Thoughts and Observations from Defence 24: Shaping a Way Ahead for Polish Defense
In addition to the major presentations at the Defence 24 Conference, I attended panels on naval…
Read More »The Changing Strategic and Security Situation for Poland: Leadership Perspectives Highlighted at the Defence 24 Conference
On Day one of the Defence 24 conference held in Warsaw Poland on September 28 and…
Read More »The Morrison Administration Changes Course on Attack Submarines: Some Concluding Thoughts, September 2021
The Morrison Administration made a strategic decision to change course with regard to their procurement of…
Read More »The Pegasus Affair: Shaping a French Approach to Cyber Combat
These days, France and more generally Europe are targeted by massive cyber aggressions. Some of these…
Read More »The Australian Strategic Decision: Moving from Conventional to Nuclear Attack Submarines
The recent announcement of the decision by the Australian government to cancel their diesel submarine contract…
Read More »Advanced Training as a Weapon System
Having just returned from the Pacific, it is clear that U.S. forces are focused on shaping…
Read More »Enhanced Russian-Chinese Collaboration: Zapad/Interaction 2021
From August 9 to August 13, 2021, Russia and China conducted their most recent combined military…
Read More »The Impact of the Biden Administration’s Afghan Blitzkrieg Withdrawal Strategy on the Way Ahead for the U.S. Military
I am currently in France, and am taking advantage of my time in Europe to discuss…
Read More »An Australian DARPA?
Providing significant amounts of Defence funding to Australia’s universities could drive urgent national security research while…
Read More »Central Asia: From Pax Americana to Pox Americana?
The fall of the American client government in Afghanistan has thrust Central Asia onto the front…
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