Capital Shield: Redefining Crisis Management for the Age of Chaos
Earlier this year, I published an article entitled: The Anarchy of the Moment. In it I…
Read More »Reimagining Maritime Security: Australia’s Collaborative Approach to Uncrewed Systems
Australia faces one of the world’s most daunting maritime security challenges. With 37,000 kilometers of coastline…
Read More »Reimagining Maritime Security
Australia faces an extraordinary maritime security challenge that would overwhelm most nations. With 37,000 kilometers of…
Read More »Rethinking Defence Logistics: The Strategic Imperative for Change
In an era of shifting geopolitical dynamics and evolving security challenges, traditional approaches to defence logistics…
Read More »Beyond Fight Tonight: Building Resilience and Capacity Across Defence and Industry
The ghost of inadequate preparation haunts modern military planning. Mrs. Marion Chapman’s 1949 letter to the…
Read More »Building Australia’s Defence Industrial Base: The Strategic Imperative for Early Investment and Sovereign Capability
In an era of growing strategic uncertainty, Australia faces a fundamental question about its defence posture:…
Read More »Augmented vs. Artificial Intelligence: A Key Challenge for Democratic Societies
Recently, I talked with John Blackburn, chairman of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER) – Australia,…
Read More »The Learning Wars: Meeting the Challenge of Continuous Adaption
Three and a half years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a quiet but consequential competition is…
Read More »U.S. Marine Corps to Station Osprey Aircraft in Northern Australia: A Strategic Evolution in Indo-Pacific Defense Cooperation
Dateline: Canberra, Australia The United States Marine Corps has announced a significant evolution in its Indo-Pacific…
Read More »The MURKY PANDA Case: The Challenge of Advanced Espionage Campaigns
The growing sophistication of cyber threats shows that persistence is no longer an accessory attribute, but…
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