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Unfit for purpose: UK House of Lords committee warns of lacking in British military capability in aftermath of Ukraine

October 03 2024

Lord de Mauley, chair of the UK House of Lords’ International Relations and Defence Committee, has launched a scathing attack following a report...

PLA propaganda footage exposes weakness in Australia’s secrecy obsession

The recent release of propaganda film footage by China’s People’s Liberation Army has exposed weaknesses in the ongoing secrecy obsession and paralysed approvals...

October 02 2024

Taiwan and fallout should be our focus, warns strategic policy expert

Vaunted Australian strategist and the father of the “Defence of Australia” policy, Paul Dibb, has warned that Australia needs to rapidly refocus on the potential...

October 01 2024

Squeezing every penny: Learning lessons, building expertise and tightening the ‘behind the scenes’ decision making

Amid continued concerns about just how far Australia’s Defence dollar will go in the coming years, getting the behind-the-scenes expertise, processes and procedures is...

September 30 2024

Invisible prime steps from the shadows: Raytheon Australia announces new collaborative, communicative strategy

Raytheon Australia is launching a re-energised collaborative and communicative corporate strategy as it seeks to shake off the unwanted title of the invisible prime,...

September 27 2024

Squeezing every penny: Getting the most out of our Defence spending

With Defence spending tipped to hit the AU$100 billion mark by the end of the decade and the rise of “megaprojects” dominating much of this spending, how can...

September 26 2024

Perfectly mediocre: Australia’s ranking in Asia Power Index reveals deeper issues

It is no secret that when measured against our Indo-Pacific neighbours, Australia’s spectrum of power and influence leaves a lot to be desired. Now data compiled by the...

September 25 2024

Accidental honesty: The Quad IS all about deterring an aggressive China

Opinion: Recent comments from outgoing US President Joe Biden, caught in a “hot mic” moment, have said what everyone is thinking. But with an upcoming election,...

September 24 2024

Losing faith: Almost half of young Aussies to leave in event of conflict

As our world gets increasingly dangerous and the risks come closer to home, many would expect Australians to embrace their proud history and step forward to defend the...

September 20 2024

Beep, beep, bang, bang: With exploding pagers, deterrence gets personal

Opinion: There’s now a stark asymmetry between Israel and its enemies: their attacks on Israel can be blunted, but they are personally vulnerable and at risk of death...

September 19 2024

Questions about the UK’s ‘great power’ status begs the question, where do we rank?

A group of foreign and strategic policy experts have raised serious questions about the United Kingdom’s continuing status as a “great power”, raising...

September 18 2024

2%, 2.5% or 3% and the question of how much is enough?

It is one of those age-old questions: how much Defence spending is enough? With much of the emphasis being focused on reaching the sacred 2 per cent of GDP, in our...

September 16 2024

Fast-tracking Japan into AUKUS: ‘JAUKUS’ by frigate

Opinion: Australia’s impending $11 billion general purpose frigate decision is about more than which nation’s frigate design is best. It’s also about what...

September 12 2024

Former governor-general warns Australia to step up its defence and national security efforts

One of Australia’s most famous generals and former governor-general, Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC has issued a pointed warning for Australia’s policymakers and...

September 10 2024

Speed to effect: The post-DSR Army takes shape

While the rest of the Australian Defence Force grapples with the implications of the Defence Strategic Review and National Defence Strategy, the Australian Army is well on...

September 09 2024

Is the myth of the Pax Americana just that?

Few nations have benefited from the era of history known as Pax Americana or the American Peace quite like Australia has. But is the mythos surrounding this era just hype,...

September 05 2024

Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets legislation

The Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Act 2024 supports Australia’s commitment to protecting its military secrets and strengthening...

September 05 2024

Turkish application to BRICS heralds latest nail for US-led world order

Protests across Turkey against a US Navy port visit and continuing US military presence in the country have served as the most visible battleground in this new “Cold...

September 04 2024

Did we really ‘lose’ our 10-year warning time? Or did we waste it?

Every Australian Defence strategy since the 1987 Dibb Review spruiked the concept of a “10-year warning time”, now we’re being told it no longer exists. But...

September 03 2024

The frog in boiling water: Beijing’s increased antagonism leaves many in the West caught off guard

Over the weekend, we witnessed the latest round in Beijing’s efforts to coerce the Philippines in the South China Sea, but for many “normies”, while the...

September 02 2024

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