Seoul should treat AUKUS less as a model to copy and more as a cautionary guide as it shapes the terms of Washington’s support for the South Korea’s own nuclear-powered submarine program. South Korea’s deal …
Debate: "General"
In the days after Sunday night’s terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, a familiar pattern has emerged. Shock gives way to grief. Grief turns into questions. And questions, inevitably, become accusations. How did this happen? Who …
Ground-launched missiles for warding off enemy warships could be the next item on the table for Australia–Japan defence equipment cooperation. The candidate weapon is the Upgraded Type-12 SSM, unofficially called the Type-12 SSM-ER, which Japan …
For much of the past decade, Australia, Japan, and the United States have quietly built one of the most sophisticated trilateral security relationships in the Indo‑Pacific. Across intelligence-sharing, advanced air and maritime operations, joint exercises, …
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth should decisively direct the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, to establish a dedicated theatre-level headquarters within the US Indo-Pacific Command. In doing so, Hegseth …
Indonesia’s debate over acquiring an aircraft carrier often covers cost, military role and image. Critics say such ships are offensive in nature or merely symbols of prestige. But the entire conversation changes the moment a …
As the title implies, Iain MacGregor’s The Hiroshima Men is a people-centric history of the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945. In my view it’s only partially successful in that aim. In telling the stories …
Washington’s launch of the Genesis Mission has just redrawn the global technological map, and Australia needs to pay attention. The issue is no longer about narrow defence or intelligence capabilities; it’s about who owns the …
The polar regions, long regarded as remote, frozen frontiers of science and exploration, are emerging as arenas of strategic competition and geopolitical tension. What happens at the ends of the Earth increasingly matters for global …
A critical gap is emerging. China is publishing aggressively on satellite-independent navigation—bee-style path integration, salmon-like magnetic sensing and bio-hybrid drones. Yet the United States and its allies remain focused on satellite resilience rather than replacement. …
Now and foreseeably, the United States dominates undersea submarine warfare. No other country gets near to America in the quietness, performance and reliability of submarines on military operations. However, it has become common to assert …
As naturally occurs after public violence such as the 14 December Bondi Beach terror attack, we crave clarity. Media outlets search for a single, definitive answer that might impose order on shock and loss. In …