Indonesia’s Budget Wars
On 22 February, the Indonesian Survey Institute published the results of a poll that rated Minister of Defence…
Read More »Foreign-sponsored Disinformation Campaigns
National security practitioners today face an incredibly varied threat environment. Hybrid warfare, domestic political polarization, a return to great power…
Read More »Digital Empowerment of the HIMARS Targeting Solution by the RAAF C-17A
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III is the first non-US nation to provide…
Read More »India Moves Ahead with New Build Submarines
New Delhi. Twenty-one years after being cleared by a key Cabinet panel and 14 years after…
Read More »Cuban Expertise in Support of South African Military
What started as an initiative to refurbish military vehicles, particularly Samil trucks, morphed into an almost…
Read More »The Afghanistan Intervention: A Predictable Disaster
In October 6th, 2001, l wrote a column for the pioneering Brazilian website “NO: Notícia e…
Read More »Shaping an Indian Ocean Maritime Surveillance Network
The Indian Ocean is an increasingly contested strategic environment. A growing Chinese naval presence raises the…
Read More »Egypt Takes Delivery of 4th Type 209 German Submarine
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of its fourth and final Type-209/1400mod submarine (S44) from Germany’s…
Read More »RAAF Strategic Culture as Key Driver for Continuity and Change
The term ‘Air Force 2121’ conjures up many ideas. These range from the utopian world of…
Read More »Indonesia Adds Italian Frigates and French Fighters to Their Force
Indonesia has signed a contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for six new FREMM frigates and two…
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