by Michael Shoebridge and Marcus Hellyer | Jan 21, 2025 | Featured, Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Episiode 31- Biden valedictory, Trump 2.0 prelude | RSS.com Marcus and Michael are back after a luxurious break to assess what Joe Biden ever did for us, what Trump 2.0 looks like as the rollercoaster starts, and what the unsleeping Australian Govt elves got up to...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 4, 2024 | Policy
The latest US Supreme Court decision granting US Presidents wide ranging immunities even when committing criminal acts will further divide America, but it also empowers the Trump campaign. It will encourage Trump to wield Presidential power without constraint if he is...
by Michael Shoebridge | Nov 11, 2023 | China, Defence Budget, Indo Pacific, Policy, Strategy & Capability
You have to wonder what Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and Cook Islands’ Mark Brown make of prime minister Albanese’s combined visits to them in the last three weeks. Looked at individually, each visit makes sense. But the problem is that, unlike the pre-internet days, what...
by Peter Jennings | May 21, 2023 | China, Strategy & Capability, Ukraine
The best that can be said of the statements, declarations, compacts and media transcripts from Anthony Albanese’s meetings in Hiroshima is that they make a thin gruel. We now have a Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact with the US, which...
by Peter Jennings | May 18, 2023 | AUKUS, China, Defence Budget, South Pacific, Strategy & Capability
US President Joe Biden’s decision not to attend a summit of the Quad countries in Sydney is disappointing but not unexpected. Given the perilous negotiations in Washington to avert a default on government debt, it is more surprising that Biden is still intending...
