Author James Brown in conversation with Steve Austin
oin us in welcoming author James Brown in conversation with Steve Austin ABC radio 612. James will discuss the latest Quarterly Essay, Firing Line: Australia's Path to War.
Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that has become much more volatile, as China asserts itself and America seeks to hold the line.
What is it like to go to war? How do we decide to go to war? Where might we go to war in the future? Will we get that decision right?
In this vivid, compelling essay, James Brown looks to history, strategy and his own experience to explore these questions. He examines the wars we have chosen to fight in the past – from Gallipoli and Timor, to Afghanistan and Iraq – and asks: did we get the decision right?
Brown considers how we plug into the US war machine, and the American troops based in Darwin. He also sheds fascinating light on the changing technology and terrain of war – the cyber realm, the oceans and space. This is an essay that examines our independence as a nation, and the choices that may confront us.
James Brown is a former Australian Army officer, who commanded a cavalry troop in southern Iraq, served on the Australian taskforce headquarters in Baghdad and was attached to Special Forces in Afghanistan. He is the Research Director and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney. He is the author of the acclaimed book Anzac’s Long Shadow.
FREE
Event Details
Date:
21 June 2016
Time: 6.30 pm
Where is it?
Dymocks Brisbane
177 Albert St
Brisbane City, 4000
QLD
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07 3007 2800
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