In part 1, I discussed how the Anzac class of frigates is only halfway through its service life and the last of the class now needs to remain in service until 2042–43 as the new …
Debate: "General"
This article is part of a series on women, peace and security that The Strategist is publishing in recognition of International Women’s Day 2019. On 6 March 2019, Arizona Senator Martha McSally gave testimony at an armed …
There’s been a vigorous debate of late in Australia about the extent of Chinese government interference in domestic politics. Less has been said about what occurs on our university campuses. Pressure from the Chinese government …
Late last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The union territory, far from the Indian mainland and often forgotten in its history, is the location …
There have never been more populist governments in place than today. Until now, populists haven’t been voted out of power in any Western country. Even though the president of Slovakia has only symbolic power, anti-corruption …
The Defence budget continues to deliver as expected. As forecast last year, there will be a modest increase in 2019–20 of around 1.2% in real terms, to $38,742 million (including both the Department of Defence …
For over a century, Australian federal governments have periodically tussled with the question of what to do with, and at times how to defend, what they’ve long considered Australia’s underdeveloped and underpopulated north. The Australian …
Way back in the 1970s, when NASA was contemplating the future after the Apollo moon landings, it was thinking big—really big. Two of its big ideas—Gerard K. O’Neill’s proposed space colonies and the idea of …
Sea state Unforeseen problems repairing USS Gerald R. Ford will push the aircraft carrier’s delivery back by three months, US Navy officials told a House Armed Services Committee panel. The delay has occurred because the …
The Morrison government has announced its intention to introduce new legislation into parliament this week to stop content like the video of the Christchurch massacre from proliferating on social media platforms. The new law would …
The trends in terrorist activity and counterterrorism efforts observed in the Sahel and broader West African region over the course of 2018 were far from encouraging and paved the way for further instability. The picture …
China’s decision to block Pakistani Masood Azhar’s designation as a terrorist at the UN yet again is likely to test the limits of the tactical ‘reset’ in Sino-Indian relations in place since the Wuhan summit …