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Blood in the water: Biden’s frailty, decline entice hostile actors in face of declining West

July 26 2024
For many, the real-time decline and rapid deterioration of US President Joe Biden has been a mask slip moment. For others, more concerningly, it has s...
Defence continues support for Pacific Partnership 2024
Members of the Australian Defence Force and civilian personnel have joined Pacific Partnership 2024, deploying to four countries across the Indo-Pacific region from July to...
July 26 2024
Wait, we have to be a two-fleet nation? Concerns mount as Beijing looks to expand Indian Ocean fleet presence
When established in the 1980s, Australia’s “Two Ocean Policy” sought to essentially establish the nation as a “two fleet” navy capable of...
July 25 2024
Mobilising Australia’s workforce for national defence in time of war
Opinion: Major wars force nations to mobilise as is now evident in Ukraine, Russia, and Israel. If a major Indo-Pacific war erupted as the National Defence Strategy warns is...
July 24 2024
Public awaits Australian investigation into fatal World Central Kitchen strike
Uncertainty surrounds the possible release of the Australian investigation into the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers by Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza.
July 23 2024
Boots on the ground within a week: Japan issues warning on Taiwan conflict
Despite confidence and assurances that Taiwan and its allies can hold off an invasion from the mainland, the Japanese government has warned that China could land troops in...
July 23 2024
US Secretary of Defense honours US President Biden following election withdrawal
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III has honoured US President Joe Biden as a “stalwart defender of free government, fearless foe of tyranny and historic...
July 22 2024
Post-crisis force: Sharpening the tip of the spear with a new-look Special Operations Command
In a post-crisis Indo-Pacific characterised by great power competition and multipolarity, Australia’s special operations forces will be required to hit harder, faster...
July 22 2024
Food security critical to national security, Global Food Forum warns
The old saying that “an army marches on its stomach” has never been more true. In this era of multipolarity and great power competition, the case is more serious...
July 19 2024
Post-crisis force: An integrated, deadly and ‘joint force’ enabling Air Force
In many ways, the contemporary Royal Australian Air Force is an “enabling” body for the rest of the Australian Defence Force, but in a post-crisis era, this role,...
July 18 2024