by Michael Shoebridge | Sep 10, 2025 | Featured, Policy
Anyone thinking the Israeli government’s strike on senior Hamas personnel in Qatar or the American government’s strike on a boat carrying 11 alleged Venezuelan drug runners in recent days is good news needs to think again. We have now officially entered the age...
by Peter Jennings | Sep 8, 2025 | Policy
Anthony Albanese is hiding his government’s involvement to return the third group of so-called “jihadi brides” to Australia, apparently before Christmas. These are women who are currently in refugee camps in northern Syria, who travelled to that region to support the...
by Richard Herr and Anthony Bergin | Sep 8, 2025 | China, South Pacific
As Prime Minister Albanese heads to Honiara for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting this week he won’t find one big happy family. Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, may well have undermined efforts by the Forum leaders to manage increasing...
by Michael Shoebridge | Sep 8, 2025 | China, Indo Pacific, Ukraine
Back in the days of the Roman Empire, during parades in their honour Roman commanders used to have someone standing behind them whispering ‘Remember you are mortal’ to prevent the pomp and pageantry going to their heads. So, as Xi Jinping watched his massed...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Sep 1, 2025 | Podcasts, Policy, Ukraine
Europe’s lessons in dealing with unreliability, ex | RSS.com In Episode 49, Marcus and Michael go over the lessons for Australia from Europe’s approach to dealing with an unreliable US over the war in Ukraine. They discuss the now disturbing centralisation...
by Peter Jennings | Aug 29, 2025 | AUKUS, Defence Budget
What’s the rush, Richard Marles, sorry, Deputy Prime Minister? You and your government have been telling us for months that the Trump administration’s review of AUKUS is nothing to worry about. Now we have a trip organised so hastily that you missed the start of a...
by Anthony Bergin | Aug 25, 2025 | China, South Pacific
China is trying to change the Pacific Islands architecture by demanding the island nations amend what it says is an “erroneous” 33-year-old communique declaring Taiwan a Pacific Island Forum development partner, with participation rights in the Forum....
by Peter Jennings | Aug 25, 2025 | Policy
Anthony Albanese says Australians want to see two things happen on the conflict in Gaza: “One, they want people to stop killing each other … Second thing that they want is for conflict to not be brought here.” On both counts the Prime Minister will be disappointed....
by Anthony Bergin | Aug 25, 2025 | Policy
The Australian Government’s planned recognition of Palestine outside negotiations with Israel seriously impedes Australia’s ability to engage with and influence the Jewish state, a state we helped found. It gives us the appearance of clueless dilettantes. ...
by Vasyl Myroshnychenko and Michael Shoebridge | Aug 19, 2025 | Podcasts, Ukraine
The Ambassadors Series – a Grumpy Strategist meets | RSS.com Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko speaks with a grumpy strategist about his path from business to diplomacy, & the surreal experience of families – including his – like fighting...
