Brendan Nicholson – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:57:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Ukraine is fighting our war https://www.openforum.com.au/ukraine-is-fighting-our-war/ Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:35:58 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=46916 On the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of his country, Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko has delivered a blunt and heartfelt message to Australia—Ukraine is fighting our war.

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Ships still have a place at sea https://www.openforum.com.au/ships-still-have-a-place-at-sea/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:29:50 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=46793 Despite the growing lethality of anti-ship missiles and hunter-killer submarines, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, the head of Australia's Navy, firmly believes that surface sea power still has a major role to play in modern conflicts.

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Protecting Australia https://www.openforum.com.au/protecting-australia/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:53:59 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=44727 Australia’s most senior military officer has warned that the nation faces complex and interwoven threats including high-end military capabilities, economic coercion, climate change and AI-driven dangers to democracy in a post-truth world.

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Behind the wheel https://www.openforum.com.au/behind-the-wheel/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:26:51 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=45044 In a recent interview, former cabinet minister Christopher Pyne recalls the knock on effects on Australia's manufacturing capacity of the closure of South Australia's car plants.

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The horror of dealing with Trump https://www.openforum.com.au/the-horror-of-dealing-with-trump/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 19:38:35 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=44965 Former Australian defence minister Christoper Pyne has compared the experience of dealing with US President Donald Trump’s administration to watching the supernatural horror film The Conjuring.

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Lessons in leadership https://www.openforum.com.au/lessons-in-leadership/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:33:19 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=43985 Former Defence Minister Kevin Andrews recalls the worrying security briefings which stiffened Australia's resolve to acknowledge and face China's expansionist agenda.

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Diplomacy and defence must work together https://www.openforum.com.au/diplomacy-and-defence-must-work-together/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:42:01 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=43644 Strong diplomacy is crucial to avoid conflict, and the Australian Defence Force must operate within an envelope created and expanded by the nation’s diplomatic efforts, says ADF chief Angus Campbell.

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Australia enters the missile age https://www.openforum.com.au/australia-enters-the-missile-age/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:50:39 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42645 The government has accepted the review’s recommendations in the public version of the review report signalling a major restructuring of Defence capability to enable it to deal with major military threats.

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Beauty and the beast https://www.openforum.com.au/beauty-and-the-beast-2/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:40:27 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42162 The bestial cruelty displayed by Russia’s invaders has shocked the world but only deepened Ukraine's determination to fight for its survival.

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Continuity in strategic planning https://www.openforum.com.au/continuity-in-strategic-planning/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 20:37:22 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42074 The former Australian defence minister Ian McLachlan has made a timely plea for genuine bipartisanship in defence planning to provide advice based on experience and to ensure continuity across successive governments.

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The future of air power https://www.openforum.com.au/the-future-of-air-power/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:11:09 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41819 Defence analysts have been predicting the eclipse of manned aircraft since the invention of ground to air missiles in the 1950s, but Russian air losses in the war in Ukraine could see a fundamental shift in military doctrine with expensive manned platforms replaced by cheaper drones for some close support missions.

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“We’re fighting this war for you” https://www.openforum.com.au/were-fighting-this-war-for-you/ https://www.openforum.com.au/were-fighting-this-war-for-you/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 20:34:37 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41764 ‘If Putin is allowed to win, the face and deterrence value of collective security on the international rules-based systems will be fatally wounded,’ Kyiv’s ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, tells The Strategist.

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