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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Calls for return of conscription raise question about what’s in it for younger Aussies

A cat has been set among the pigeons, with Curtin University academic Dr Alexey Muraviev calling for Australian policymakers to consider reinitiating conscription to ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Australia needs higher aspirations in order to unite, survive and thrive

Australians have never been more disconnected from the future direction of the nation across every metric, whether it is cost of living, educational outcomes, job ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 25 Jan 2024

If Europe is ‘ignoring the barbarian at the gates’, what are we doing?

Since the end of World War II, Europe has depended heavily on the United States for much of the heavy lifting of its security, resulting in what can broadly be considered ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 24 Jan 2024

Confronting reality: Australia’s need for a larger surface fleet

As an island continent, Australia can’t escape its intrinsic economic, political, strategic, and social connection to the ocean, yet as the Indo-Pacific becomes ...

NAVAL • Tue, 23 Jan 2024

PM issues challenge, sets out vision for confronting decade of disruption, danger

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “soft launched” his pitch to the Australian people surrounding his vision of the nation and how it will confront a decade ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 22 Jan 2024

Looking into the crystal ball and preparing for the other side of a Taiwan crisis

The Defence Strategic Review went a long way to articulating the long-term objectives and capability priorities of the Australian Defence Force in the era of great power ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 19 Jan 2024

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Wolf’s howl? Chinese diplomats return to ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy

China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, and his diplomatic team have shattered Prime Minister Albanese’s elated proclamations that the Australia-China ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Undue influence? Does the ‘End of History’ still have too much say in our policy making?

When released in 1992, Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” championed the triumph of Western capitalist liberal democracy over global autarchy with ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 16 Jan 2024

Economic deterrence, flexibility, resilience at heart of new US defence industrial strategy

The Pentagon has released the United States’ first National Defense Industrial Strategy, seeking to reassert and re-establish the industrial dominance of the United ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 15 Jan 2024

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