Australia's naval upgrade may not be enough to keep pace in a fast-changing region
- Written by Chris Barrie, Honorary Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
As part of Australia's naval upgrade, construction of 12 future submarines will start around 2022-23.Brendan Esposito/AAP
Last year, Professor Roger Bradbury and I questioned whether or not there was an unacceptable risk of the world “sleepwalking” into war.
We cited as reasons to be concerned a lack of strong and principled leadership,...
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