Analysis

‘Total collapse’: Strategic policy expert warns New World Order is here
For some, rumours of the demise of the post-Second World War global “rules-based” order have been overstated. For others, it is...
December 08 2025
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Report findings: Australia to refine business definitions, reallocate defence spending for ‘sovereign dividend’
The Australian government needs to more clearly refine “Australian business” definitions and reallocate domestic spending from foreign-owned subsidiaries to...
December 05 2025
Power projection, ‘war-winning’ forces critical to security in region: Retired USINDOPACOM commander warns
Beijing’s growing power projection capabilities, on display close to home, have once again demonstrated a growing need for regional nations, including Australia, to...
December 04 2025
Want to fix Defence? Start by cutting bureaucratic bloat
Opinion: Same people, same jobs, new structure – but somehow performance will improve. This story has been told before, explains Strategic Analysis Australia’s...
December 03 2025
Going around in circles: Potential for another Chinese task group serves to reinforce national vulnerability
Speculation that another Chinese naval taskforce is steaming south with Australia once again in its sights should be reinforcing the nation’s vulnerability, all while...
December 02 2025
The wheels have fallen off: Australia’s economic ‘managed decline’ is beginning to look terminal
Ask many average Aussies and they will undoubtedly tell you that the wheels of our “economic miracle” have well and truly fallen off. Now there is a growing...
December 01 2025
Australia can’t afford a BAU approach to AUKUS Pillar 2 investment
Opinion: Australia risks squandering AUKUS Pillar 2 unless it urgently shifts from slow, consultancy-driven processes to fast, practical, bottom-up capability building that...
November 28 2025
Setting the record straight: Australia can reindustrialise, we just have to get the settings right
If the experts are to be believed, Australia’s period as a manufacturing nation has gone the way of the dodo. But what if they’re wrong?
November 27 2025
‘She’ll be right’ won’t save us in face of the perfect storm
Australians have long celebrated the flexibility of the distinctly Australian psychological phenomenon of “she’ll be right” and the belief that no matter...
November 26 2025
The lesson Canberra can’t learn at home
Opinion: Australia must learn from front-line states: alliances are slow so survival requires building sovereign strength and self-reliant deterrence before crises, says...
November 25 2025
Dear minister: Australians expect better, soldiers deserve better than politically motivated investigations
Opinion: Dear Minister for Defence, the Honourable Richard Marles MP, and shadow defence minister Angus Taylor MP.
November 24 2025
Fifth-generation rivalry: F-35 and Su-57 fighter showdown at Dubai Airshow 2025
An air power grudge match between Lockheed Martin F-35 and Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets has taken centre stage at the Dubai Airshow 2025 in the United Arab Emirates this week.
November 21 2025
It is no time to go with the flow
Opinion: For most of my life, Australia has enjoyed the benevolence of a global order dominated by the United States, affording us a luxury of being able to “go with...
November 20 2025
Walking a tightrope: Foreign minister’s China speech leaves a lot to be desired
As China continues to ramp up its efforts to coerce and control the Indo-Pacific, Australia has increasingly found itself walking a tightrope, balancing between our economic...
November 19 2025
South Korea puts pedal to metal on nuclear subs, looks to accelerate Defence spending, leaving Australia in its dust
South Korea has hit the ground running on its development of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet, given US approval, with its eyes set firmly on hitting the 3.5 per cent of GDP...
November 18 2025
From tanks to tech: The changing face of defence branding
Opinion: A new generation of defence companies is redefining the industry by adopting the culture, pace, and software-driven mindset of tech firms, signalling a deeper shift...
November 17 2025
Ethical OSINT: Building transparency and fairness in open-source intelligence
Opinion: AI-powered open-source intelligence (OSINT) is transforming national security by helping agencies rapidly detect threats in an increasingly digital world – but...
November 14 2025
EXCLUSIVE: UAE Space Agency founder discusses sovereign capability, space strategic advantage
United Arab Emirates Space Agency founder, former director-general and EDGE Group space division senior adviser, Dr Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, shares his thoughts on the...
November 13 2025
Australia faces ‘significant risk’ over holes and houses economy as Chinese economy stutters
An economic expert has issued a dire warning that Australia’s hopelessly Chinese-dependent economy faces a series of potentially devastating headwinds as the impact of...
November 12 2025
Sovereignty for sale: Qatar’s strategic playbook for quiet domination in Australia and New Zealand
Opinion: Strategic analyst Shay Gal warns that as Australia opens to foreign state capital, Qatar is turning investment into leverage – gaining control without...
November 11 2025