The Royal United Services Institute of New South Wales

 
Previous Addresses to Institute for Defence and Security Studies NSW:

The following is list of previous addresses to the Institute for Defence and Security Studies NSW. Transcripts from the majority of the addresses can be found on the Journal Page in chronological listing. Buttons below take you to the transcripts and video, reports etc where available.

2024 January Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey a career of Challenges, Conquests, and Controversies Ted Blamey February Great Power Politics and The Defence Strategic Review Associate Professor Adam Lockyer March Thales Group - Undersea Systems Gavin Henry April The Defence Strategic Review - One Year On Professor Peter Dean May The Rules of War: Looking at the oversight of the Law of Armed Conflict in Australia Mr James Gaynor CSC, and BRIG Sean Parkes DSC DSM June The Ukrainian Conflict HE The Ukrainian Ambassador Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko July Australian Defence Industry: Enhancing Sovereign Defence Capability - Challenges and Future Prospects Lincoln Parker August Forum/Debate - The Surface Fleet Review - Strategic and Practical Implications Jennifer Parker and Adam Lokyer 2023 February Interoperability v Interchangeability - Implications for Australia's Defence Michael McLean March Command Relationships - Australia's War Leadership From Gallipoli to Iraq Professor David Horner AM April AUKUS - a tripartite foundation for Indo-Pacific security Captain Christopher Skinner RAN (Ret'd) May 4th INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE Managing Strategic Tensions in the Indo - Pacific Region Various (Opened by HE the Governor of NSW) June The Defence Strategic Review - Implications for Australian Industry Mr Brent Clark July The Defence Strategic Review Unpacked - a solution for the reality we face? Panel and Presentation RUSI-NSW Strategic Interest Group August Solomon Islands - A Target for Dystopian Aggression in the Pacific LTCOL John Howells OAM RFD (Ret'd) September The Defence Strategic Review - Implications of the Review of Defence Reserves recommendation Major General Douglas Laidlaw AM CSC October Defence Space Command - An introduction Group Captain Steven Henry November Sir Hermann Black Memorial Lecture - The Year in Review Aaron Patrick 2022 January Nuclear Powered Submarines and other AUKUS technologies for the ADF CAPT Chris Skinner RAN Ret'd February Defence & Aerospace NSW - Building a Sovereign Defence Industry Capability AVM Kym Osley AM CSC March Air Combat Capability - F35 and Ghost Bat Program GPCAPT Matthew McCormack and GPCAPT Chris Hake April Significance of Army Aviation Capability Upgrades Major General Stephen Jobson, AM CSC May Sydney Under Japanese Attack 1942 80 year Anniversary The Naval Historical Society of Australia June Significance of Armour & Artillery Upgrades Brigadier Ian Langford DSC** ADC (PhD) July The Australian Industry Defence Network and its Role in Improving Australia's Regional Security Mr Brent Clark August Sea Power in Australia's Strategic Environment Associate Professor Adam Lockyer September AUKUS - Cyber Security Aspects Professor Vijay Varadharajan October Developing a Sovereign Guided Weapons Capability Brigadier Haydn Kohl November AUKUS - A Year on (Seminar) Various (Opened by HE the Governor of NSW) December The Sir Hermann Black Lecture - the Year in Review Mr Paul Kelly 2021 January Improving resilience in Australia Dr Keith Suter February Resilience - the Recovery Phase Vince di Pietro AM CSC March Improving Resilience Implications of COVID Dr Andy Robertson CSC PSM April Resilience - Preparing and recovering from crisis and disaster Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM May Australia's Sovereign Capacities and Resilience in Crisis and Disaster - a Defence and Industry Partnership Commodore Chris Smallhorn RAN (Retd) June Scouts NSW - Creating 'Resilient Youth' Neville Tomkins OAM JP July Cyber Security and Resilience Major General Susan Coyle CSC DSM August Role of the 2nd Division within the Defence Mobilisation Framework Major General