US Republicans in Congress are pushing the Biden Administration to put more funding into US...
Saltwater Strategists podcast “The China Challenge” and Australian security
A podcast covering strategy, capability, the region, China and the US recorded with Saltwater...
Australia and Germany help ourselves to jobs and vehicles while Ukraine fights a war
Ukraine’s military is running out of ammunition and other military supplies. The problem is...
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,...
The internet relies on things: vulnerable undersea cables
According to Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president, Russia could destroy subsea cables in...
Apply, pace & learn: language for defence innovation
When the military say ‘move fast and break things’ it usually means something different to that in...
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How trusting of Deputy Prime Minister Marles to receive a scathing report about how broken the...
Is Albanese serious about tackling Defence reform?
Australia’s defence industry leaders typically operate below the radar when it comes to critiquing...
UK’s Barrow-in-Furness gives a glimpse of Australia’s AUKUS subs program
It’s a real positive that prime mInister Albanese took the time to visit Barrow-in-Furness, the UK...
To prevent a China war, we must bind ourselves to Taiwan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has just issued a warning to China over Taiwan. Delivering the...
4 selfish reasons to help Ukraine
There are five reasons Australia should be doing more now to support the Ukrainian military fight...
Breaking the suspended animation of defence innovation
As policy advisors and decision makers consider the problem of defence innovation, the video of...
Forget transparent seas. What’s the plan to deal with crowded oceans?
Eight Australian nuclear submarines operating sometime in the 2050s is a long way off. Even...
A ready reserve of nation’s civilian fleet makes sense for the RAN
by Anthony Bergin and Neil Baird
Recent revelations that China has launched multiple new civilian ferries that could be used as...
Do we have a viable military strategy?
With the Albanese government’s adoption of the Defence Strategic Review, Australia’s defence...















