Royal Australian Navy – Turning Japanese? “I really think so…”
The latest controversy to rock the State of South Australia is the Abbott government’s broadcast to build the replacement for… Read more >
Putin and the Ukraine: The quintessential Russian chess master
Using the political turmoil in Ukraine and perceptions of Western weakness to his advantage, Putin hatched a plan designed to… Read more >
Unemployment – the greatest national security threat of all
Free trade, globalisation, national politics, national community. What is wrong with this picture? Simple, these four terms are not mutually… Read more >
Idle hands are the devil’s playthings…
The Syrian civil war (2011-), just as the civil war that wracked Iraq after the toppling of Saddam (2003-11), and… Read more >
Democracy is dead, long live democracy!
As we rush into the 21st Century, one thing is becoming more and more apparent and that is that the… Read more >
A never-ending cycle of blame
Just as Australia is bedding down the Snowden spying controversy (documents revealing that Australian intelligence agencies tapped the phones of… Read more >
Peace in our time?
The announcement by the Obama Administration that a deal had been hammered out with the Iranians over their nuclear program… Read more >
Levée en masse: Napoleon’s legacy to the world
Upon listening to the latest edition of Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast, the following blog came to mind. Today, the… Read more >
Shaking Hands with Clenched Fists II
A number of years ago (2002), my colleague at the University of Adelaide, Professor Purnendra Jain and I wrote a… Read more >
The Holy Grail of Military Reform
The United States and many of its allies are in the process of dealing with the post-Afghanistan strategic environment. Soon… Read more >