America in 2024: Challenges in Re-shaping its Global Strategy
Recently, I talked with Dr. Harald Malmgren and focused on how he viewed the major challenges…
Read More »The Strategic Shift in Australian Defence Requires a Shift in the Approach for Australian Defence Industry
To achieve the kind of resilience and sustainability which Australia requires in dealing with the threat…
Read More »An Update on MAWTS-1: The Perspective of the Outgoing and Incoming Commanding Officers, May 2024
On the day before the change of command at MAWTS-1, I had a chance to talk…
Read More »Transparency in Arms Support to Ukraine: Missing in Action?
Throughout the U.S. effort to support war-torn Ukraine, Republican politicians asked where the money was going…
Read More »RPAs, Autonomous Systems and How to Strengthen the ADF in the Next 3-5 Years
The Australian government is shifting resources from the Air Force and the Army and from the…
Read More »The U.S. “pivots to diplomacy” in Yemen
The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The…
Read More »Managing Trade-Offs in Force Structure Development
When a nation is facing a deteriorating threat environment, one key challenge in ramping up defence…
Read More »A 21st Century Defence Strategy for Australia: Shaping a Way Ahead
I am back in Australia for the latest Williams Foundation Seminar. Given the title of this…
Read More »Tactical Success and Strategic Confusion: Lessons Not Learned
Recently, we interviewed David Evans, who has had an unusual career as a Vietnam War Marine,…
Read More »NATO and the Defense of Europe: 1964 versus 2024
How different is the defense situation in Europe today versus 1964? This may seem an odd…
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