When Karens take power; building a hedge of frigat | RSS.com In Episode 32, the Grumpy Strategists...
AUKUS: from strategic partnership to a deal kept on the road by Aussie cash
No one should take any comfort from the recent engagement that Defence Minister Richard Marles had...
AUKUS Grifter Watch—Beware breathless claims of economic benefits
Last year I warned about the proliferation of unsubstantiated claims about the economic benefits...
The Varghese review: protecting business as usual by ensuring ‘contestability’ is just a fluffy lap dog
Everybody says they want policy contestability because it tests ideas and can bring new insights...
Trump 2.0: new deals on AUKUS and defence spending
In his second incarnation as US President, Donald Trump will be more certain of his own instincts...
This will be a year of living with danger
If you thought 2024 was hard for defence and security, the outlook at the beginning of 2025...
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...
Defence’s disappointing Annual Report & Hypersonic Hyperbole meets Houthi hard work
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Defence's disappointing Annual Report & Hypersoni | RSS.com In Episode 30, Marcus and Michael look...
Rudd dilemma should’ve been resolved long ago — it’s too late now
Our relationship with the US is too important to put on hold while we debate Kevin Rudd’s lengthy...
Episode 29: Washington cyber hygiene. Military shrinks, plans proliferate. Marles keeps balls in the air
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
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...
Australian defence policy under a Trump world order
Most commentary thus far has been on how the Australian government will handle a Trump...
The Hulk is back, and he won’t like our defence weakness
During the 2016 presidential election I wrote that the United States desperately needed Captain...
Reality Bites: Senate Estimates issues for Defence November 2024
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
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
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Episode 28: Sub schedules on fire, deterrence by d | RSS.com With a fire in the UK's sub...