Setting a high bar down under: An American perspective on Australia’s White Paper

By and | Februari 29, 2016 | Categories: Australia
The Australian Defence White Paper was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait. From an American perspective, the White Paper is a carefully crafted document that will leave many in Washington both pleased with and envious of Canberra’s strategic conceptualisation and connection of ends and means. The White Paper notes that ‘a […]

Seeing the Forest through the SAMs on Woody Island

By , and | Februari 18, 2016 | Categories: China, Paracel Islands, South China Sea
The recent deployment of Chinese surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to Woody Island is a notable tactical development, but a far more significant strategic signal. Tactically, the HQ-9 batteries deployed to Woody Island could target aircraft at ranges up to 125 miles (200 kilometers), covering much of the Paracel Islands, which are also claimed by Vietnam and […]