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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Japanese defence budget reveals major expansion in naval, air forces

Amid mounting tensions in the Western Pacific, Japan’s Kishida administration has doubled down on the nation’s defence spending, committing US$53 billion ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Beijing’s economic fragility and its implications for the Indo-Pacific

Despite reassurances from Xi Jinping’s government about the enduring vitality and stability of the Chinese economy, the data and reality on the ground reveal a ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 01 Sep 2023

Questions mount over America’s capacity, resolve on Ukraine support

Despite repeated assurances that the US will continue its support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, concerns are now emerging that America’s ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 31 Aug 2023

US Navy confirms 3 contenders for Super Hornet replacement program

The US Navy has confirmed that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are actively competing to develop and build the service’s next-generation, ...

AIR • Wed, 30 Aug 2023

Forward defence, archipelagic deterrence or continental defence? The reality is a bit mixed

Despite the findings of the Defence Strategic Review and the seeming reorientation of Australia towards a concept of “National Defence” and the creation of a ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 30 Aug 2023

Intergenerational report reveals mixed bag for Defence spending over long-term

The latest intergenerational report has revealed a mixed bag for Defence spending over the next four decades, raising questions about the nation’s capacity to fund ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 29 Aug 2023

Enter the multipolar era: BRICS expands members in challenge to world order

We have entered the next stage in the evolution of the multipolar world with the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS)-led economic and political bloc ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 28 Aug 2023

UK MOD awards BAE Systems £89m battlefield comms contract

BAE Systems will partner with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), PA Consulting, and L3Harris to design and manufacture a deployable tactical wide area network (WAN) known as ...

JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Fri, 25 Aug 2023

Prepare for a ‘two-front’ war in potential China conflict: Atlantic Council

It is every military planner’s worst nightmare – a war on two-fronts. Now experts from across the US defence and national security community at the Atlantic ...

GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 25 Aug 2023

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