A Modern Amphibious Seaplane for the ADF?
Years ago, before I joined the Royal Australian Air Force, I volunteered at the RAAF Association…
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April has been a signal time for Afghanistan. First, the foreign ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan,…
Read More »Germany Prepares for Its F-35 Force: Driving Change Throughout Germany’s Capability for the Direct Defense of Europe
The upcoming Air Defender 2023 exercise, to be hosted by Germany this summer, will see the…
Read More »The Case of the Missing Chessboard
The return of geopolitics is a shock. Now humans have to catch up. The big problem…
Read More »The 30 March 2023 Sir Richard Williams Foundation Seminar Report
The latest Williams Foundation Seminar was held on March 30, 2023 in Canberra. It was entitled…
Read More »Lula and Xi in the Evolving New World Order
“Brazil is Back” is the slogan of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva after returning with…
Read More »The Teixeira Leak and the War in Ukraine
This is not about one leaker. It is about the outsourcing of military IT systems to…
Read More »The Role of Geography in the Direct Defence of Australia
As Australia reworks its deterrence and defence strategy to deal with China, the question of the…
Read More »Australian Defence and Deterrence: A 2023 Update
A look at the changing focus on deterrence and defence in Australia seen through the optic…
Read More »Iran’s Space Capabilities and Ballistic Missile Ambitions
Iran’s space program attracted equal attention and criticisms as its nuclear and missile programs did. There…
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