Peter J. Dean

Prof of Strategic Studies @ SDSC , ANU; fmr Director, USSC & UWA DSI; NRF @SeaPowerCentre; Non-Res Snr Fellow @AtlanticCouncil; Indo-Pac Sec: RTs≠E

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

@Qantas thanks again for a rubbish trip-every flight late by over an hour-on top of that you have fed me deliberately false information about the delays -telling passengers a boarding time for a plane that won’t even arrive then - you are really kicking customer service goals atm

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

Nailed it -

“Currently, staff see livelihoods at risk, students see disruption, and vice chancellors see balance sheets collapsing. Everyone is right, which is precisely why nobody is happy.”

https://t.co/GMhSrLg9yt

[Dr Stephen Clarke @StephenClarkeNZ]

Australian citizen, hold a Bachelors degree or even better an Honours or Masters degree in a related field, with demonstrated interest or expertise in strategy and defence policy then has @DefenceProf got a role for you! 🫵 @ANUBellSchool #jobs #academia https://t.co/XxaIkajpHj

[John Blaxland @JohnBlaxland1]

Great position being advertised here as a research associate, working with @ANU_SDSC @ANUBellSchool and @DefenceProf https://t.co/IpmzNTXHW5

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

😂😂😂

[Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D. @ColinPClarke]

It's not regime change unless it comes from the regime change region of France. Otherwise, it's just sparkling decapitation strikes without a strategic endgame.

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

@rpotter_9 Over land not water

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

When discussing drone warfare for the ADF a couple of considerations are key:

The Indo-Pacific is not Ukraine

The Indo-Pacific is a maritime environment defined by extreme distances - it is not a short range continental environment -

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

@rpotter_9 600k km sq v 7.6m km sq

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

@AlexLuck9 Gold 😂

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

Again exceptionally short range compared to the IP, you can’t ignore geography

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

Buying thousands of drones now to sit on the shelf and be out of date in 3 months is not the answer

Innovation, experimentation and industry development is key-investing in these parts of capability is critical

Counter drone capabilities are short term investment priorities

[Jennifer Parker @JAParker29]

🧵Pentagon launches review into AUKUS deal to ensure it meets Trump's '🇺🇸First' agenda |

Much will be made of this today in 🇦🇺, the #AUKUS deal has always been complex with key risks. But there is a lot in this deal for 🇺🇸 1/

https://t.co/5sjuBYkvCH

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

The UK has finished its Lovegrove review, the UK parliament review is look at how to better deliver AUKUS, Australia is doing a review of the ASA and the 2023 DSR reviewed AUKUS against the risks, new strategy and capability needs

[Malcolm Turnbull @TurnbullMalcolm]

The UK is conducting a review of AUKUS. The US DoD is conducting a review of AUKUS. But Australia, which has the most at stake, has no review. Our Parliament to date has been the least curious and least informed. Time to wake up?

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

Timely and interesting data

[Ryan Neelam @RyanNeelam]

As the Pentagon launches its AUKUS review, exclusive new @LowyInstitute polling shows that a clear majority of Australians (67%) continue to favour acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. This has held firm since the deal was announced four years ago.

[Ryan Neelam @RyanNeelam]

As the Pentagon launches its AUKUS review, exclusive new @LowyInstitute polling shows that a clear majority of Australians (67%) continue to favour acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. This has held firm since the deal was announced four years ago.

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

Clear and thoughtful analysis - unlike much of the hyperbole

[Jennifer Parker @JAParker29]

Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse |

My thoughts on the US #AUKUS review 👇

@NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra @ConGeostrategy

https://t.co/3mLUXgrzqL

[Ian Ellis @ianellisjones]

“Taiwan saw its highest monthly number of Chinese naval ship sightings so far this year, while naval and aircraft detections are up over previous years.

Ian Ellis, founder of @iejmedia, posted an infographic showing PLAN ships were tracked 250 times in May, the most in one month since August 2024.” @TaiwanNewsEN @keverington

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Blunt comments from PNG Defence Minister Billy Joseph at @ASPI_org conference
- suggests PLAN circumnavigation was a reminder of "threats" facing region
- PNG Australia defence treaty sends a clear "message" that "when it comes to security, we choose our traditional partners"

[Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf]

@stephendziedzic excellent move

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Interesting - Defence Minister Richard Marles
announces on his visit to Maldives that Australia will gift the Indian Ocean nation a Guardian-class patrol boat. It's the first time (I think) Australia has handed one of these patrol boats to a nation outside the Pacific