The EU’s year of fundamental choices

This year was always going to be important for the European Union, given the start of a new EU Commission mandate, a relatively new European Parliament and a change at the helm of the European …

Darwin is well-placed for an uncrewed systems hub

Australia often relies on overseas facilities for uncrewed systems’ maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), exposing the country to operational delays, escalating costs and potential security risks. To address this vulnerability, it should establish an MRO …

Trump the revolutionary isolationist

Donald Trump has often been dismissed as a hip-shooter devoid of strategic sense or policy vision. While this assessment is not entirely off base—he is certainly an agent of anarchy—it is incomplete. For better or …