Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies, volume 3 number 2

This issue presents Michael Clarke's 'What type of revisionist is China (and why it matters)?' His paper provides insight into how China's position has shifted over the past 70 years and informs how we might better perceive (and respond to) contemporary Chinese rhetoric and foreign policy.

In the following article, Natalia Jevglevskaja and Bianca Baggiarini consider the range of potential effects artificial intelligence (AI) may have on military recruitment and retention, force structure and military readiness.

The national security threat of supply chains has been all too apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the next article, the issue of sovereign capability in cybersecurity is considered.

The commentary section opens with Ahmed S Hashim's provocatively titled consideration of the Indian, Japanese and Chinese's militaries capability in combined arms and jointness. In reflecting on the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, a year after its release, Colonel Kane Wright's commentary evaluates its effectiveness as a guiding document for Defence; and Captain Andrew Willis explains why Antarctica matters to Australia.

The issue ends with a spirited debate between two world-renowned experts on the challenge of the Sino-Russian relations and its strategic implications for Australia. Challenging aspects of Alexey Muraviev's article from AJDSS' previous issue, Matthew Sussex draws out the nuances of the argument to which the author responds in a robust and lively dialogue.

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