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Paul Barratt

Paul Barratt is a former Secretary of the Department of Defence and the Department of Primary Industries and Energy. He is now an Adjunct Professor in the School of the Humanities at the University of New England, and President of Australians for War Powers Reform.

National Affairs Paul Barratt 12 November 2020 With the federal government appointing a special war crimes prosecutor, it’s time to confront broader questions about armed interventions
National Affairs Paul Barratt 2 July 2020 The launch of two new defence reports highlights the government’s preoccupation with military force and the American alliance National Affairs Paul Barratt 27 February 2020 The security agency’s first public threat assessment was fine, as far as it went National Affairs Paul Barratt 20 August 2019 With careful thought and skilful diplomacy, Australia can navigate its way through the confrontation between Washington and Beijing National Affairs Paul Barratt 17 August 2018 Special Forces should not be exempt from the rules of warfare, says a former head of the defence department. But there’s also a deeper question: how do we make the decision to…
National Affairs Paul Barratt 23 December 2010 Democracy not only depends on trust, it thrives on it, writes former intelligence analyst Paul Barratt. But the WikiLeaks cables show that Australian political leaders…