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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...
Feature Insights
Post-crisis force: A larger, smarter and more lethal Navy (Part 1)
As a maritime trading nation straddling two of the world’s major oceans, the Navy is critical to securing and promoting Australia’s...
July 16 2024
Fight! Fight! Fight! Why Trump’s immediate response now makes the world a more dangerous place
Opinion: As much of the US and many across the world held their breath as shots rang out in rural Pennsylvania, former President Trump’s immediate response following...
July 15 2024
Does Australia need its own Turing Police?
Opinion: With the growing proliferation of artificial intelligence in the military arena, is it time for Australia and other like-minded nations to form their own safeguards...
July 12 2024
Post-crisis force: A harder, faster and sharper Australian Army
Following a bloody draw in the Western Pacific leaving both sides savaged and licking their wounds and regrouping, the Australian government of the day begins a rapid process...
July 11 2024
Radical, angry and anti-NATO: A peek into France’s new National Assembly
Gridlock and uncertainty imperil France’s incoming National Assembly as tactical voting delivered a surprise election victory for a hard-left alliance of socialists,...
July 10 2024
Flashpoints: Assessing the scenarios, the crisis and immediate aftermath of Taiwan and the South China Sea
History has largely been defined by the consequences of flashpoints that dramatically shape the course of an individual, a nation or empire. Today’s multipolar world is...
July 09 2024
Rising to the challenge: Delivering defence capabilities amid ongoing workforce constraints
Data indicates that the Commonwealth’s ambitious plan to deliver next-generation military capabilities may be hampered by ongoing workforce shortages. As defence...
July 08 2024
NGAD delay and ‘cost-saving’ redesign beg the question, why don’t we partner to build an evolved Raptor?
Revelations by US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall that the service was seeking to cut costs on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program has prompted...
July 05 2024
A changed America and a less constrained president
Opinion: The latest US Supreme Court decision granting US presidents wide-ranging immunities even when committing criminal acts will further divide America, but it also...
July 04 2024
A sorry state of affairs – serious questions raised over ADF’s capability following lacklustre RIMPAC attendance
Despite the lofty rhetoric and ambitious roadmap designed to transform the capability of the Australian Defence Force set out by the government in its program of rolling...
July 03 2024
Extensive review long overdue for Australian Defence Force recruitment
Australian Defence Force recruitment is a complex issue, but if we look at previous years and Defence targets, was that always the case or are we long overdue for an...
July 02 2024
It’s the economy, stupid! Building economic resilience, competitiveness and relationships key to our future
There is this old saying among political pundits and strategists: “It’s the economy, stupid!” This bread-and-butter issue is the key not only to political...
June 28 2024
Alarm bells ring as Philippines backs down in South China Sea over concerns US doesn’t have its back
Increasing antagonism in the waters of the South China Sea has brought the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China to blows over contested makeshift islands and...
June 27 2024
Experts warn UK needs a larger, more lethal Royal Navy in face of mounting global challenges
Despite workforce and budgetary pressures, a group of UK experts have urged the next British government to rapidly begin expanding the Royal Navy to better protect...
June 26 2024
Growing opportunities for Sino-Russian military cooperation poses major challenges: RAND Corporation
The Sino-Russian relationship has only gone from strength to strength since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and while history may be against it, growing Western...
June 25 2024
Are we really losing Cold War II or have we already lost it?
With the autocratic nations seemingly on the march across the world, it is easy to see why for some commentators, the West is losing this second Cold War, or perhaps in this...
June 24 2024
Becoming ‘incoercible’: How does Australia ensure its sovereignty from great power coercion?
There is a popular internet meme among libertarians that describes an individual’s efforts to become “ungovernable”. So how does Australia model this...
June 20 2024
Pure gold or glass beads? Warnings abound for Australia amid Li’s visit
It is the first major visit by a Chinese leader for nearly a decade and while everything appears to be “normalising” in the Australia–China relationship, we...
June 19 2024
Flashpoint Taiwan: What if America does nothing?
Many analysts are focused on the impact and costs associated with a war over Taiwan, and rightfully so. However, one question that a few seem to have asked is: What happens...
June 18 2024
Getting some clarity: Foreign Minister defines Australia’s ‘national interest’
For many, the idea of “national interest” is a hangover from a bygone age, outdated in the modern globalised world. However, our adversaries are using their...
June 17 2024
