The Training Challenge: Shaping a Way Ahead
It is clear that a major challenge facing the combat forces of the United States and…
Read More »The Maritime Border Command: Concepts of Operations and the Coming of the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel
In my recent discussion with the CASG team in the Department of Defence managing the build…
Read More »The European Union and the Strategic Stockpiling Issue: The Coronavirus Crisis Exposes a Key Capability Gap
We have focused for some time on the importance for liberal democracies being much more cognizant…
Read More »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…
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