Another Consequence of the Ukraine War: Russia’s Relationship with Vietnam
The war in Ukraine has shaken a fundamental assumption of Vietnam’s defence posture—that its old friend…
Read More »Reinforcing Polish Defense: A Key Element for any Way Ahead for German Defense
As I will argue in my next piece in the series, projecting power forward for the…
Read More »Will Biden’s Pact with Israel draw the U.S. into Another Middle East War?
On 14 July 2022, U.S. president Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Yair Lipid, signed the…
Read More »Some Considerations in Accentuating and Accelerating Germany’s Contribution to Forward Defense
Alternatively, this piece could be entitled considerations with regard to being able to project relevant military…
Read More »BRICS as the Anti-G-7?
The virtual summit of BRICS leaders in Beijing late last month brought a slew of proposals…
Read More »France and Shaping a Way Ahead for European Defence: Assessments by Pierre Tran, 2022
This report brings together a number of the articles written by Pierre Tran and published on…
Read More »South Korea Focuses on Australia and an Expanded Relationship
CANBERRA: At a large dinner here attended by its ambassador and a host of senior acquisition…
Read More »Brazil Aids in SANDF Jungle Warfare Training
Members of Brazil’s armed forces have assisted the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) with jungle…
Read More »China Drives Significant Change in Japanese Strategic Thinking
Pressure from an increasingly aggressive China and the example of Russia’s war on Ukraine have driven…
Read More »HMAS Canberra Works with the Osprey
Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam…
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