Germany, the War in Ukraine, and Its Future Role in Europe
The war in Ukraine is an epoch-changing event. How epochal will only be written by future…
Read More »Will a Trillion Dollars Per Year Buy America a Better Defense?
The Pentagon had a very merry Christmas but all the American taxpayers got was a lump…
Read More »Leopard Tanks to Ukraine?
Media reports about potential deliveries of the Leopard main battle tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine are undoubtedly…
Read More »Crafting an Architecture to Negotiate an End to the Ukraine War: Taking Control of Our Destiny
Recently, I spoke with my colleague Brian Morra about the war in Ukraine, as part of…
Read More »Does the U.S. – Uzbekistan Dialogue Reflect America’s Blueprint for Central Asia?
The United States and Uzbekistan recently concluded the second meeting of their Strategic Partnership Dialogue. As…
Read More »Russia and China at a Crossroad: Breaking Out of the LockUp
Is it possible that the superpowers are no longer able to hold themselves together? Is President…
Read More »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…
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