David Thomae AM September Resilience in Australia s Maritime Industry Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO CSC (Ret'd) October The History of the Aegis Combat System Commander Andrew Hough RAN November Seminar: Island Australia - Improving Resilience in a Rapidly Changing Region Panel of speakers December The Sir Hermann Black Lecture - 2021 The Year in Review Peter Hartcher 2020 January The Three Vietnam Wars - 1946 to 1975 Col David Wilkins OAM (Ret'd) February US Defence Budget and Military Postures in the Asia Pacific Ashley Townshend March Assessing the Ambitious Reforms of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army. Dr Bates Gill April Australia's Pivot to Pacific; destiny, duty, denial, and desires Graeme Dobell May Ethics in the Australian Defence Force. Dr Simon Longstaff AO June Defence "Star Shots" Benefitting Defence and the Community Professor Tanya Monro July Why Climate Change is an Important Component of National Security Admiral Chris Barrie AC (Ret'd) August The state of trans-Atlantic relations: The United States and Europe Dr Gorana Grgic September The Battle of the Bismark Sea Lieutenant Colonel Peter Sweeney RFD  (Ret'd) October The Next 100 Years Senator Jim Molan AO DSC November ADF's Response to the Bushfire and COVID Crises Major General Kath Campbell AO CSC December The Hermann Black Lecture - The Year in Review; A Year of Crisis: Climate, Coronavirus and China Hervé Lemahieu 2019 January Australia's Evolving Defence Industry Vince Di Pietro AM CSC February The Tragedy on the Korean Peninsula Justice Michael Pembroke March Assessing Australia's bargaining power in the US-alliance at a time of regional power shift: "Assets" versus "liabilities"  Dr Thomas Wilkins April The War in Afghanistan - A recent Commander's Experiences Brigadier Peter Connor AM May The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), structure, reform and plans for the future  Robert Lowry June Power Struggles in the Indo-Pacific Hervé Lemahieu July Role of the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap  David Rosenberg August Amphibious Operations and Tactics Captain David Tietzel, RAN and Colonel Kim Gilfillan September What China's rise and escalating US/China tensions, mean for Australia?  Professor James Curran October Does Australia need a 'Plan B' for its Defence policy? Peter Jennings November To Shoot or Not To Shoot.  Major Andrew Brayshaw December Sir Hermann Black lecture: The Year in Review Andrew Greene 2018 January Development of Air Power between World War I and World War II Dr Michael Molkentin February Australia and Trump's USA Professor James Curran March The Australian Border Force Deputy Commissioner Mandy Newton APM April Framing Foreign Policy In Times of Uncertainty! Allan Behm May Countering Violent Extremism in Australia Dr Julian Droogan June Battle of Hamel 1918 - the blueprint for future Allied offensives on the Western Front Lieutenant Colonel Peter Sweeney RFD July Challenge and Opportunity: Robotics and Autonomy as part of future land warfare Major General Kathryn Toohey August North Korea and the Twilight of US Leadership in Asia Sam Roggeveen AM, CSC September Russia's interests in the Pacific and North Korea Jacky Westerman October Protecting Australia's Trade Routes Rear Admiral Jonathan Mead AM November Military History Seminar - Australia and the Aftermath of World War 1 Various December Sir Hermann Black Lecture - The End of World War 1 Paul Kelly 2017 January Sun Tzu to Douhet: the masters of grand strategy and their contemporary relevance Dr David Leece February Flagship, HMAS Australia II in World War 2 Mike Carlton March Melanesia - A strategic update Rhea Matthews April Command and Control of Air Power AVM Turnbull May National Security: Border Protection Dr John Coyne June The Battle of the Coral Sea Lieutenant Colonel Peter Sweeney July Why Australia Needs a new Defence Policy Professor Paul Dibb August Australian Defence Strategy Dr Adam Lockyer September Battle of Beersheba Alan Smith October Counter Terrorism in Australia Ms Jacinta Carroll November Leading in Uncertainty GEN Stanley McCrystal