The contribution to peace Albanese could make at the UN

by Mike Kelly and Anthony Bergin | Sep 19, 2025 | Featured, Policy

Anthony Albanese will be in New York next week to participate in a high-level meeting to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the UN. One of those sessions will be dedicated to the “Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution”. This follows...

The Age of Impunity: unilateral use of force damages us all

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...

Not too late for Anthony Albanese and Benjamin Netanyahu to repair valuable bilateral relationship

by Peter Jennings | Aug 25, 2025 | Featured, 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....

Episode 42 – the Meaning of Life, drones, world’s ‘biggliest’ airstrike & self destructing Democrats

by Michael Shoebridge | May 30, 2025 | Podcasts, Strategy & Capability

Episode 42 – the Meaning of Life, with drones, the | RSS.com Marcus and Michael set out fast moving developments in military use of drones. they’re happening not just in Ukraine, but in Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Singapore and the UK (just not in...

Rewarding Hamas will not bring a peaceful Palestine

by Mike Kelly and Anthony Bergin | May 27, 2025 | Policy

The UN has scheduled a high-level conference on Palestine and the two-state solution in June in New York. The main aim of the conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, is to obtain recognition of a Palestinian state from UN members. The General...