NATO Expansion: Rethinking the Limits of Direct Defense of Europe
Little noticed amid the controversies President Trump sparked at the recent NATO summit, the United States…
Read More »The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative: EU and Japanese Concerns
In September, Japan and the EU launched the EU–Japan Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure, partly…
Read More »Widening the Aperture on Sustainability: The Key Significance of Fuel Security
Our colleague John Blackburn has focused on the challenges facing Australia with regard to fuel security…
Read More »Conventional Deterrence: The Case of the Chinese Threats to Australia
Until China’s emergence as a genuine military great power, conventional military threats to Australia were considered…
Read More »Infrastructure Defense as a Key Element of National Security Policy: Securing America’s Electric Grid
Energy is a critical resource that powers our homes and businesses, and also supports every facet…
Read More »Re-Thinking Australia’s National Security Strategy – Lessons from the 1930s for the 2030s
With the 2030s firmly within the defence planning horizon in Australia, and in the absence of…
Read More »The Permanent War in Cyberspace: Shaping an Effective Response by the Liberal Democracies
On 4th October 2019, Microsoft announced that they have uncovered multiple attempts by hackers believed to…
Read More »Applying Macronite to the West: Further Reactions
The interview which President Macron gave to The Economist has certainly triggered reactions, and comments. We…
Read More »The Gray Zone is Not Just an Away Game: We Are In Risk of “Losing Without Fighting”
During my most recent visit to Australia, a key focus was upon the challenge of dealing…
Read More »Geography and Infrastructure: Expanding the Defense Concept
It is clear that as one addresses the challenge of the 21st century authoritarian powers, it…
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