Geopolitics & Policy

Paperwork v missiles: Australia, China and neighbourhood security
July 08 2026
Opinion: Australia’s Pacific security partnerships risk becoming little more than paperwork unless they’re backed by credible military power to...
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AIs are only human – so what can we do?
July 07 2026
Opinion: Air Marshal (Ret’d) John Harvey AM argues that large language models will always remain fallible, making careful verification, appropriate tool selection, human...
Australia signs mutual defence treaty, deepens economic integration with Fiji
July 06 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka have signed a mutual defence treaty between the two countries.
Minister Conroy to represent Australia at NATO summit as Indo-Pacific ties deepen
July 06 2026
Australia will reinforce its growing strategic partnership with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) this week, with Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for...
Australia’s zombie defence industry policy is rewarmed – the 2026 DIDS reinforces failure
July 04 2026
Opinion: Strategic Analysis Australia’s Michael Shoebridge argues that the 2026 Defence Industry Development Strategy is a rehash of the failed 2024 version, criticising...
What’s in a name? Battlelines drawn as patriotism becomes part of the political debate
July 03 2026
Depending on who you ask, patriotism means different things to different people. It has different characteristics, priorities, objectives and “vibe”, with major...
AIs are only human
July 02 2026
Opinion: LLM “errors” range from accidental to adversarial, each with a human-expert parallel – from the confidently wrong specialist to the outright censor. Knowing...
Short-changed? British government releases initial details for £15bn ‘splurge’ on Defence capability
July 01 2026
The outgoing British prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has finally begun to release details about his prime ministerial swansong, the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan...
Shots fired! Ex-British Defence chief issues stark warning, words of wisdom for incoming PM
June 30 2026
With dust beginning to settle in Westminster’s halls of power, former British Defence chief, Admiral (Ret’d) Sir Tony Radakin has provided some timely advice about the...
Australia, Vanuatu sign bilateral treaty to strengthen security, development ties
June 30 2026
Australia and Vanuatu have signed a new bilateral treaty that significantly expands cooperation on security, critical infrastructure, disaster response and economic...