Operation Pakistan Assist II: ‘The Most Successful Australian Deployment of a Combined Humanitarian Task Force.’
Download PDF Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe FDI Senior Analyst Key Points ADF involvement in overseas humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions are forecasted to increase in frequency in the coming decades and will continue to remain integral to Australian foreign policy objectives. Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations require extensive inter-force and inter-agency cooperation, not only with...
‘The Objective I Have for the Army is to be Able to Confront the Full Spectrum of Threats’ – General Teeravat Boonyapradub, Royal Thai Army
Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe FDI Senior Analyst Download PDF Key Points The Royal Thai Army is modernising its weapons systems and equipment in preparation for a number of potential future contingencies ranging from conventional to irregular threats. Presently, Thailand appears to be more concerned about its restive Islamic population in the south of the country, than...
‘I See the Indian Ocean to be as Important as the Pacific’ – Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston
Download PDF Key Points As the Indian Ocean’s importance continues to increase, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston believes that: Australia’s defence forces must be able to operate in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans simultaneously Australia will need to engage the military leadership of China, India and other Indian Ocean littoral states Existing base...
South African Taps into Kimberley Potential
Download PDF Key Points Indonesian cattle exports face uncertain future as Indonesia seeks self-sufficiency Summer cropping gives cattle breeders scope for income security Soil and water conditions provide Kimberley with significant untapped potential South African farmers, eager to come to Australia, would bring new farming methods that would lift farm production levels. Background As the...
Timor-Leste: Operation Tower Monitors Stability
Download PDF Key Points Australian military observers in Timor-Leste report that: Progress has been made in training and integrating Timor-Leste’s security forces. Timor-Leste has achieved a respectable degree of self-sufficiency in maintaining internal security. For the foreseeable future, Australia’s military involvement in Timor-Leste under a UN mandate will remain integral to the stabilisation of...