America’s approach to the world has changed fundamentally. The era of its failed wars in...
Michael Shoebridge
Out with the old in with the new: Ambassador Rudd’s legacy and replacement
Kevin Rudd’s 3 years as Australian ambassador in Washington have shown he can ride rollercoasters...
Plumbing new depths in politics. And Chinese sub numbers & PLA purges – actually mindboggling
Plumbing new depths in politics. And Chinese sub n | RSS.com Marcus goes diving to try to find...
ISIS families: are we more afraid and less compassionate than we were in 2019?
How is it that Australians - and our political leaders across the spectrum - seem so afraid of 34...
Mindboggling! celebrating $30 billion on sub sheds (not actual subs), while leaders outdo One Nation’s darker instincts
Mindboggling! celebrating $30 billion on sub sheds | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists boggle at the...
History and Service tradition relevant to a modern military? Apparently they’re just costly and counterproductive….
You know a family is in trouble when they start flogging off the furniture to fund their...
Australia’s Defence budget: a sugar hit followed by a $2.6 billion cut. Take that, Mr Trump, sir!
Australia's defence budget update: a sugar hit fol | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists pan for gold...
Deceased estate: Oz Defence sells the silver to fund poor lifestyle choices, & US obliterating Iranian nukes (again).
Deceased estate: Oz Defence sells the silver to fu | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists look at the...
Penguins, not principles, key to Australia’s Trump management – & Ozzie maritime strategy tied to a collapsing US Navy
Penguins, not principles, key to Australia's Trump | RSS.com Marcus & Michael pull together a...
Trump shows what coercing the neighbourhood looks like
Donald Trump ordered the US military and CIA to abduct Venezuela’s president Maduro and his wife...
Trump’s edifice complex gets Grumpy, & 2025 strategic & Aussie military takeaways
Trump's edifice complex gets Grumpy, & 2025 strate | RSS.com What's in a name? The Trumpy...
AUKUS gets steamy, while even cherrypicking can’t make the US National Security Strategy good news
AUKUS gets steamy, & cherrypicking can't make the | RSS.com Well, well, well. the Pentagon's AUKUS...
The hunt for Defence reform downunder: Mr Conroy & the Yeti. And the mystery of sea control with a tiny fleet
The hunt for Defence reform downunder: Mr Conroy & | RSS.com Marcus & his fellow SES emergency...
A democratic lockdown fit for an authoritarian & marking Defence’s Annual Report homework Part 1
A democratic lockdown fit for an authoritarian & m | RSS.com The Grumpies broadcast from...
Australian industry gets more Aussie, while Australia writes defence cheques it can’t cash
Australian industry gets more Aussie, while Austra | RSS.com Marcus and Michael pursue littoral...