Unpacking Australia’s new defence strategy

This week on Stop the World, Senior ASPI Analyst Euan Graham is joined by retired Major General Andrew Bottrell AO, who was previously Head of Land Systems at Defence, alongside ASPI’s Director of Defence Strategy & National Security Bec Shrimpton to discuss the newly released National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. What is a National Defence Strategy and an Integrated Investment Program and why do we need them? Euan, Andrew and Bec explain the rationale behind the NDS and IIP and share their immediate responses to the two documents – what impressed them and where they see the risks and challenges as the Government looks to implement them.   Mentioned in this episode: ASPI report: Regional security and Pacific partnerships: Recuriting Pacific Islanders into the Australian Defence Force National Defence Strategy Integrated Investment Program   Guests:Euan Graham Major General (Ret’d) Andrew Bottrell AO Bec Shrimpton