by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 7, 2026 | China, Featured, South Pacific, Strategy & Capability
Right now, unfortunately, Australia is writing security cheques for itself and the South Pacific it can’t cash. That’s the real message behind two major security developments in the Pacific this week. On the day that Australian diplomats were celebrating getting...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jun 21, 2026 | AUKUS, China, Featured, Podcasts, Policy
Unaccountable rises: A Defence leadership Trifecta | RSS.com Marcus and Michael each pick their three stand out takeaways from Australian Defence officials testimony about delivery and performance to the Parliament. It’s hard to pick winners in a field like...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jun 4, 2026 | AUKUS, Featured, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability
Retreat from Singapore: Richard Marles succeeds in | RSS.com In history, a retreat from Singapore can have hairs all over it, but Richard Marles has turned that around, as the Grumpy Strategists unpack the events at Singapore’s Shangri-La dialogue. There, Mr...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jun 3, 2026 | AUKUS, Featured, Strategy & Capability
Black is white and up is down. There’s a reason Australians are losing trust in their government and in public officials, and it’s been on display in the unhappy land of submarines and our Defence department. In just a few weeks, we’ve had two major U-turns on what...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | May 28, 2026 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Featured, Policy
Strategic Analysis Australia is publishing a baker’s dozen sets of questions on the Defence portfolio that we’d like to know the answers to. Hopefully senators have similar interests and will seek some answers from traditionally reluctant Defence officials. ...
