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Home / Archived Article(s) by Author: Brendan Nicholson
    • Defence and Security

    Air force ramps up for ‘grey zone’ missions

    Brendan Nicholson     |      November 2, 2020

    The Royal Australian Air Force must be able to operate in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific ‘grey zone’ of super power confrontation.

    • Resilience

    Bushfire royal commission warns of catastrophic consequences of climate change

    Brendan Nicholson     |      November 1, 2020

    The commission says strong adaptation measures are necessary to respond to the impacts of climate change, and warming beyond the next 20 to 30 years is largely dependent on the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions.

    • Health

    Helping first responders deal with stress

    Brendan Nicholson     |      October 16, 2020

    Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation providing mental health support to members of first responder agencies and their families.

    • Defence and Security

    Forewarned is forearmed

    Brendan Nicholson     |      October 9, 2020

    Army chief Lieutenant General Rick Burr has written to all of Australia’s soldiers to prepare them for the release of a report expected to contain shocking allegations that a small number of troops carried out multiple war crimes in Afghanistan.

    • Defence and Security

    Restoring military culture

    Brendan Nicholson     |      October 6, 2020

    The Australian Army is rebuilding the cultural and ethical base of its special forces in the light of allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan.

    • Climate Change

    Economics may drive the climate change solution

    Brendan Nicholson     |      August 21, 2020

    Measures to reduce climate change are likely to be driven by economics as more nations measure the true cost of burning fossil fuels.

    • Defence and Security

    Grim findings to come in war crimes investigation

    Brendan Nicholson     |      August 12, 2020

    Australians will be dismayed by the findings of an investigation into allegations that their special forces in Afghanistan committed war crimes, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has warned.

    • Resilience

    The army must be ready to fight more than fires

    Brendan Nicholson     |      June 1, 2020

    The ADF’s primary focus on defending the nation has not changed but the military can still lend a hand when the nation is burning.

    • Defence and Security

    The rocky road from concept to combat

    Brendan Nicholson     |      January 3, 2020

    The way industry, the army and military scientists worked together to harden the Bushmaster against ever more devastating IEDs offers a model of effective defence cooperation.

    • Defence and Security

    Australia’s expanding navy helps us play a larger regional role

    Brendan Nicholson     |      October 9, 2019

    The Royal Australian Navy is building relationships with allies and gaining experience in an increasingly complex and uncertain Indo-Pacific region.

    • Defence and Security

    Australia’s ‘unbreakable alliance’

    Brendan Nicholson     |      August 18, 2019

    Washington’s ambassador to Australia, Arthur Culvahouse, has used a speech to ASPI to stress the strength of the alliance with the United States and to reject suggestions that China and America are involved in a new cold war.

    • Defence and Security

    The threat to the West from ‘political warfare’

    Brendan Nicholson     |      June 18, 2019

    A new form of ‘political warfare’ has emerged in the internet age, with information campaigns, cyber operations and social media propaganda used by hostile state actors to undermine western democracies.

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