The world is not totally Hobbesian,but there are enough points of concern for this defence white paper to be considered well argued Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and defence minister Marise Payne launched the new defence white paper in Canberra to much fanfare in front of the next generation of officers assembled at the Australian Defence Force Academy on Thursday. The event marked a commitment to raising defence expenditure to 2% of GDP within the next decade and committing hundreds of billions of dollars to building military capabilities. How did the government come to this decision and how is it justified? Deep in the heart of Australias strategic defence planners lies an abiding recollection of the shadowy times of 1942, when Australia, and it appeared,was on the cusp of being invaded, and several Australian cities were bombed. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com