Deterrence in the Pacific: The Chinese Nuclear Dimension
In my recent discussion with Dr. Paul Bracken, we focused on what is often the too…
Read More »Shaping a Way Ahead in European Crisis Management: Leveraging the COVID-19 Crisis
When I was last in Denmark, I had a chance to talk with Hans Tino Hansen,…
Read More »Expanding Regional Defense Relations for Pacific Defense: The Case of Australia and Japan
As Australia confronts an increasingly unstable Indo-Pacific security environment, it is time for Canberra to carefully cultivate security relationships with a range…
Read More »The USMC Commandant’s China Bet: Reactions and Key Questions
The new commandant of the US Marine Corps has announced that he would like to redesign…
Read More »The End of Global Liberalism: An Australian Perspective
In an essay published April 14, 2020 in Quadrant, Michael Evans, the General Sir Francis Hassett…
Read More »Post-COVID-19: Re-sets in the Way Ahead
My dissertation at Columbia University was entitled: “On Historical Change: Order Within Chaos.” And one of…
Read More »Australia’s Fuel (In)Security: Shaping a Way Ahead for Trusted Supply Chains
On April 9th we read that the owner of the Geelong oil refinery is weighing whether…
Read More »Deployed Reality and Australian Reliance : Can Australia Stand and Fight Alone?
Looking back at the history of Australia at war, there has not been a single major…
Read More »The Defense of Northern Australia: Its Strategic Impact
In October 1942, Edward Ward, the minister for labour and national services, accused the Australian government…
Read More »A Look at Strategic Geography for Pacific Defense: Putting the Chinese Military Challenge Into Strategic Context
The Chinese Communist Regime led by “lifetime” leader Xi Jinping has enhanced its military capabilities as…
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