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Where is the trust? Are we dragging our feet on USVs?

October 17 2023

Autonomous systems are rapidly changing the nature of the contemporary battlespace and the maritime environment is at the forefront with several succe...

The decline of global stability and rise of ‘homeland economics’

The Great Financial Crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and now energy shocks have all served to undermine the stability of the global order, giving rise to “homeland...

October 16 2023

US involvement in Middle East risks yet another ‘forever war’

With indications pointing towards a growing US presence in the eastern Mediterranean to provide unspecified support to Israel following the devastating attack by Hamas,...

October 13 2023

Learning lessons from Ukraine: Mass still critical to success

The devastating conflict in Ukraine is rapidly emerging as a form of proving ground for the new technologies, platforms, and doctrines of the 21st century. However, one...

October 12 2023

Be prepared, be vigilant: Early lessons from Hamas’ ambush

It goes without saying that Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel will go down in history as one of the greatest intelligence failures in history, with important...

October 11 2023

Hamas murderers’ plans won’t play out as they hope

Opinion: Hamas terrorists entered Israel on Saturday with two goals: to kill as many Israelis as possible and to abduct large numbers to be used as hostages, human shields,...

October 10 2023

Analysis reveals startling ship numbers, timeline for China’s naval expansion

It is no secret that Beijing has been embarking on the largest peacetime modernisation and expansion of its military capabilities, with new analysis revealing the...

October 09 2023

‘Focused Force’ v ‘Balanced Force’? The question is, are we getting the mix right?

The Albanese government’s Defence Strategic Review heralded a shift away from the structure of a “Balanced Force” towards a “Focused Force”,...

October 06 2023

International defence industry cooperation in a time of wars

Opinion: Wars are afoot. There is a very real war underway in Europe while in the Indo-Pacific, an imagined future war between China and the US worries many. In response,...

October 05 2023

Is the US really a ‘dysfunctional’ superpower?

Amid mounting economic struggles, domestic political division, and waning influence of the global stage, many have begun to consider the United States as a...

October 04 2023

Indian Navy seeks to add third carrier to expand power projection capacity

Asia’s other rising power, India, is rapidly accelerating its capacity to project long-range power and sea control to counter a myriad of challenges to their national...

October 03 2023

From historical revisionism to nationalist sci-fi: How the Kremlin controls the domestic narrative on Ukraine

An Eastern European political and security researcher has taken to X to detail how the Russian government has manipulated Russian history, literature, and the media to drum...

September 29 2023

‘Bad news outweighs the good’ – Global disorder fast becoming the new norm

The era of disorder is upon us, the post-Second World War order is fraying, and our “long holiday from history” is now over as Australia and the world settle into...

September 28 2023

Where is the urgency? Surface fleet review delay only leaves us more vulnerable

Revelations that the government’s response to the findings of its own surface fleet review is still some time off, ultimately spells trouble for Australia’s...

September 27 2023

Half an insurance policy? AUKUS SSNs more about post-Taiwan than anything else

While much has been made about the “offensive’ nature of Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine fleet as a form of national insurance policy, it is...

September 26 2023

Same, same but different? Learning lessons from similar ‘Middle Powers’

The true strength of contemporary “Middle Powers” is in their aggregated mass. However, every now and then, one outlier sets fire to the rule book and embarks on...

September 25 2023

‘Australianising’ industry policy to deliver national resilience and security

For Australian policymakers, the attractiveness of simply transplanting tried-and-true methods from overseas in an attempt to re-industrialise fails to account for one key...

September 22 2023

Does Australia need to embrace industrial policy, and what makes a good one?

The very idea of “industrial policy” is a contentious one in contemporary policy circles, with fears of “central planning” often rearing their head....

September 21 2023

America’s ‘lacklustre’ Ukrainian response is a symptom of longer standing issues

Despite committing more than US$100 billion (AU$155.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine, the materiel response of the United States has raised questions about the capacity of the...

September 20 2023

The game is afoot: China’s pitch to developing world ‘backed’ by UN secretary-general

We are now well and truly living in the dawn of the age of the multipolar world of competing designs and ambitions for the global stage – with Xi Jinping’s China...

September 18 2023

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