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Yes, women do belong in frontline combat roles
15 April 2025 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian on 15 April 2025 Image: Image of RAAF Â Corporal Samantha Mead...

Australia’s plan for acquiring nuclear-submarines is on track
2 April 2025 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 2 April 2025 Rather than repeatedly...

Defence spending – A question of capability
24 March 2025 | Jennifer Parker Image: Royal Australian Navy Minehunter Coastal HMAS Diamantina anchors in the Derwent River in support...

If we panic about these Chinese ships, Xi wins the propaganda war
27 February | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 27 February 2025 Image: People’s Liberation Army-Navy...

China’s expedition shows Australia must become a maritime power
23 February 2025 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 23 February 2025 Image: Defence Images ...

Why attack missile boats can’t replace major warships
13 February | Jennifer Parker * Originally published in ASPI's The Strategist on 12 February 2025 Image of HMAS Hobart: Daniel...

The US should be concerned about the Panama Canal
3 February 2025 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian on 3 February 2025 Image: Image of Miraflores Locks on the...

The Next Government Needs a Bolder Plan for Maritime Defence
06 January 2025 | Jennifer parker *Originally published in The Australian on 6 January 2025 Image: HMAS Stalwart replenishing HMAS...

China's Push for Closer Defence Ties Is Unrealistic Without Behaviour Change
30 November 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 30 November 2024 While the relationship...

Australia needs a coastguard to meet modern maritime threats
25 November 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in The Strategist on 25 November 2024 Image: HMAS Larrakia in Darwin Harbour:...

What New Zealand's loss of a ship underlines about Australia's hollow naval preparedness
14 October 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 14 October 2024 The loss of a New Zealand...

The Black Sea battle: Learning the right maritime lessons from Ukraine
11 October 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in Lowy's the Interpreter on 11 October 2024 Ukraine’s effective strategy in the...

Australia’s insurance policy: AUKUS Pillar I provides ‘bang for buck’
28 August 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published with the United States Studies Centre on 28 August Breaking down the figures of...

Indonesian deal a step forward, but let’s not overstep the mark
27 August 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in The Australian on 27 August 2024 Image: Indonesian Defence Minister and...

Australia needs to step up in the western Indian Ocean
22 August 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Strategist on 23 August 2024. Image: HMAS Darwin replenishing from USNS...

Interoperability: The missing link in Indo-Pacific security
August 16 2024 | Jennifer Parker * Originally published in Lowy's the Interpreter on 16 August. Settling on a definition of an overused...

Next AUSMIN needs to turn alignment into outcomes
Jennifer Parker | 9 August 2024 *Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 9 August 2024 2024 AUSMIN moved away from...

No gift: Indo-Pacific access is worth its weight in gold
9 May 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Council on Geostrategy's blog Britain's World Image: AUKUS Meeting - President...

Mid-East chaos must not distract us from China’s aggression in the South China Sea
April 17 | Jennifer Parker