Australia's Defence Strategy

Evaluating Alternatives for a Contested Asia

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Pub Date 30 Jan 2017 | Archive Date 09 May 2017

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How would we know a good defence strategy if we saw one? The Asian Century is challenging many of the traditional assumptions at the heart of Australian defence policy and strategy. Defence scholars have risen to the challenge of these transformational times and have collectively produced a smorgasbord of alternatives for policy-makers. The problem is that these recommendations all point in very different directions. How should we evaluate these options?

Adam Lockyer tackles this question and develops a novel conceptual framework for evaluating defence strategies. By doing so, this book breaks new theoretical ground and makes an important contribution to our understanding of strategy in general and defence strategy in particular. Lockyer then applies this analytical tool to the leading arguments in Australia's defence debate and finds that there is still substantial work to be done. Lockyer concludes by proposing a new Australian defence strategy for a contested Asia that would pass the test for a 'good' defence strategy. The result is essential reading for anyone interested in strategy or the future of Australian defence policy.

How would we know a good defence strategy if we saw one? The Asian Century is challenging many of the traditional assumptions at the heart of Australian defence policy and strategy. Defence scholars...


Advance Praise

‘Because enemies are in the habit of being uncooperative, defence planning always must be an exercise requiring major guesswork. Adam Lockyer’s excellent book is suitably respectful of the basic logic of strategy, while endeavouring, sufficiently, I believe, to take duly prudent account of unwelcome strategic surprises in the future. The appearance of Australia’s Defence Strategy is an important landmark in understanding the choices that Australians must make about their national security.’—Colin S. Gray, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading

‘Because enemies are in the habit of being uncooperative, defence planning always must be an exercise requiring major guesswork. Adam Lockyer’s excellent book is suitably respectful of the basic...


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