The Government has recently announced a rolling build strategy for building future frigates and corvettes; given my recent post on this subject I think this is a sensible step, even though there are overseas production …
Debate: "General"
This was never going to be an easy meeting between the leaders of one of the oldest democracies and the world’s largest dictatorship. The two countries have an increasingly conflicted relationship: on the one hand, …
President Xi Jinping’s much-anticipated state visit to Washington DC took place last weekend with cyber security featuring prominently on the agenda—as expected. During Xi’s first official state visit, he and President Obama reached agreement on …
Early on the morning of 1 October 1965, seven detachments of troops drove through the quiet streets of Jakarta, bound for the homes of the most senior generals of the Indonesian army. On arrival, the …
It’s time to review the arguments for 12 next generation submarines; the more so because eight seems to be the conventional wisdom of the day! Any consideration on this subject should start with why Australia …
Sea State Competition between the three contenders for the replacement of the Royal Navy’s Collins-class submarines has started to heat up with Japan now revealing its willingness to build the submarines in Australia despite previous …
In the first instalment of this two-part series I reflected on the CCP’s anti-corruption drive as part of an effort to underwrite the long-term legitimacy of CCP rule beyond the Xi leadership. But if enduring …
Worry about the sharemarket when cabbies offer hot buying tips. Quit the market when brokers claim: ‘this boom is different!’ The claim history has been defeated—‘This time it’s different!’—is ever an alarm. With that …
With a new Prime Minister, it’s an appropriate time to reconsider Tony Abbott’s ‘dob in an ice dealer’ hotline before things get a whole lot more difficult for Australia’s top cops. Prior to the initiative, …
Since 2013, when rumours first began to circulate in the US mainstream media that Russia might have violated the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, analysts have been trying to clarify the nature of the breach …
Indonesia hosted the Pacific Chiefs of Armies meeting in Bali in mid-September as part of broader US and regional efforts to enhance mutual understanding among countries, and to nudge China to pursue its aspirations within …
I am a senior warrant officer who has been fortunate to serve in an Australian Special Forces unit for over 25 years, including more than 13 years in combat roles, and, most recently, as head …