Jennifer Parker
Jennifer Parker is an adjunct professor with the University of Western Australia Defence and Security Institute and a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute. She served for more than 20 years as a warfare officer in the Royal Australian Navy.
- Opinion
- Iran
The stakes for Australia in Trump’s Iran gamble
The US-Israel attack on Iran is high-risk. It may fail. It may distract America from the Indo-Pacific, but if it succeeds, it could also strengthen deterrence in our region and enhance Australia’s security.
- Jennifer Parker
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- Opinion
- AUKUS
AUKUS is not on the rocks, despite the UK’s submarine troubles
The UK has experienced decades of underinvestment and a shortage of trained personnel. But all is not lost.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- Venezuela crisis
What Venezuela tells us about Australia’s security
Recent crises in Venezuela, the Middle East and the South China Sea highlight hard choices Australia must confront.
- Jennifer Parker
Australia needs to grasp chance to reset defence expectations with the US
When Marles and Wong go to the US, it would benefit us all if they got down to brass tacks about the defence of Australia in the event of war – above and beyond our own military spending.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- Defence
Be serious, Paul Keating: We need more defence spending, so spare us the cheap shots
Australia needs a thorough debate about its deficient defence budget, not dopey insults from a former PM.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- Defence
Why this defence treaty with a Pacific neighbour matters just as much as submarines
Australia is set to sign a defence pact with Papua New Guinea this week – and it’s the kind of partnership that will be critical to the nation’s security.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- National security
If there’s a war in the Pacific, who defends Australia?
The US wants Australia to clarify its role in any Taiwan-related conflict. But what happens if it spreads?
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- National security
As China prepares to invade Taiwan, a reality check: sitting on the sidelines won’t help us
Australia must prepare. China attacking Taiwan is not inevitable, but if it happens, it will become a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific conflict.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Only China can stop Iran from blockading one of the world’s key shipping routes
If Iran hampers the movement of maritime trade through the Strait Of Hormuz, it will be very damaging for Australia. But keeping a key ally happy complicates matters.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- AUKUS
Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse
The US has too much to gain from Australia and AUKUS to abandon them. The real risk is Australia losing its nerve.
- Jennifer Parker