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Competing interests: US faces renewed delays for ‘Asia pivot’

December 11 2023

When first announced in 2011 by then-president Barack Obama, the US “pivot to Asia” was billed as the major restructure of America’s...

Don’t be fooled: ‘Might makes right’ is the universal rule, so prepare accordingly

The rise of the multipolar world, spearheaded by autocratic and “hybrid” regimes, has reignited concerns about a return to the concept of “might makes...

December 08 2023

Bed wetting or well founded? Renewed warnings for second Trump presidency

As we head towards what will be a hotly contested US general election in 2024, the world watches and waits with bated breath as concerns about a second Trump administration...

December 07 2023

Tilling the soil: Creating the environment for a successful defence industrial base

Ask any gardener worth their salt and they will tell you, to get the best results, you have to prepare the soil. Getting any new industry off the ground requires an equally...

December 06 2023

Industry to the rescue? Defence industry presents ‘action plan’

Successive governments on both sides have sought to respond to the challenging geopolitical and strategic environment by nurturing the development of a “sovereign...

December 05 2023

Hubris: Are we going to repeat the same mistakes as Germany?

For the Albanese government’s energy and climate czar, Chris Bowen, the green and renewable revolution is the “golden ticket” at the core of Australia...

December 01 2023

Running on fumes: Pentagon confirms ramped up Middle East ops breaking the bank

Despite protestations from the highest levels, the Pentagon appears to have broken ranks, with a spokesperson revealing that the US is going to struggle to pay for a range of...

November 30 2023

Think China’s PLA is a paper tiger? Think again, warns retired US Marine Officer

Opinion: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is more capable than the United States cares to admit and only needs to be good enough at a certain time and place to send...

November 29 2023

Eyes on the prize: Xi’s message reasserts Taiwan desire

The recent meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the 2023 APEC in San Francisco may have heralded an...

November 28 2023

Renewed concerns about ‘overstretched’ capacity of superpower US

Whether in Europe, the Middle East or the Pacific, concerns have once again reared their head about America’s enduring capacity to preserve the post-Second World War...

November 24 2023

Another year, another disappointing revelation about Australia’s stagnating economic competitiveness, resilience

It is no secret that Australia’s economy has been increasingly hollowed out of any real depth or capacity with successive governments promising to address the...

November 23 2023

What if your country needs you one day?

Opinion: At the start of World War One, military recruitment posters stridently announced, “Australians! Your Country Needs You”. Such dark days may return, warns...

November 22 2023

Peace in our time? Assessing the fallout of Biden–Xi’s San Francisco summit

Depending on who you ask, the recent meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping, has had some mixed outcomes. While it...

November 20 2023

An AUKUS remix delivering greater military power faster: the B-21 Raider

Opinion: While much of the emphasis around AUKUS is rightfully focused on Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, there are a host of factors that...

November 15 2023

Dust settles on promising, yet unfulfilled Indo Pacific 2023

Defence trade shows are always a mad scramble – there are deals to be done, back-to-back briefings to sprint to, an ever-present threat of politicians sweeping through...

November 14 2023

Muscular superpower or paper tiger? Just how scary is Xi’s China?

A lot has been made of China’s meteoric rise and outward ambitions towards the global order, but is the concern about Beijing’s designs and capacity well placed...

November 13 2023

Access, control of sea essential to Australia’s security and prosperity: Chief of Navy

Australia’s Chief of Navy, VADM Mark Hammond, has used recent media engagement to stress the centrality of the Indo-Pacific’s maritime environs on...

November 10 2023

Pentagon report details increased Chinese military capabilities, emphasis on coercion

The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress has detailed the rapid modernisation and expansion efforts transforming the People’s Liberation Army, emboldening...

November 06 2023

Decline of patriotism, confidence in West impacts willingness to defend ourselves

It is probably the worst-kept secret of our modern society: young people across the Western world have lost faith in their respective nations, the values and principles of...

November 03 2023

Confronting an emboldened new Axis

Across the globe, the post-Second World War order is under direct assault by an emboldened collection of nations committed to overthrowing the global paradigm, replacing it...

November 02 2023

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