"Australia certainly likes to talk the talk of being an important middle power with global interests, but the resourcing picture is pretty lousy," said Peter Jennings, executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute think tank.
"We're in a region where there's a whole bunch of countries becoming more powerful and influential. It's a more crowded market and Australia has to play harder to succeed."
Full article here.
A few points. ASPI is government/defence funded. When your paycheck depends on agreeing with others in the room, etc. etc.
Playing harder to fail when you look at the high-risk and ineffective weapon systems...and quality of senior leadership involved.
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