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The cracks in Australia’s defence policy: For us, deterrence isn’t about waving a big stick - Crikey
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The article critiques Australia's deterrence posture and defence policy framing, touching on the conceptual underpinnings of Australian strategy in the Indo-Pacific but not reporting concrete capability changes, procurement decisions, or AUKUS programme setbacks. Strategic doctrine debates are relevant to Australia's posture but do not directly alter the probability of specific triggering events unless coupled with capability loss or alliance fracture.
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