The Return of Geography in the Defense of Australia
As Australia thinks through its options for enhanced capabilities to defend the nation in the changing…
Read More »International Fighter Conference 2018: The Way Ahead for Tactical Airpower in a Contested Environment
From November 13-15 2018, the International Fighter Conference will be held in Berlin, Germany. Given how…
Read More »Deterring Russia
If you wanted to sum up America’s (and its allies’) military-strategic posture towards China in Asia…
Read More »Long Past Time to End “The Forever War”
Commander James Durso SC USN (ret) has been one of our key “go to experts” on…
Read More »UK Announces New Arctic Strategy
We have written over the past decade a number of articles and assessments of the changing…
Read More »More Notes on Australian Submarine Negotiations with the French
The Australian Defence Minister has insisted the negotiations for the new build submarine are on track.…
Read More »Australia and Its Quest for New Build Submarines: Delays and Dilemmas
I reported last month after my visit to the Osborne shipyards that the Collins class was…
Read More »The Endeavour: An Historical Lynchpin
The recent announcement of the discovery of HMS Endeavour off of the waters of Newport Harbor…
Read More »Re-Shaping the Australian Air Force Cadets Program
When one thinks of defense infrastructure, a key element is the people in the force and…
Read More »Australian Defense Policy in Flux
Recently, the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs within the Australian National University held a…
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