Toilet Paper and Total War
The lessons that prepare defence forces and government institutions for crisis responses need not come from…
Read More »What Leadership Looks Like in the Coronavirus Event
It is not only the spread of the coronavirus which is having an impact. It is…
Read More »Maritime Trade Dependencies and Risks: An Introduction
Societies, governments, economies, the environment and the energy systems that underpin human existence are all undergoing…
Read More »The Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel: Shaping a Way Ahead for a “Continuous Shipbuilding” Approach
On March 10, 2020, I had the chance to visit CIVMEC and Luerseen at the Henderson…
Read More »Meeting the Challenge: Australian Long Range Air Defense Capabilities
It’s time for the Royal Australian Air Force to consider how it can build the capability…
Read More »Is the RAAF’s Triton Program At Risk?
The Triton program is a key part of the RAAF’s approach to replacing the P-3s. The…
Read More »Counterinsurgency Operations: A Perspective from Italian History
Dr. Federica Saini Fasanotti has written a fascinating study of the Italian experience in counterinsurgency operations…
Read More »Cope North 2020
Exercise COPE NORTH 20 (CN20) is a Commander Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) sponsored multilateral field training…
Read More »Is Pragmatism Enough in the Battle Against 21st Century Authoritarianism?
As a participant in and observer of Australia’s China debate, I’m sometimes taken aback at the…
Read More »China’s Asia
Lowell Dittmer’s book on the strategic geometry of power relationships in Asia comes at a critical time when…
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