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Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.
Are we really losing Cold War II or have we already lost it?
With the autocratic nations seemingly on the march across the world, it is easy to see why for some commentators, the West is losing this second Cold War, or perhaps in ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 24 Jun 2024
Kongsberg officially opens new Naval Strike Missile factory
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace today officially opened its new missile manufacturing plant in Kongsberg, Norway, where the company will produce its Naval Strike ...
INDUSTRY • Fri, 21 Jun 2024
First steel cut for Hunter Class frigate
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas officially cut the first steel for the lead ship of ...
NAVAL • Fri, 21 Jun 2024
Taiwan joins US ‘hellscape’ strategy with autonomous systems purchase
Taiwan has officially joined the US “hellscape” strategy to defend itself from Chinese aggression with two Defense Security Cooperation Agency-approved ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 20 Jun 2024
Becoming ‘incoercible’: How does Australia ensure its sovereignty from great power coercion?
There is a popular internet meme among libertarians that describes an individual’s efforts to become “ungovernable”. So how does Australia model this ...
Pure gold or glass beads? Warnings abound for Australia amid Li’s visit
It is the first major visit by a Chinese leader for nearly a decade and while everything appears to be “normalising” in the Australia–China ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Flashpoint Taiwan: What if America does nothing?
Many analysts are focused on the impact and costs associated with a war over Taiwan, and rightfully so. However, one question that a few seem to have asked is: What ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 18 Jun 2024
Getting some clarity: Foreign Minister defines Australia’s ‘national interest’
For many, the idea of “national interest” is a hangover from a bygone age, outdated in the modern globalised world. However, our adversaries are using their ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Aussies have a mixed outlook on a mixed-up world
Australians have always had a confused relationship with their place in the world, our policy of deference to “great and powerful friends” typifies this, but ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 14 Jun 2024