Norwegian Weapons to Ukraine
The Ukrainian Crisis has left Ukraine short of credible weapon systems to fight the Russians. This…
Read More »The Geo-Politics of Natural Gas to Europe
It seemed like a good idea at the time. In January 2022, as Russian troops were…
Read More »Sovereign Risk Management
Access, basing, and overflight (ABO) is an emerging risk to Australia’s sovereign military response options. In…
Read More »Northern Australia’s Supply-Chain Problems: The Perspective from Pitch Black 2022
It’s been interesting to see how the combined impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war…
Read More »Germany and the Franco-German Defence “Couple”: Recalibrations?
Paris – France and Germany have postponed a long awaited meeting of cabinet ministers due to…
Read More »Say Nope to NOPEC: Or the Limits to Fist Bump Influencing
“Nobody f*cks with a Biden,” said the U.S. president, so the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
Read More »Peace Talks with Russia? A Polish Perspective
Recent successes of the Ukrainian army are undoubtedly a very good news – at least from…
Read More »Will Vladimir Putin Change the Face of War?
The American president Joe Biden recently warned Russian president Vladimir Putin to not “change the face…
Read More »Australia’s Northern Strategic Geography Conundrum
Northern Australia is becoming increasingly important to the United States and its Indo-Pacific presence. What is…
Read More »The Direct Defense of Australia: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Both of my initial interviews during the current visit to Australia have highlighted the need to…
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