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Richard Dunley

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Naval & diplomatic historian with a side gig in maritime strategy | Senior Lecturer at UNSWCanberra | #PomInOz

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Nov 12

As the debate over what Trump 2.0 means for allies and partners kicks off in earnest I thought I’d re-up this article from earlier in the year about the challenges of 🇦🇺 security beyond the 🇺🇸 alliance.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Plan B?: Reconsidering Australian Security in the event of a post US alliance era

The rise of China combined with a growing “America First” approach to US foreign policy has generated a debate in Australia about the status of the alliance with the United States. This article con...

www.tandfonline.com

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David Morgan-Owen @dmorganowen.bsky.social · 15h

It’s been fantastic to work with so many brilliant colleagues on this - brilliant chapters on everything from innovation to propaganda and covering great geographical range. We also hope the book speaks to qs of mil thought & organisation beyond history- check it out!

Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social · 1d

Only a month 'til the publication of “Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict”, edited by me, @mpmfinch.bsky.social & @dmorganowen.bsky.social!

US readers: get 30% discount (code: FRAMINGWWI) & free shipping if you order direct from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · 6d

Stephen Roskill puncturing the integrated deterrence balloon 60 years before it was even the twinkle in a US think tanker’s eye!

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Delighted to share that I’ve just signed with Oxford University Press to write my next book: looking at how ideas about Western civilisation shape (and are shaped by) the design and use of military technology.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · Feb 14

A good primer on undersea cables, their status under international law and why the 1884 Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables and UNCLOS are insufficient to deal with this most hybrid of current security issues.

www.forbes.com/sites/jillgo...

Law Doesn’t Keep Submarine Cables From Sabotage. Russia And China Know It.

Six undersea cables in the Baltic Sea and Taiwan Strait have been severed since November. Russia and China may be exploiting gaps in international law.

www.forbes.com

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · 19d

Slightly depressing that by far the least plausible aspect of this “backcasting” scenario is the notion that 🇦🇺 would have an LOSV operational to be sunk in the SCS!

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How Beijing might rule the South China Sea within a decade

William Matthews and Ben Bland create a speculative ‘backcasting’ scenario: ‘It’s the year 2035 and China dominates the region’. They describe how that might come to pass – and how to avoid it.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 22d

This thing here, exhibit A in "the danger of leaving our ships to melt in the hot sun", is HMS Glatton.

And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...

Looking fit to make Freddie Mercury's rocking world go round, HMS Glatton sits in dry dock. It's very very definitely all about that bass. Wooden keel blocks enable the ship to improbably levitate above the floor of the equally massive dock.

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · 20d

NATO POLAD talking about the democratisation of A2AD capabilities - it's almost like he's read my article!

(Who am I kidding!)

www.lloydslist.com/LL1154844/Di...

Disrupting Cape of Good Hope route ‘wouldn’t be that hard’

The past four years has seen a ‘paradigm shift’ in maritime security, Nato adviser tells industry

www.lloydslist.com

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Sep 2

The latest episode of #MaritimeMatters is out 🎙️🚢

@japarker29.bsky.social & I talk about Exercise Alon, USMC ASW, Hunter/Mogami comparison & a whole lot more

www.youtube.com/watch?v=St3Y...

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Episode 35: Exercise Alon & a Mogami-Hunter Comparison

YouTube video by Maritime Matters

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Sep 2

Episode 35: Exercise Alon & a Mogami-Hunter Comparison

YouTube video by Maritime Matters

www.youtube.com

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Nicole Townsend @townsend-nic.bsky.social · Aug 15

In this article for The Conversation, I outline the key WWII-related findings of our recent surveys as part of the War Studies Research Group at UNSW Canberra.

Check it out here: theconversation.com/new-research...

New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain

A new national survey shows the second world war dominates Australians’ understanding of their military history, but knowledge is limited to the Pacific War.

theconversation.com

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Nicole Townsend @townsend-nic.bsky.social · Aug 15

Eighty years ago today, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world War that had begun six years earlier, in September 1939.

