Pete Hegseth, the tough-talking US Secretary of Defence, has “conveyed” to Richard Marles “that...
Indo Pacific
The two factors playing on Albanese’s mind over Trump meeting
Anthony Albanese’s first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump will happen in...
Budgeting for an Enhanced Ready Force
If the strategic environment is driving an enhanced need to bulk up the capabilities of the ready...
Episode 36: A Grumpy Strategist meets a Wise Owl: caught between China & the US, Australia fixates on a 2040 Fantasy Force
Episode 36: A Grumpy Strategist meets a Wise Owl: | RSS.com Grumpy Strategist Marcus Hellyer talks...
China’s maritime misbehaviour: common ground impossible while China remains a bad faith actor
In a recent article published by the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Edward Chan...
If Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan don’t matter, who’s got our back?
The seven-front war against Israel is heating up once again and the intensity of fighting in...
The ‘5 Eyes’ & Trump: problems of trust & mistrust
The 5 Eyes intelligence partnership between Australia, the US, Canada, New Zealand and the UK is...
The facts have changed. Has the Australian Government noticed?
It’s important not to panic and to jump at ghosts and shadows. But when the facts change, a sane...
Beijing tested our defences — Anthony Albanese blew it
For years Australian ministers have said the country faces the most difficult strategic...
Grumpies live at the Australian Defence Magazine 2025 Congress – Episode 33
Episode 33 - Grumpy Strategists live at the Austra | RSS.com Recorded at the 2025 Australian...
China brings its tension & aggression in SE Asia into the peaceful South Pacific
The Chinese military’s no-notice live firing between Australia and New Zealand is bringing...
When the Trump show comes to the Indo Pacific
Donald Trump being willing to negotiate a deal on the war in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin...
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...
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...
Australia is struggling to address national security challenges posed by critical seabed infrastructure
This week a 1200m undersea fibre-optic cable linking Finland and Germany was severed. The two...