Stephen Kuper

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Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.

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Growing concerns about China conflict dominate Australian public thinking

New polling has revealed both startling and inspiring feedback from the Australian public’s attitudes towards the possibility of conflict in our region, allied ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 30 Jul 2024

Post-crisis economy: Rebuilding from the ground up

Few national economies have benefited from the era of hyper-globalisation quite like Australia; however, in the aftermath of a major regional crisis, the chickens have ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 29 Jul 2024

Lockheed Martin signs SPY-7 radar manufacturing contract with Spanish partners

Lockheed Martin has announced a manufacturing partnership with Indra, Escribano Mechanical and Engineering and ICM, awarding purchase orders for AN/SPY-7(V)2 components ...

INDUSTRY • Thu, 25 Jul 2024

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

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 signalled the frailty ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 26 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 25 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 23 Jul 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, ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 22 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 19 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 18 Jul 2024

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