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SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government’s James Rabey
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Stephen Kuper is joined by James Rabey, principal consultant at Mac...
Australian Defence Force personnel confirmed safe after Iranian strike on operational headquarters
Australian Defence Force personnel have been confirmed as safe and accounted for after Iranian drone and missile strikes on Al Min...
Washington’s Iran gamble and Australia’s strategic stakes
Opinion: A strike on the United States Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain underscores the escalating conflict between the United States, ...
3 US F-15 jets shot down over Kuwait
Three US fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait, US Central Command has confirmed.
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ST Engineering breaks into Qatar defence market with land platforms contract
Singaporean defence company ST Engineering has announced a major breakthrough into the Qatar defence market through a five-year co...
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Becoming a ‘keystone’ nation in the face of a post-America Asia
As America’s attention and increasingly limited resources are being pulled into multiple directions, its enduring commitment to acting as the...
April 16 2025
Renegotiating, restructuring Pax Americana and Australia’s place in it
With the world in a state of seemingly constant flux and the established norms being rewritten on a daily basis, Australia, like many American allies and partners, has the...
April 15 2025
Lessons from the Ukrainian front lines
The war in Ukraine has rewritten the rules for what near-peer conflict might look like, and those rules are still being written. Here are some of the key takeaways after...
April 11 2025
Is it too little, too late? NZ announces complete rebuild of military capability
The New Zealand government has announced a complete overhaul and universal rebuild of its military forces and defence infrastructure.
April 10 2025
The best of both worlds? Navigating and charting the enduring evolution of the Australia-US alliance
Amid growing concern about the future of the Australia-US alliance off the back of President Donald Trump's indiscriminate tariff regime gaining traction amongst some...
April 09 2025
Get real about defence and national security, warns former foreign minister
Former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer has urged our leaders and the public to take defence and national security more seriously as the election campaign gets...
April 08 2025
Trump’s tariffs present more opportunities than challenges – we just have to be brave
Now that the hyperventilating and hysteria have stopped (hopefully), perhaps it is time to look at the Trump tariffs with clear eyes and start viewing them as an opportunity...
April 07 2025
Federal budget fallout: Liberals, Labor expose soft puffery underbelly on defence policy
Hypocrites. That’s the word that accurately sums up the fallout from last week’s federal budget and reply speech.
April 04 2025
Yes, Australia can defend itself independently, but not as an echidna
Many commentators have long debated Australia's capacity to defend itself independently, with arguments both in the pro and con columns. But for too long, the Australian...
April 03 2025
Frogs in boiling water: Taiwan, Australia share some similarities as Beijing steps up coercion attempts
Beijing is stepping up its attempts to wear down Taiwan with expansive military exercises to surround the island. Meanwhile, closer to home, we have seen the latest attempts...
April 02 2025
The 2009 white paper, Force 2030 and a jumping-off point
When it was officially launched in May 2009, the Defending Australia in the Asia-Pacific Century: Force 2030 white paper was met with varying degrees of criticism –...
April 01 2025
Pete Hegseth, the Signal disaster, and the unbearable stupidity of the Trump administration
As high-level talks to plan a US strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen went public in the most disastrous way this week, one question looms large – are any adults actually...
March 28 2025
Finally! Recognition that we’re rudderless
As Australia heads into the quagmire that comes with an election campaign where defence and national security will play an increasing role, there is a growing recognition...
March 24 2025
If Australia stands for anything, we must send troops to Ukraine if we’re asked
The Prime Minister says we should consider it, while the Coalition wants to use “boots on the ground” as a political wedge … But there’s more than...
March 21 2025
Efficiency review long overdue: Is a more transparent, accountable US Department of Defense the way forward?
The US Department of Defense has recently announced it will undertake an evolving plan to make military projects, funding and reporting more transparent.
March 20 2025
Divided and forgotten: Western Balkans drift towards chaos
Opinion: I’ve always been critical of the US imposing its will on other political systems under the pretence of “bringing democracy to your doorstep”....
March 19 2025
Structure and incentives: Necessary preconditions for the adoption of strategic mindset in capability acquisition
Opinion: The adoption of a strategic risk management mindset in capability acquisition is essential, but without structural changes and incentive realignment – such as...
March 18 2025
‘Up for grabs’ an Australian century in the Indo-Pacific? Stranger things have happened
We have heard a lot about an “American” and “Chinese” century, but with the Indo-Pacific in an ever-developing state of flux, what about an Australian...
March 17 2025
Trump 2025: Australian defence industry under the gun
Opinion: With the Trump administration doubling down on its “America First” agenda and Australian industry now well within the crosshairs, how Australia’s...
March 13 2025
Time for more than a Plan B? Debate swirls around how Australia should respond to Trump’s unpredictability
With transactional politics now back in flavour and Australia’s “great and powerful friend”, the United States, looking increasingly unreliable, how we...
March 12 2025
