Richard Dunley
@redunley.bsky.social
Naval & diplomatic historian with a side gig in maritime strategy | Senior Lecturer at UNSWCanberra
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Richard Dunley
@redunley.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My colleague Miranda Booth
presenting to the Sea Power Conference at IndoPac.
She even got in a mention of our survey on Australian public opinion regarding defence!
presenting to the Sea Power Conference at IndoPac.
She even got in a mention of our survey on Australian public opinion regarding defence!
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My colleague Miranda Booth
presenting to the Sea Power Conference at IndoPac.
She even got in a mention of our survey on Australian public opinion regarding defence!
presenting to the Sea Power Conference at IndoPac.
She even got in a mention of our survey on Australian public opinion regarding defence!
I’m slow to put this up, but the latest episode of #MaritimeMatters podcast is up.
@japarker29.bsky.social and I discuss all things maritime including P8s, Strikemasters, and of course AUKUS
m.youtube.com/watch?v=stCe...
@japarker29.bsky.social and I discuss all things maritime including P8s, Strikemasters, and of course AUKUS
m.youtube.com/watch?v=stCe...
Episode 36: Catching up: AUKUS, The South China Sea and More
YouTube video by Maritime Matters
m.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I’m slow to put this up, but the latest episode of #MaritimeMatters podcast is up.
@japarker29.bsky.social and I discuss all things maritime including P8s, Strikemasters, and of course AUKUS
m.youtube.com/watch?v=stCe...
@japarker29.bsky.social and I discuss all things maritime including P8s, Strikemasters, and of course AUKUS
m.youtube.com/watch?v=stCe...
This is a really problematic piece for it’s effort to “both sides” the issue, and in doing so legitimise 🇨🇳 claims that have been explicitly rejected under the terms of an agreement Beijing has signed.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
High waters, deep divisions in views of the South China Sea
One side’s freedom of navigation is the other’s territorial violation – and no code of conduct seems set to reconcile this.
www.lowyinstitute.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This is a really problematic piece for it’s effort to “both sides” the issue, and in doing so legitimise 🇨🇳 claims that have been explicitly rejected under the terms of an agreement Beijing has signed.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
It’s remarkable that these same rules appear not to apply to Hegseth and others…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
It’s remarkable that these same rules appear not to apply to Hegseth and others…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No sea blindness at Canberra Airport! 😂
October 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
No sea blindness at Canberra Airport! 😂
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🚨 JOBS!!! 🚨
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers, Humanities & Social Sciences
Join our internationally recognised team of academics and share your knowledge in a humanities discipline relevant to the study of warfare. We have full and part-time teaching opportunities on offer.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🚨 JOBS!!! 🚨
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
🚨 JOBS!!! 🚨
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers, Humanities & Social Sciences
Join our internationally recognised team of academics and share your knowledge in a humanities discipline relevant to the study of warfare. We have full and part-time teaching opportunities on offer.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🚨 JOBS!!! 🚨
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
2 lots of jobs advertised in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra
2.5 FTE positions in War Studies related disciplines - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
1 FTE in Indo-Pacific Studies - external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
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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!
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
US readers: get 30% discount (code: FRAMINGWWI) & free shipping if you order direct from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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!
Stephen Roskill puncturing the integrated deterrence balloon 60 years before it was even the twinkle in a US think tanker’s eye!
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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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🚨 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.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🚨 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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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...
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
February 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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...
www.forbes.com/sites/jillgo...
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!
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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.
www.chathamhouse.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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!
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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...
And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...
September 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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...
And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...
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...
(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
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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...
(Who am I kidding!)
www.lloydslist.com/LL1154844/Di...
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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...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
@japarker29.bsky.social & I talk about Exercise Alon, USMC ASW, Hunter/Mogami comparison & a whole lot more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=St3Y...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
Episode 35: Exercise Alon & a Mogami-Hunter Comparison
YouTube video by Maritime Matters
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
@japarker29.bsky.social & I talk about Exercise Alon, USMC ASW, Hunter/Mogami comparison & a whole lot more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=St3Y...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
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...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
@japarker29.bsky.social & I talk about Exercise Alon, USMC ASW, Hunter/Mogami comparison & a whole lot more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=St3Y...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
Episode 35: Exercise Alon & a Mogami-Hunter Comparison
YouTube video by Maritime Matters
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
@japarker29.bsky.social & I talk about Exercise Alon, USMC ASW, Hunter/Mogami comparison & a whole lot more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=St3Y...
soundcloud.com/maritimematt...
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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...
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
August 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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...
Check it out here: theconversation.com/new-research...
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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.
August 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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.
New research by my UNSW Canberra college Nicole Townsend on Australian's awareness of their military history.
theconversation.com/new-research...
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
August 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
New research by my UNSW Canberra college Nicole Townsend on Australian's awareness of their military history.
theconversation.com/new-research...
theconversation.com/new-research...
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🎙️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 😉)
You can watch the full episode here youtu.be/BhO9PshRRwo?... or wherever you get your pods
(@redunley this clips for you 😉)
August 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
🎙️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 😉)
You can watch the full episode here youtu.be/BhO9PshRRwo?... or wherever you get your pods
(@redunley this clips for you 😉)
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...
@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
August 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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...
@LowyInstitute “How to defend Australia” debate with @JAParker29 and @SamRoggeveen
Well worth your time for a listen.
resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/how-t...
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...
@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
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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...
@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...
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...
@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
July 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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...
@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...
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.
June 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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.
Seeming closure of NARA College Park for researchers.
Despite the ironic cheers from those who’ve had to work there, it’s super worrying.
Despite the ironic cheers from those who’ve had to work there, it’s super worrying.
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
June 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Seeming closure of NARA College Park for researchers.
Despite the ironic cheers from those who’ve had to work there, it’s super worrying.
Despite the ironic cheers from those who’ve had to work there, it’s super worrying.