December The year in review Peter Hartcher 2016 January The Formulation of Australian Defence Policy Neil James February Future challenges for Australia's alliance with the United States Tom Switzer March Climate change and its implications for the Australian Defence Force Admiral Chris Barrie AC RAN (Ret'd) April An update on the war in Syria and the Syrian refugee crisis Professor Clive Williams May Seminar The Strategic Significance of Cyber and Space Various June Raising and training an army in the 21st century Major General PW Gilmore July Indian Brigade and Indian Units at Gallipoli in 1915 Colonel Joe Matthews August The ADF Reserve Contribution to Australia's Defence Major General Stephen Porter AM September Seminar: The Australian Contribution to the 1916 Somme Campaign Various October Australian Defence Industry Chris Jenkins November Sir Hermann Black Lecture - The Year in Review David Leece December Maritime strategy and Australia's future in an Asia-Pacific century Michael Evans 2015 January The 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre as we observed it Commodore Michael Flynn and Colonel John Hutchison February A good place to hide: how a French community saved thousands of lives in World War II Mr Peter Grose March Islam in the Australian context Captain Mona Shindy RAN April The Gallipoli Campaign Lieutenant Colonel Peter Sweeney RFD (Ret'd) May International Defence and Security Dialogue A panel of experts DETAIL June The RAN in the 21st century Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer CSC and Bar July An affordable Australian defence policy Mr Brian Toohey August China's activities in the South China Sea Mr James Brown September Centenary Commission of Inquiry into the Gallipoli August Offensive of 1915 A Dramatis  Personae by members of the RUSI October The evolving threat from Islamic State Mr Clive Williams November 2015: The year in review Mr Peter Hartcher December Operations with the US as Deputy Commanding General in Regional Command East Afghanistan Brigadier Phillip Bridie AM 2014 January The Malvinas Conflict 1982 - an Argentinean Perspective Mr Mike Dunne February A (USAF) Fighter Squadron's Experience in Afghanistan - an individual perspective Lieutenant Colonel Karl Ingeman USAF March Ukraine and a new expansionist Russia Professor Graeme Gill April ANZAC-15 Australia in the Boer War Lieutenant Colonel John Howells, RFD May Amphibious Operations Seminar A panel of experts DETAIL June Operation Sovereign Borders Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, DSC, AM July The Australian War Memorial Dr Brendan Nelson August The White Paper Professor Alan DuPont September Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force 2014 Seminar Various October Understanding Islam and conflict in the Middle East   November The Year in Review Mr Peter Hartcher December Border Security and Counter Terrorism: the New Zealand Experience Mr Colin Smith 2013 January Reminiscences Lynette Silver February 2013 International Security Dialogue Various (Report includes transcripts) March The Army's Role in a National Maritime Strategy Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO April Gallipoli Campaign - A Turkish Perspective Ms G lseren elik May The Future of the Amphibious Task Force Captain R A Leggatt CSC, RAN  June Australia and International Cyber Security Mr Tobias Feakin July Science and Technology: Supporting Australia's National Security Dr Alex Zelinski, Chief Defence Scientist August Un-Occupied Aerial Systems Squadron Leader Jenkins September No 2 Division Operations Brigadier Peter Clay October The Battle for Australia, a nation and its leader under siege. Mr Bob Wurth November The Changing Character of War Dr Albert Palazzo 2012 January Reflections of a young Artillery Officer Lieutenant Matthew Seabrook February Australia's National Security Community Dr David Connery March Engineering Reform Commodore Mark Purcell RAN April The Australian Submarine Challenge Rear Admiral Rowan Moffit, AO, RAN May Maritime Construction and Sustainment, an Industry Perspective Mr Chris Lloyd June Australian Colonial History - New Guinea. Mr