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Michael Shoebridge
War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk’s War and Remembrance, published in 1978, is a beautifully written work that tells the...
What we’ve learned from the Defence Strategic Review
While there’s only a single paragraph devoted to it down on page 23, it’s clear that the Defence...
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Liu Cixin’s ‘The Three Body Problem’ is a wonderful mix of science fiction, political history...
Critics and cheerleading aside, Albanese’s defence strategy has Australia in good company
The first big national security decision prime minister Albanese has taken is on how Australia...
Strategic Review must be more than catalogue shopping and internal cuts
There’s a hole in the middle of the discussion about defence, AUKUS and nuclear submarines. And...
Taiwan: four big reasons it matters to Australians
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is meeting with US House Speaker McCarthy before travelling on to...
Subs “optimal pathway” sacrifices simplicity for speed, while digital tech cooperation lags
President Biden, prime minister Albanese and UK prime minister Sunak have now told the world what...
Ukraine in 2023: the race to re-equip will affect the wider world
A lightning attack after massing forces is how Putin began his war a year ago. But every day after...
If data is the new gold, we need a vault to protect it
It’s hard to see how Australians can keep telling ourselves we’re global leaders in cyber...
Leave Solomon Islands’ Manasseh Sogavare to China, focus on his people
Australia is now in a competition with China to see who can be Solomon Islands Prime Minister...
The strategic challenge to keep Australia secure
The government’s defence review, to be announced in April, is its first chance to put its stamp on...