PERSONNEL
SOVEREIGNTY
Sovereignty in the Age of Beijing: Can the PRC “Save” Australia? Or Any Nation?
Many Australians believe that their nation is caught in a wedge between the People’s Republic of China, its biggest trading partner, and the United States, its security ally and biggest investor. But is it? And what are the choices now open to sovereign states as the new global architecture emerges?
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Moving Warfighting Truly Into the Next Generation
So, then, the next revolution must be the study and implementation of grand strategy. Failure in this science would automatically negate all the progress in defense doctrine and technology.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The “Tanker War”, The Great Powers, and the Future
Russia, the People’s Republic of China, and the US were maneuvering in, around, and through Iran during the Spring and Summer of 2019. Here, Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky discusses much of the detail leading up to the denouement of a multi-tiered great game.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Iran: The Art of the Bazaar Deal
US Pres. Donald Trump tried his “Art of the Deal” approach to get Iranian leaders to the negotiating table. But Iran’s clerical leader has adopted a different approach, designed to ensure the continuation of the leadership, even if it means suffering through a war.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Battle for the Indo-Pacific: Honiara Finds its Power
Beijing makes Taiwan denial a 2019 primary focus, while the US-led alliance slowly awakens.
SOVEREIGNTY
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Brexit: Hysteria Continues to Prevail Over Contextual Views
Indicators of emerging patterns of global significance
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Australia’s New Government: A Stable Commitment to Defense and Indo-Pacific Security
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
The Dangerous Consequences of a Legacy of Technology and Wealth
Wealthy societies have always assumed that their wealth would guarantee them strategic victory. With wealth came the belief that its holder was imbued with superior wisdom, regardless of reality.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Australia’s Strategic Implosion Averted, But What’s Next?
Continuation of the Australian constitutional monarchy model was seen as a critical benchmark as to whether the country was moving toward a consolidation of its sovereignty orientation.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 04/2019
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR