said much about what it wants, but little about how it will get it
- Allies, partners, friends. What’s in a name?
- Lowy Institute: “A sign of the times: the resurgence of pacts, treaties, and alliances”
David M. Andrews 