Australia’s Defense Strategy in a Fluid Strategic Environment
The biggest driver of Australia’s 2020 defence strategic update is the waning of Canberra’s trust in the decision-makers…
Read More »The Morrison Defence Policy and China
At first blush, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s speech releasing the defence strategic update was more than a little startling. Its…
Read More »The Return of Geography for the Defense of Australia: But in a Different Threat Context
Since the announcement last week by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of a radical shift in Australia’s defence policy,…
Read More »Australian Government Re-sets Defense Strategy
On June 30, 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison released a major update to the 2016 Defence…
Read More »The RAAF’s Air Power Development Centre’s Approach to 2020 Air Power Conference
The Air Power Development Centre has demonstrated its agility delivering 2020’s Air Power Conference via video…
Read More »Renewing Polish-US Leadership within NATO
Last week, President Trump hosted Polish President Andrzej Duda, the first foreign leader at the White…
Read More »Nuclear Weapons in Russian Strategy: June 2020
Russia has just published an official Executive Order (Ukaz) No. 355 called Basic Principles of State…
Read More »Drone Wars: Turkey’s Engagement in Libya
Turkey has been engaged significantly in Libya and has done so with a significant use of…
Read More »Shaping a Way Ahead for Smart Sovereignty: An Australian Enterprise Information Infrastructure Research Centre
My colleague Air Vice-Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn has been focused for some time on the importance…
Read More »Australia and the Return of Direct Defense in Europe
As NATO and the EU look to build relevant capabilities for today’s direct defense challenges, it…
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