India and Australia in the Indo-Pacific
India has assumed far greater prominence in Australian strategic thinking in recent times, as a potential…
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Hugh White’s new book, How to defend Australia, has stirred up a hornet’s nest on the…
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The UK and Australia are both in the throes of significant force transformation. But unlike earlier…
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On July 18 2019 Jeff Bezo’s highly ethically conflicted blog The Washington Post reported on President…
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As a graduate of Columbia University where I received my PhD in 1974, I was pleased…
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Earlier, I identified the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to…
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The United States President Donald Trump announced an agreement to increase the U.S. troop presence in…
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Since the May 2018 visit to Australia by French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian commentators have continued…
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The UK along with France has operated the most effective full spectrum European military over the…
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In this compilation of articles from defense.info and Second Line of Defense written by or co-authored…
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