The most striking thing about the Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Australia is how empty the...
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New plan to save the Navy, old approach to implementation
It has taken two reviews and 19 months for Defence Minister Richard Marles to understand the Royal...
A grumpy strategist meets a China business consultant
In this 15 minute interview, the ABC's Geraldine Doogue talks about Australia and China with SAA's...
Missing his moment: PM afraid to say difficult things but comfortable leaving our military in harm’s way
At APEC in San Fransisco, Mr Albanese told us this about his meeting there with Xi Jinping “I also...
Hoping no one joins the dots: what Mr Albanese’s three visit journey shows the world
You have to wonder what Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and Cook Islands’ Mark Brown make of prime minister...
Aust-US alliance is thriving in new areas, less healthy at its military core
Anthony Albanese’s visit to America has done three things. It has broadened the ambition for the...
Pandas, lobsters and turkey talk push security to the side
It suits Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping to keep the Prime Minister’s China visit focused on...
What price has Australia paid to get Mr Albanese’s meeting with Xi Jinping?
The meeting between Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping in Beijing this week is the culmination of the...
Darwin Port: leaving a key strategic asset in Chinese hands is unfinished business
Yet another review has defended the absurd 2015 Northern Territory decision to lease the Port of...
The Israel-Hamas war, deterrence failures & hostage diplomacy Beijing style
The Israel-Hamas war, deterrence failures & hostage diplomacy Beijing style | RSS.com In this...
Podcast: Army shape shifting, helicopter troubles & Mr Albanese goes to Washington & Beijing
Army shape shifting, helicopter troubles & Mr Albanese goes to Washington & Beijing | RSS.com In...
Solomons plus Beijing-Timor ties signals critical moment in our region’s security
There was a touch of Fidel Castro in Manasseh Sogavare’s speech at the UN last week. In a...
Talisman Sabre 2023: big lessons from a large exercise
The biggest version of Talisman Sabre ever conducted ended on 8 August. This high-end...
Saltwater Strategists podcast “The China Challenge” and Australian security
A podcast covering strategy, capability, the region, China and the US recorded with Saltwater...
Ukraine and China: déjà vu all over again for Mr Albanese at NATO
Anthony Albanese faces a testing trip to the NATO meeting in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius,...