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Aug 15

New research by my UNSW Canberra college Nicole Townsend on Australian's awareness of their military history.

theconversation.com/new-research...

New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain

A new national survey shows the second world war dominates Australians’ understanding of their military history, but knowledge is limited to the Pacific War.

theconversation.com

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Jen Parker @japarker29.bsky.social · Aug 12

🎙️Latest ep of #maritimematters is out, in this ep @redunley.bsky.social & I discuss everything from 🇦🇺's recent frigate decision to 🇨🇳🇷🇺 naval task groups

You can watch the full episode here youtu.be/BhO9PshRRwo?... or wherever you get your pods
(@redunley this clips for you 😉)

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Aug 10

Enjoyed catching up on the
@LowyInstitute “How to defend Australia” debate with @JAParker29 and @SamRoggeveen

Well worth your time for a listen.

resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/how-t...

How to defend Australia - a Lowy Institute Debate

Two prominent Australian commentators from opposite sides of the defence debate discuss Australia’s security, America’s role in Asia, the AUKUS partnership and more.

resources.lowyinstitute.org

Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jul 29

The latest #MaritimeMatters podcast is out.

@japarker29.bsky.social r29 and I discuss all things Talisman Sabre, Geelong Treaty, AUKUS and much more. ⛴️🎙️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQS...

soundcloud.com/maritimematt...

Episode 33: Talisman Sabre & the Geelong Treaty

YouTube video by Maritime Matters

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jul 14

Insightful piece from
@japarker29.bsky.social
focusing on the deliverables for AUKUS, and highlighting 🇦🇺’s dubious record on infrastructure building.

My only query is whether current high level issues encourage 🇦🇺 govt to “lean in” to AUKUS? I’m not so sure.

www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

AUKUS: Building confidence in Australia’s submarine pathway

Promises need to shift to performance, judged against a published timeline.

www.lowyinstitute.org

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 25

I have absolutely no idea about the state of Iran’s ☢️ programme, but I do know that immense damage is being done to the credibility of any 🇺🇸 intelligence assessment.

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 24

Well this is a side to you that I never expected to discover!

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 24

I wasn’t sure if that was pre-existing text as reader registration was already a part of the process - but hopefully you are right

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 24

Seeming closure of NARA College Park for researchers.

Despite the ironic cheers from those who’ve had to work there, it’s super worrying.

Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · Jun 24

Who decides what a “legitimate business interest” is, and how?

The National Archives at College Park, Maryland

We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include: Textual records from civilian agencies Army unit records dating from WW1 Navy unit records dating from WW2 Still pictures Electroni...

www.archives.gov

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 24

The latest #MaritimeMatters podcast is out 🚢🎙️

@JAParker29 and I discuss the conflict in Iran, 🇨🇳 carrier operations, 🇺🇸 AUKUS Review and much more

soundcloud.com/maritimematt...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=34W5...

Episode 31: Iran, Chinese Carrier Deployments & AUKUS Review

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Iran, Chinese Carrier Deployments & AUKUS Review In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 23

😂😂😂😂😂

Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social · Jun 23

I see we're at that point on the ladder of escalation where one side tells the other where the missiles are going and the other says that's "very weak" but then posts "DON'T DO IT" in all caps from the bathroom in his golf club. I am so glad I spend all that time reading Schelling and Kahn.

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks!

Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 16

Trump backs AUKUS at G7 meeting with Starmer.

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump backs AUKUS defense pact after Starmer talks

Pact agreed under Joe Biden will see U.S. supply technology for Britain and Australia to make nuclear subs in a bid to counter China.

www.politico.eu

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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · Jun 15

For anyone interested in public attitudes towards the ADF, the full report from the survey we conducted at UNSW Canberra is now out.

www.unsw.edu.au/canberra/abo...

Survey of Australian Public Opinion on Defence

www.unsw.edu.au

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