Canada and the Arctic: The Russians Fill in the Strategic Space
The Russians have been focused on the Arctic and an economic, defense and security build up…
Read More »Germany at the Center of European Direct Defense: What Role Will It Play?
For several years now, I have been working on the question of the reemergence of direct…
Read More »The Return of Direct European Defense: The German Challenge
For the last three years, I have travelled extensively in Northern Europe to discuss the Russian…
Read More »Securing the Space Domain: The Chinese Challenge to the Liberal Democracies
Dateline: Bejing The newly released Missile Defense Review (MDR) stresses the imperative of securing and using…
Read More »The USAF and Electronic Warfare: Implications for Australia
The outcomes from the United States Air Force 2019 Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) being held…
Read More »The Departure of Mattis: The President’s Strategic Challenge and Opportunity
The departure of Secretary Mattis and the coming of a new Congress provide twin challenges for…
Read More »Parsing Trump’s Middle East Moves
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s warning that he would soon send his military forces into the…
Read More »Japan Shapes its Perimeter Defense: F-35s, Aegis and Active Defense Capabilities
We have argued for a number of years that in response to both North Korea and…
Read More »The “5Th Generation Information Management Environment” – An Australian Defence Force Enabler or a Roadblock?
The phrase “5th Generation” (Gen) is often dismissed as just another fad, whilst totally missing the…
Read More »Re-Shaping the Australian Air Force Cadets Program
When one thinks of defense infrastructure, a key element is the people in the force and…
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