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AUKUS: From strategic partnership to a deal kept on the road by Aussie cash
February 13 2025
Opinion: No one should take any comfort from the recent engagement that Defence Minister Richard Marles had with newly appointed Pentagon chief Pete H...
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Drones in, humans out: Top takeaways from Elon Musk’s West Point military address
The age of human-piloted fighter aircraft is over, space is the ultimate high ground and the modern front-line warfare is a machine battlefield, according to a recent address...
February 13 2025
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Japan’s 2024 industrial policy: A bold strategy to strengthen the defence industrial base
Opinion: Late last year, the Japanese government unveiled a landmark policy developed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that marks a major shift in Japan’s...
February 12 2025
Fear of abandonment: America First doesn’t mean Australia last
Like a girlfriend with an anxious attachment style, Australia has once again (and perhaps predictably) responded to US President Trump’s accelerating and unapologetic...
February 11 2025
Warriors v soldiers – what does a modern military really need?
It may seem like a debate about semantics, but how we describe the brave individuals who defend our society can shape their mindset – for better or worse.
February 10 2025
Other side of history: Challenging perspectives from Japan’s Yushukan war museum
The history of international warfare is often a matter of perspective – this frame of reference is almost always written by those victorious in combat.
February 07 2025
The key lessons Australia needs to learn from the Ukraine war
Opinion: After a long period of relative peace between the major global powers, a war involving Russia broke out involving new technology that offered insight into how future...
February 06 2025
Defence recruitment shortfalls, culture and patriotism are back in the spotlight, but the criticisms miss some key points
Australia’s Defence recruitment is back in the spotlight, with former Army chief Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Peter Leahy AC slamming cultural shifts and waning...
February 05 2025
Post-war global order ‘obsolete, weapon being used against us’, warns US Secretary of State
Freshly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a fiery warning for America’s allies: the post-war global order is “not just obsolete; it is now a...
February 04 2025
After action report: Red Sea, Houthis have wide-reaching implications for the whole ADF
While things seem to have settled down in the Red Sea, the Houthis’ asymmetric campaign targeting international commercial shipping has been highly successful in...
February 03 2025
Forget the personal controversies, how does Defense Secretary Hegseth’s actual experience compare to his predecessors?
The United States’ new Secretary of Defense comes with a lot of personal baggage, but what about his legitimate bona fides? If there are any.
January 31 2025
The ADF should establish a strategic materiel reserve
Opinion: Australia prides itself on maintaining a small but technologically advanced and well-maintained force; however, the return of “great power competition”...
January 30 2025
Risk management or risk myopia? Changing the ADF’s acquisition risk management culture: Part 2
Opinion: The 2023 Defence Strategic Review identifies shifting a risk-averse culture as a key challenge. Group Captain David Hood emphasises that fostering healthy...
January 29 2025
Risk management or risk myopia? Changing the ADF’s acquisition risk management culture: Part 1
Opinion: Risk aversion and risk management has increasingly been at the forefront of the ADF’s uniformed services, public service and national policymakers, with little...
January 28 2025
Could AUKUS already be dead in the water?
As Trump begins his presidency with a flurry of executive orders and a promise to put America first, should Australia be looking elsewhere for its nuclear submarines?
January 24 2025
Swift death of ‘political sensibility policy’ during Trump’s golden age of America
It is now obvious that the world can expect to move towards a “winner-takes-all” approach following the recent inauguration of the newly re-elected US president,...
January 23 2025
Same dog, same fleas: Resource price outlook once again reveals how fragile Aussie economy is
With global economic headwinds expected to hit Australia’s primary resource exports, the vitality, resilience and long-term prosperity of the Australian economy is once...
January 22 2025
US Air Force chief warns it is time to rapidly rebuild force to confront great power competition
US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin has issued a challenge for the incoming Trump administration to rebuild the US Air Force as the world’s premier air...
January 21 2025
Which way? Trump 2.0 presents opportunities if we’re brave enough to grab them
As a second Trump administration looms, commentary is rife with alarm over his “disruptive” and “destructive” impact on the global order and...
January 20 2025
Sweden’s ex-prime minister warns Trump over Greenland adventurism
Carl Bildt may see President-elect Trump’s Greenland greed as “flabbergasting”, but he still takes it seriously.
January 17 2025
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