ANALYSIS: As we remember Anzac Day the war in Ukraine offers four lessons for Australia
. Potentially, we may need to double the amount of our GDP spent on national defence.
Our nation's diplomats are on the front line of our global engagement, every single day of the year. We need to expand their numbers, their presence, and their aid budget to shape the regional environment so it is less conducive to external coercion or military conflict.At the same time, our military capabilities will need to be sharpened considerably in quality and quantity — on land, at sea, in the air, in space and cyberspace.
It might even necessitate a form of national service for young Australians. Young Australians could serve in the military services or in a variety of state emergency response organisations and other forms of non-martial services.Perhaps the most important leader in the world right now is Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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