Michael Waterhouse July Assessing the War in Iraq: An Australian Strategic Perspective Dr Albert Palazzo August US Influence in the Pacific Mr Tom Switzer September Food Security Monica Barthwell-Datta October Farwell Dear People: Australia's Lost Generation World War I Ross McMullin November China in Transition Hamish McDonald 2011 January JFK in the Pacific - PT109 Lieutenant Colonel Owen O'Brien BA, MLitt February ADF Operations in Afghanistan Brigadier Wayne Budd CSC March The Structure of Global Power and Role for Australia Professor Geoggrey Garrett April Air Power over Gallipoli Squadron Leader Hugh Dolan May BLAMEY ORATION The Global Strategic Outlook from a South Asian Perspective Vice-Admiral A. K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Ret'd) June Submarine Development in the 20th Century Rear Admiral Chris Wood RN (Retd) July Reserve Forces and the Defence Modernisation Review Major General Craig Williams AM August Treating the injured in a minefield Dr Tony White September 11 Bloody Days - The Battle for Milne Bay Associate Professor Brian Boettcher FRANZCP October Current Australia-New Guinea relations and future issues Ms Jenny Hayward-Jones November A World of 7 billion; a Country of 22.7 million; a City of 4.5 million: Navigating the Numbers that Affect Our Future Professor Rod Tiffen 2010 January Ups & Downs of a Boy Airman - From Roseville to Prunesville Flight Lieutenant Stuart Doyle February The Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore March Recovery of Bodies from the Battle of Fromelles Major General Mike O'Brien April Greece & Crete Campaigns - Forgotten ANZACs Dr Peter Ewer May Air Power into the Next Decade Air Commodore Mel Hupfeld June Japanese Submarine Attack on Sydney Harbour Air Vice-Marshal Bob Treloar July No 77 Squadron in Korea - The Forgotten Few Group Captain Doug Hurst August Gliding off to War Mr James Oglethorpe September Forces Command Major General David Morrison October Australia's National Security Mr Michael Shoebridge November 2010 - The Year in Review Mr Andrew Shearer (Lowy Institute) 2009 January Life and Loss of HMAS PERTH Mr Mike Carlton February Winning the War in Iraq Major General Jim Molan March Afghanistan Operations Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman April AE2 in the Dardanelles Mr Terry Roach May Reserve Forces Major General Greg Mellick June East Timor and Future Prospects Brigadier Mal Rerden July Air Warfare Destroyer Project Captain Jamie Hatcher RAN August Australia's Border Protection Group Captain Warick Padden September NSW State Emergency Services Murray Kear October Gallipoli and History in the Media Professor Harvey Broadbent November 2009 - The Year in Review Mr Andrew Shearer (Lowy Institute) 2008 January The Decline and Fall of Australian Shipping since World War II Mr John Spiers AM February Researching Gallipoli Professor Harvey Broadbent March RAAF Air Transport Operations Air Commodore Jack Plenty April Improvised Explosive Device Threat in Middle East Brigadier Phil Winter May RAN in South East Asia '48-'72 Captain Ian Pfennigwerth June Army Aviation Brigadier Nick Bartels July Land Force Operations Major General Mark Kelly August Operations of Sydney Airport Mr Grant Woods September A Commentary on Defence Matters Mr Neil James October Mine Warfare Captain Martin Brooker RAN November 2008 - The Year in Review Mr Rory Medcalf 2007 January Review of the Anzac Landings, 1915 BRIG Phil Carey February Papua New Guinea & Australia: Apathetic Past-Empathetic Future The Honourable Charlie Lynn March The Fleet Command Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas MCAUST April RAAF Surveillance & Response Group Air Commodore Tim Owen May Joint Operations Rear Admiral Rowan Moffit DCJOC June Wallaby Airlines in Vietnam Air Commodore Stan Clark July Security of Sydney CBD Through the Eyes of a Medico Dr John Graham August Import AS Ports to Sec of AS Mr Padriac Crumlin September The Development of the Australian War Memorial Major General Steve Gower October Unmanned Air Vehicles Lieutenant Colonel Phil Swinsburg November 60 Years of Peace Keeping Major General Tim Ford