The 2024 National Defence Strategy described India as a top-tier security partner for Australia....
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Australia and ‘stable nuclear deterrence’ – catching up with a changed world
Heralds of a new nuclear age are everywhere. Commentators point to the decline of relationships...
A Grumpy Strategist meets Taiwan’s Australian rep: world health, regional security, economics & trade – Episode 43
A Grumpy Strategist meets Taiwan's rep in Australi | RSS.com Taiwan's representative in Australia,...
Rewarding Hamas will not bring a peaceful Palestine
The UN has scheduled a high-level conference on Palestine and the two-state solution in June in...
Doing the right thing on global health, despite both Beijing and Washington
As prime minister Albanese got over the jetlag from his recent whirlwind trips to Jakarta, the...
Attention Deficit disorder debuts as global foreign policy, while muddy siloes contrast with Golden Domes.
Attention Deficit disorder debuts as global foreig | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists road test...
Our shrinking, self-bankrupting military – getting less for more
Australia is spending more and more taxpayers’ dollars equipping our Defence Force, but it is...
The Coalition’s defence funding by the numbers – breaking the permafrost
Last week the Liberal Party released its defence policy (slightly) ahead of Saturday’s federal...
Grumpy Strategists Episode 39: Elections, defence, cash, chainsaws and long bonnet syndrome.
Episode 39 of the Grumpies is available as a video podcast here on YouTube or here as an audio...
Defence 2025: Dollars and decisions
This report comes at an unusual moment for Australian security. We’re in the middle of a federal...
Penny Wong can’t support Gazan protest and oppose a ceasefire with Israel at the same time
Gaza has been witnessing the largest ever protests against Hamas. Open opposition highlights how...
In a long peace, a sleepy military is ideal. Time to wake it up.
In a long peace, the ideal military is a sleepy one. An outfit and bunch of people that...
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...
Episode 35: Australian ‘wombat resistance’ to Trump begins, the masterplan for zero tariffs and debates swirl on “Plan B’ for security
Episode 35: Australian 'wombat resistance' to Trum | RSS.com Marcus and Michael explore the...
The ‘5 Eyes’ & Trump: problems of trust & mistrust
The 5 Eyes intelligence partnership between Australia, the US, Canada, New Zealand and the UK is...