Wargames facing wrong way as the strategic focus shifts

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Wargames facing wrong way as the strategic focus shifts Wargames facing wrong way as the strategic focus shifts 03/08/2021 | 8 MINS This article by Professor Peter Dean and Professor Stephen Smith from LIT's Defence and Security Institute, originally appeared in The Australian. It is time to rethink Talisman Sabre through an up-to-date strategic lens. AustraliaΓÇÖs largest and most important military exercise has been in its ninth iteration this past fortnight. There is no doubt about its increasing significance to both Australia and our alliance partner, the US. It helps improve interoperability with the US and helps certify Australian capability. Our peak bilateral exercise also has become increasingly multilateral since its inception in 2005. This year, despite the pandemic, the exercise will involve 17,000 military personnel, including from Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Britain, as well as observers from India, Indonesia, France and Germany. Its growing significance also has been recognised by the PeopleΓÇÖs Repub

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Wargames facing wrong way as the strategic focus shifts Wargames facing wrong way as the strategic focus shifts 03/08/2021 | 8 MINS This article by Professor Peter Dean and Professor Stephen Smith from LIT's Defence and Security Institute, originally appeared in The Australian.

It is time to rethink Talisman Sabre through an up-to-date strategic lens.

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