David Kilcullen on when to go in and when to pull out of war

Since federation Australia has fought alongside Britain and the United States in almost every major war of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. But earlier this year Australia, following Britain’s lead, declined to join the US in its war on Iran.  Military strategist David Kilcullen argues we should be doing more thinking for ourselves in terms of our own national interests, as well as bearing in mind the ethical considerations of both getting into, and out of, war.  Guest: David Kilcullen, CEO at Cordillera Applications Group, UNSW Professor of International and Political Studies,  and Professor of Practice in the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University Producer: Catherine Zengerer Get in touch: Email us at [email protected]