From Cold War to Covid War: The Role of Middle Powers
New Delhi. Scarcely had the embers of the euphemistically termed ‘’Trade War’’ between USA and China…
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When I was last in Denmark, I had a chance to talk with Hans Tino Hansen,…
Read More »Expanding Regional Defense Relations for Pacific Defense: The Case of Australia and Japan
As Australia confronts an increasingly unstable Indo-Pacific security environment, it is time for Canberra to carefully cultivate security relationships with a range…
Read More »The Coming of the CMV-22B to the Fleet: Impacts and Opportunities
On February 7, 2020, the US Navy officially received its first CMV-22B Osprey, the replacement for…
Read More »Germany and its Tornado Replacement: Raising Key German Defense Questions
Recently, the defense press has asserted that the German government has approved a mixed buy of…
Read More »Vice Air Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn on the Resilience Challenge
Vice Air Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn interviewed on Channel 7 (Australia) Sunrise show 3 May 20.…
Read More »The USMC Commandant’s China Bet: Reactions and Key Questions
The new commandant of the US Marine Corps has announced that he would like to redesign…
Read More »Modern Leadership and the “All Corps Officer”
As more and more Australian Army Field Ranked Officers are being employed in-theatre as out-of-category command…
Read More »Helix Surveillance Aircraft in Mozambique Operations?
An Ultimate Air/CADG Helix ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft has spent several days in Mozambique,…
Read More »New Build Australian Submarines: The Cost Issue
There have been claims in the media and by various commentators that the cost of Australia’s…
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