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Even America can’t have its cake and eat it

February 19 2024

Since the end of the Cold War, the US has stood unopposed at the pinnacle of global power; however, as history has shown time and again, the sun must ...

All signs point to conflict: Chinese risk factors reveal a bumpy future

While 2024 started with a bang (no pun intended), what can only be described as a year of global transition is well and truly upon us, with all signs pointing to further...

February 16 2024

What is in a name? Tier 2 surface combatants and the future of the RAN

Conjecture aside, there is an increasing expectation that the upcoming surface fleet review will formalise the need for a fleet of “smaller, more numerous” Tier 2...

February 15 2024

If we’re going to have an honest conversation with the Australian people, we can’t avoid the ‘C-word’

With much of the Australian public still far removed from the realities now facing the nation, any honest conversation with the people is going to require honesty and...

February 14 2024

Red alert! ADF unable to cope with increasingly likely conflict

Perhaps in unsurprising news, there is growing recognition that the nation and the Australian Defence Force are unprepared to face an increasingly likely conflict, in spite...

February 13 2024

Transition to nuclear-powered submarines will be safe and efficient, experts say

Experts from global shipbuilder and sustainment provider Babcock have told reporters that the development of a domestic nuclear-powered submarine industry can be achieved...

February 12 2024

Risk/Reward: Congressional Research Service report outlines opportunities of Aussie Virginia Class acquisition

A new report from the US Congressional Research Service has detailed the risk and reward opportunities associated with the Australian acquisition of Virginia Class submarines...

February 09 2024

Facing the perfect storm of a ‘new’ Axis and declining US

It is no secret that the world is changing and many would argue – not for the better. But increasingly, it is becoming apparent that it is now fast becoming the perfect...

February 08 2024

Capacity for escalation, proportionality critical to delivering credible deterrence, especially for Australia

Deterrence has been clearly identified as the central objective of the government’s Defence Strategic Review, with Australia’s future fleet of nuclear submarines...

February 07 2024

The West has met its objectives in Ukraine – despite what the naysayers think

Regardless of the nitpicking from Russian apologists, no, Ukraine’s stalled advance doesn’t indicate a Russian victory. With the world’s “second...

February 06 2024

Israel’s invasion of Gaza evidence that qualitative overmatch simply isn’t enough

The abundance of cheap, yet sophisticated weaponry on the modern battlefield has eroded the ability for nations to win wars on qualitative overmatch alone. As amply evidenced...

February 05 2024

Recession or depression? Australia’s economic insecurity precedes national security

Many have long believed that Australia’s economy is unassailable – our three decades of unstopped economic growth to continue forever – now, however, the...

February 02 2024

Space race 2.0: New normal of subterfuge and satellite warfare in orbit

A silent military contest is unfolding in orbit above planet Earth as international powerhouses fight to develop and protect their own vital satellites.

February 01 2024

Calls for return of conscription raise question about what’s in it for younger Aussies

A cat has been set among the pigeons, with Curtin University academic Dr Alexey Muraviev calling for Australian policymakers to consider reinitiating conscription to defend...

January 31 2024

Will we recognise the world in 2025?

With half of the world’s population heading to the ballot box, geopolitical instability joins death and taxes as the only inevitabilities for 2024. In this changing...

January 30 2024

US DOD highlights acute submarine labour shortages

The United States’ Department of Defense has raised the alarm on how acute workforce shortages will impact the nation’s shipbuilding base and ability to project...

January 29 2024

Australia needs higher aspirations in order to unite, survive and thrive

Australians have never been more disconnected from the future direction of the nation across every metric, whether it is cost of living, educational outcomes, job...

January 25 2024

If Europe is ‘ignoring the barbarian at the gates’, what are we doing?

Since the end of World War II, Europe has depended heavily on the United States for much of the heavy lifting of its security, resulting in what can broadly be considered a...

January 24 2024

Confronting reality: Australia’s need for a larger surface fleet

As an island continent, Australia can’t escape its intrinsic economic, political, strategic, and social connection to the ocean, yet as the Indo-Pacific becomes...

January 23 2024

PM issues challenge, sets out vision for confronting decade of disruption, danger

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “soft launched” his pitch to the Australian people surrounding his vision of the nation and how it will confront a decade of...

January 22 2024

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