Confronting the Challenge Posed by China in the South China Sea
Canberra, we have a problem. It’s the public diplomacy around Australia’s relationship with the Chinese state—in…
Read More »C2 Innovations and Transformation
In this edition of highlights, we focus on the remaking of C2 in the context of…
Read More »Shaping a Way Ahead for an Australian National Defense Support Base
Other than times of clear national emergency, the Australian population does not perceive national security as…
Read More »French Arms Exports 2018: On the Upswing
Paris – France last year won foreign orders for weapons worth a total €9.1 billion ($10.2…
Read More »Prime Minister Teresa May Personified Grace Under Pressure
At a joint press conference on June 4, 2019, President Trump and Prime Minister Teresa May…
Read More »Putting Cloud and AI Innovation into a Training Driven Combat Innovation Process
I recently attended a very good conference which addressed two key aspects of technological innovation, namely…
Read More »Australia in the Indo-Pac Exercise: The South China Sea, Vietnam and the PLA
I recently sailed onboard the landing helicopter dock and Royal Australian Navy flagship HMAS Canberra from Vietnam to…
Read More »Significant Weekend Up-Dates on President Trump’s Venezuelan Campaign
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”…
Read More »A Look Back at the Remarkable Life of Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869-1955) was known during his lifetime as “Mr. Five Per Cent.” This was…
Read More »An Update on the Venezuelan Campaign
Recently, Norway provided an update on the Venezuelan talks. Norway says Venezuelan talks making progress In…
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