Re-Setting Australian Defense: Lessons from the Battle of Britain
On 13 August 1940, the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s air arm, set out to destroy the Royal Air…
Read More »Prime Minister Modi Visits President Putin in Vladivostok: Re-Energizing the Indian-Russian Partnership
The 36-hour visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Vladivostok, Russia on September 4-5 to participate…
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Turkey has been a bulwark of NATO’s Southern Flank during the Cold War and a key…
Read More »Will Iran’s Satellite Launch Vehicle Result into an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Capability?
There have been recent debates as to whether Iran’s Satellite Launch Vehicles can be utilised to…
Read More »Standing Firm with Hong Kong Against the PRC: An Open Letter from the Committee on the Present Danger
August 30, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Twenty-six members of the Committee on the Present Danger: China today sent President Donald…
Read More »India and Australia in the Indo-Pacific
India has assumed far greater prominence in Australian strategic thinking in recent times, as a potential…
Read More »President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan Speaks at Columbia University
As a graduate of Columbia University where I received my PhD in 1974, I was pleased…
Read More »The French Position in the Pacific: The Potential Impact of the Momentum for Independence
Since the May 2018 visit to Australia by French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian commentators have continued…
Read More »What are Putin’s Strategic Priorities and Russia’s Strategic Dilemmas
While the European Union gears up for new leadership in the northern autumn and US President…
Read More »The Portuguese in the Persian Gulf: Hormuz, Bahrain and Mosul
Prologue: When visiting Bahrain recently, we visited the Portuguese fort. Naturally, when I returned to the…
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