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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Post-crisis force: A larger, smarter and more lethal Navy (Part 2)

More than at any point in history, contemporary navies provide nations with a strategic game-changing capability. In a post-crisis era, Australia’s naval ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 17 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 15 Jul 2024

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 national interests and ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 16 Jul 2024

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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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 11 Jul 2024

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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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 09 Jul 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 ...

AIR • Fri, 05 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 03 Jul 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 28 Jun 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 ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 27 Jun 2024

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