Key Developments
Present at the Creation of the Kill Web: From Manazir’s Navy to Taiwan’s Turn
On 3 November, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense told its legislature that the force is moving…
Read More »Three Allies, One Undersea Turn: Korea, Japan and Australia Move Toward Nuclear Submarines
Three U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific are now moving toward nuclear-powered submarines on different clocks and…
Read More »Beyond Cyber Defense: Building a Resilient Nation
The bill on strengthening national defense introduces a new regulatory framework for the protection of military…
Read More »The One-Way Street Runs the Other Way: Clinton’s WTO Forecast and the BYD Reality
On March 8, 2000, President Bill Clinton went to the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced…
Read More »From Leipzig to Abqaiq: Why Drone Defense Is Now a Whole-of-State Problem
U.S. gaps in drone defense, highlighted by retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, raise questions about the…
Read More »Time Is Not an Independent Variable: Why the Navy Must Hold the UJTS Award Date
Since Boeing withdrew the T-7A Red Hawk from the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)…
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Book Review
11/06/2026
A UNSW doctoral thesis by an RAAF officer focusing on how to turn drone technology forecasting from expert opinion into a repeatable method, and hands the ADF a three-way decision rule: acquire, invest, or wait. Keirin Joyce's doctoral thesis, First...
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