by Michael Shoebridge | Mar 18, 2026 | Policy, Strategy & Capability
Donald Trump’s greatest legacy is not going to be some kind of American economic renewal. It will be an America that is alone. His America First instincts have now reached a peak with his war against Iran. Aside from his Israeli partner, who has far more...
by Peter Jennings | Jun 20, 2025 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Policy
The coming week may be the most important yet in Donald Trump’s presidency. It will be the decisive moment for a US military strike on Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities. Or not: Trump may choose to hold fire. On that decision hangs the tenuous future of Iran’s...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 11, 2023 | China, Strategy & Capability, Ukraine
Anthony Albanese faces a testing trip to the NATO meeting in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, this week. And it shouldn’t be like this. Australia has been included in recent NATO meetings because it has provided much-needed military supplies to Ukraine and...
