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PM’s precarious US-China juggling is about to reach its use by date
Anthony Albanese described his dialogue with Xi Jinping in Brazil last Monday as “crucial” and his...
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...
Australian defence policy under a Trump world order
Most commentary thus far has been on how the Australian government will handle a Trump...
Warfare and competition from 2024 on
Warfare has changed fundamentally. Rather than seeing it as a linear progression—or adapted...
A Defence Force that meets Australia’s strategic requirements: Paper 2 in A Blueprint for the Next Government
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and its strategic outlook are in crisis and urgent action is...
Accidental honesty: The Quad IS all about deterring an aggressive China
It’s great that US President Biden started the Quad Leaders meetings and that there have been four...
Australia’s missing nuclear debate – it’s not about subs
Recently, the nuclear debate, such as it is in Australia, has been captured by two significant...
Two ministers, two defence policies — same old delusions
The Albanese government has given us two defence ministers: Richard “Call me Deputy Prime...
Why Australia should be concerned if our major banks withdraw from the Pacific
The Albanese government recently pledged an extra $6.3 million to prevent the loss of banking...
The trap of silence
Some head-of-state, and head-of-government, visits are not like others. Generally,...
A rusted out hulk is where China’s brazen violence can fail – obviously and in plain sight.
As we watch the brazen violence of the Chinese coastguard around the Philippines' 2nd Thomas...
Cracks in the ‘stabilised’ relationship exposed during Premier Li’s triumphal Australian visit
Premier Li’s triumphal visit to Australia was meant to mark another waypoint on the journey to a...
Albanese’s three fudges on China yield nothing — and weaken us
The price Australia pays for Anthony Albanese’s stabilised engagement with communist China is that...
New president gives Australia chance to step up engagement with democratic Taiwan
On Monday 20 May, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as president of Taiwan,...