Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The 2026 National Defence Strategy places deterrence at the centre of Australia's defence policy, but what makes deterrence credible?
At the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference, Courtney Stewart, Deputy Director of ASPI's Defence Strategy Program, chaired a discussion with Professor Peter J. Dean PhD SFHEA, General Sir Francis Hassett Chair of Military Studies at the Australian War College and Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University; Markus Garlauskas, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council; and Dr Lavina Lee, Director of the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre.
The panel explored how military capability, national resilience, industrial capacity, political resolve and strong alliances combine to shape deterrence credibility, and what Australia can do to strengthen it.
The 2026 National Defence Strategy places deterrence at the centre of Australia's defence policy, but what makes deterrence credible?
At the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference, Courtney Stewart, Deputy Director of ASPI's Defence Strategy Program, chaired a discussion with Professor Peter J. Dean PhD SFHEA, General Sir Francis Hassett Chair of Military Studies at the Australian War College and Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University; Markus Garlauskas, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council; and Dr Lavina Lee, Director of the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre.
The panel explored how military capability, national resilience, industrial capacity, political resolve and strong alliances combine to shape deterrence credibility, and what Australia can do to strengthen it.
