Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, a prominent Jewish member of cabinet, is visiting Israel for about...
Abandoning Israel comes with high price in Indo-Pacific
by Gedaliah Afterman and Anthony Bergin
The Middle East is experiencing game-changing developments with consequences that extend well...
Drug lords’ long range narco subs show what Australian Navy needs
by Anthony Bergin and Michael Shoebridge
‘Narco-subs’ are semi-submersible vessels drug lords have used for at least a decade to smuggle...
Labor must explain why it’s trashed a historic friendship
by Mike Kelly and Anthony Bergin
In her recent Hawke Oration delivered on Monday night, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said we expect...
Australia is struggling to address national security challenges posed by critical seabed infrastructure
by Sam Bashfield and Anthony Bergin
This week a 1200m undersea fibre-optic cable linking Finland and Germany was severed. The two...
Australian government increasingly anti-Israel
As a child growing up in Melbourne, I remember lining up outside the huge display windows of Myer...
What does a Canada-India spat mean for Australia?
by Anthony Bergin and Michael Shoebridge
India and Canada are engaged in a growing political battle over foreign interference. It’s not...
War is horrifically destructive. Precedent and evidence are better guides than emotion
Australia’s Education Minister Jason Clare recently accused Israel of not complying with...
Israel must be supported in using force against foes
Speaking on Monday at Israel’s embassy in Canberra at the commemoration of the Hamas attack on 7...
Pagers & proportionality – what the rules say about Israeli strikes
Michael Walzer’s book, Just and Unjust Wars, is arguably the most influential modern...
Our enemies could put a digital stranglehold on us during a conflict
by Peter Jennings and Anthony Bergin
Defence and security agencies around the world – the smart ones – are rethinking their...
ICJ case against Iran is Australia’s chance to fight lawfare
by Greg Rose and Anthony Bergin
The difference between a marital commitment and an amorous affair is like the difference between...
Terrorism threat system must be improved
Australia is facing a rising terror threat. This requires our terrorism alert system to be as...
In national interest, Labor must repair Israel relationship
by Anthony Bergin and Peter Jennings
The Australian government’s trashing of relations with Israel undermines our strategic interest in...
Binskin report exposes more flaws at home than in Israel
by Anthony Bergin and Michael Shoebridge
Former Chief of the Australian Defence Force Mark Binskin’s report into the tragic killing in Gaza...