Trap and Blank Check: A Cautionary Note About Bush and Afghanistan Published in 2001
On. 6 October 2001, Kenneth Maxwell published a piece on Afghanistan on a Brazilian website, which…
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In the recent years, the Arctic region has not witnessed militarization and weaponization by erstwhile Cold…
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The use of nuclear weapons presents a growing risk in the world today, arising from the…
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Over the last year, the United States have been experiencing a surge in hoaxes aimed against…
Read More »Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue: An All-Female Tank Corps Takes the Fight to the Terrorists
The headline for this article was said about Marines in the battle for Iwo Jima. Marines…
Read More »Hamas, Israel’s Golem: The Danger of Working with Religious-inspired Proxies
It seemed like a good idea at the time, they said in Jerusalem on 8 October…
Read More »A Key Aspect of the New Historical Era: Multi-Polar Authoritarianism
Rather than a world of multi-polarity or great national power competition, a key aspect of the…
Read More »Gaza and the Future of War: Some Observations
The insightful piece by Harald Malmgren and Pippa Malmgren on Gaza and the future of war…
Read More »Reshaping Australian Defence Infrastructure and Leveraging Australian Territory
Part of the re-working of Australian defence entails enhancing Australian defence infrastructure. It is about enhanced…
Read More »The Challenge of Dealing with the 21st Century Authoritarian Powers: Progress and Paths Forward
During my current visit to Australia in support of the 27 September Williams Foundation Conference, I…
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