International motivations behind Crimea & Ukraine
Did Putin and his colleagues in the Kremlin genuinely believe that post-revolutionary Ukraine would eject Russia from Sevastopol? Did he… Read more >
Adelaide Conference Surfaces $20 billion Submarine Issue
In a critical move for the National debate on the Future Australian Submarine Project, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) National… Read more >
Heroes of the digital age
What influences the political landscape of all nations more – human agency or geography? Heroes of the digital age
‘Team Australia’ reacts to domestic terrorism
Taking precautions to prevent potential threats of domestic terrorism in Australia is nothing new. ‘Team Australia’ reacts to domestic terrorism
The American Change of Heart on Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) flooding the Syrian battlefield and spilling over into Iraq where it… Read more >
Battle of Exceptionalism in the South China Sea
Throughout the early part of the 21st Century, the world has been preoccupied by the rise of China and the… Read more >
Russia, Ukrainian separatists & Malaysian Flight MH717: Changing the tide of Russia’s resurgence?
Vladimir Putin’s stunning stratagem of capturing the former Russian province of Crimea (March 21, 2014) from the Ukraine, which caught… Read more >
Lebanon and the Brink of Disaster
The arrival of terrorists of all stripes on Lebanon’s eastern border at the beginning of August has spelled assured calamity… Read more >
ISIS Caliphate forcing a rethink of the Middle East
The recent declaration (June 29) of an Islamic Caliphate in the territories under the control of the Islamic State of… Read more >
The Politics of Carbon: A Case of Throwing Good Money after Bad?
In an interesting piece published in The Western Australian, February 28th, it was suggested that the Australian Federal Government might… Read more >