The Coronavirus Crisis and Information War
Clearly, the liberal democracies are being tested not just in terms of dealing with the physical…
Read More »Maritime Trade Dependencies and Risks: The Australian Fuel Security Case
Over the course of the fuel security investigations I conducted on behalf of the NRMA, I…
Read More »Coronavirus : Geopolitical Stakes And Disinformation
The confinement generated by the Coronavirus pandemic has been at the origin of a light-spirited byproduct…
Read More »Toilet Paper and Total War
The lessons that prepare defence forces and government institutions for crisis responses need not come from…
Read More »Maritime Trade Dependencies and Risks: An Introduction
Societies, governments, economies, the environment and the energy systems that underpin human existence are all undergoing…
Read More »The Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel: Shaping a Way Ahead for a “Continuous Shipbuilding” Approach
On March 10, 2020, I had the chance to visit CIVMEC and Luerseen at the Henderson…
Read More »Canadian Chief of Defence Staff Highlights Challenges and Key Tasks for a Way Ahead: March 2020
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff and Chef d’état-major de la défense recently addressed the Ottawa…
Read More »He May Be Able to Build Cars and Rockets, But Combat Experience?: Putting Elon Musk’s Comments on Fighter Jets in Context
Elon Musk is a proven innovator and entrepreneur. He knows how to grab a headline, too.…
Read More »Will Turkey Acquire Nuclear Weapons from Pakistan?
In October 2019, there were reports that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his dissatisfaction that…
Read More »5G Systems and Strategic Choices
It is disappointing that the Brits are doing the wrong thing on 5G, having not exhausted other possibilities.…
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