Two Alliances Compared: ANZUS and NATO
NATO and ANZUS are cousins. The defining family characteristic of the two alliances is the central,…
Read More »Does a Separate Space Force Make Sense?
Over the past several months the administration has proposed two major organizational changes that have the…
Read More »Re-shaping Australian Industry as Part of Enhanced Self-Reliance and Sustainability
The strategic shift away from the Middle Eastern land wars towards the return to direct defense…
Read More »Far from the Sanctuaries: Sustaining a Fifth Generation Fight in the Indo-Pacific
During the recent Williams Foundation Seminar examining the approach and ways to sustain Australian forces in…
Read More »The Central Role of IT and Communications in an Australian National Security Strategy: The Perspective of Air Vice-Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn
The latest Williams Seminar held in Canberra on April 11, 2019 focused on the strategic shift…
Read More »Singapore’s Approach to Military Modernization
Singapore is gradually unveiling its military modernisation plans for the Singapore Armed Forces. The development trajectory…
Read More »Celebrating 2014 as a Strategic Turning Point: President Putin Looks Forward to Expanding Russia’s Global Impact
2014 is a decisive strategic turning point. President Putin started his rollback of Western advancement into…
Read More »The Return of Direct Defense in Europe: The Challenge to the Infrastructures of the Liberal Democratic Societies
Russia and China as 21stcentury authoritarian powers are challenging the liberal democracies in both classic military…
Read More »How Do We Sustain Self-Reliance
Discussions about self-reliance, like many other conversations among defence planners, rarely begins with a conversation on…
Read More »Shaping a Public Strategic Narrative: A Missing Element for the Defense Policies of the Western Democracies
The challenge we face with regard to the 21stcentury authoritarian powers is significant. And with the…
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