In his second incarnation as US President, Donald Trump will be more certain of his own instincts...
Michael Shoebridge
Funding the Defence of Australia in 2025: 6 recommendations for urgent change
No-one wants war, but the risk of conflict in our region is substantially growing, and we could...
‘More of the same’ politics is a recipe for political death
If 2024 was the year of global elections, 2025 is the year voters want experimentation in politics...
Drug lords’ long range narco subs show what Australian Navy needs
‘Narco-subs’ are semi-submersible vessels drug lords have used for at least a decade to smuggle...
Scandalous US warship program would be a shining success here in Australia
A troubled US Navy frigate program looks like a humming top of efficiency and value compared to...
18 Ways To Leave Your Lover: a big tech view of the Pentagon
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar has put out a compelling diagnosis of Pentagon capability acquisition...
Defence’s disappointing Annual Report & Hypersonic Hyperbole meets Houthi hard work
Defence's disappointing Annual Report & Hypersoni | RSS.com In Episode 30, Marcus and Michael look...
Right Here Right Now: Unleashing Australian know-how to grow military power fast
This is the third report in the IPA-SAA Blueprint for Defence series that provides an action plan...
When free trade ain’t free: Xi Jinping plays pretend with our enthusiastic prime minister
Back in 2017, early into Donald Trump’s first term as US President, China’s Communist Party leader...
Episode 29: Washington cyber hygiene. Military shrinks, plans proliferate. Marles keeps balls in the air
Episode 29: Washington cyber hygiene. Military shr | RSS.com In Episode 29, the Grumpy Strategists...
Australia’s defence: Trump will notice our grand words aren’t matched by actions
Many people are saying many things about what a second Donald Trump term in the White House might...
PM’s secret think tank review: minimising discomfort for ministers & mandarins?
It’s time for the government to spill a secret: whatever happened to its ‘independent review’ of...
Reality Bites: Senate Estimates issues for Defence November 2024
Questions for the 2024-25 Defence portfolio supplementary budget estimates hearings Senate...
Episode 28: Sub schedules on fire, Deterrence by Documentation & a guided weapons go slow
Episode 28: Sub schedules on fire, deterrence by d | RSS.com With a fire in the UK's sub...
Defence’s recycled autonomy announcements – fool me once, shame on you…
Last week Richard Marles and Pat Conroy trumpeted Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 as “AUKUS...