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 >
Falcons hovering over the carcass of Syria?
The delivery of a battery of Patriot missiles and F-16 Falcon fighter planes to Jordan by the US (STRATFOR: 03/06/13)… Read more >
Erdogan’s Way
News from Turkey indicates that the Turkish people’s experiment with ‘soft political Islam’ as represented by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip… Read more >
North Korea: Keep Watch and Carry On
North Korea’s current bellicosity should be no cause for alarm. Everything that we’ve seen and heard from Pyongyang has been… Read more >