Russian Geopolitical Challenges: Kazakhstan’s Strategic Pivot
Putin’s leadership of Russia has gone through four phases (so far). The first phase was when…
Read More »Japan Establishes a New Osprey Base: A Strategic Move to Counter China’s Expansionist Policies
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) opened a new chapter in its defense strategy on July 9,…
Read More »Three Major Cities Rebuilt
A recent work by English historian Kenneth Maxwell recovers the history of the reconstruction of London,…
Read More »The Imperial Paradox: How Historical Empires Lead the Anti-Colonial Global South
The contemporary geopolitical landscape presents a striking contradiction that has received insufficient attention: two of the…
Read More »Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025
A good measure of how the BRICS are viewed is provided by three assessments of the…
Read More »From Diplomacy to Spectacle: The Decline of the Multilateral Order in the Ukraine War and the Strategic Turn of Global Powers
The war in Ukraine has accelerated the fragmentation of the multilateral system established in the aftermath…
Read More »Divergent Paths: A Decade of South and North Korean Arms Exports
The two Korean states have become key players in the evolving global order and in this…
Read More »22nd MEU (SOC) Sunset Flights
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Sailors with the San…
Read More »BRICS and the Non-Aligned Movement: The Fox in the Chicken Coop?
At the 2025 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…
Read More »Facing China, Dealing with Trump, and Shaping Effective Australian Defence: Ross Babbage Goes to the Heart of the Matter
My friend and colleague, Ross Babbage, has spent a lifetime understanding the strategic threats to Western…
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