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Frontlines and Strategic Fault Lines - Ukraine's Deeper Strategic Strikes and Intensifying Competition in the Pacific.
The Ukraine War and Strategic Competition in the Pacific during the past week, as well as my Big Five recommended war and national security reads.
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The Scales Begin to Tip: Assessing Ukraine's New Strategic Momentum in 2026
A special assessment that reviews whether Ukraine has developed new strategic momentum in 2026 through the lens of eight measures of success the…
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Turning the Corner: Momentum Builds in Ukraine’s Strike & Ground Defence Campaigns While Pacific Democracies Enhance their Strategic…
My weekly update on war and strategic competition. This week, Ukraine's long-range strike & ground ops, Russia still not generating momentum in its…
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More Ambition, Same Architecture: Australia's 2026 National Defence Strategy
What Australia's 2026 National Defence Strategy Gets Right — and What It Leaves Undone
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Placing Adaptation at the Heart of Defence Strategy
Thoughts on the forthcoming National Defence Strategy and why learning and adaptation are crucial to 21st century deterrence and warfighting.
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The Learning Curve: Ukraine's Attrition Campaign and the PLA's Iran War Study
My weekly update on war and strategic competition. This week, Ukraine's long-range strike & ground ops, Chinese learning from the Iran War and my Big 5…
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Discussing The Iran War And What Might Be Next
A wide ranging interview with John Bigelow on the ASIAL Security Insider podcast about the war in Iran, the shape of future war and what this means for…
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A Bridge and Power Day: Potential Impacts of Trump’s Threat to Destroy Iranian Infrastructure
A detailed examination of the implications of President Trump’s ‘Bridge and Power’ threats over the Easter weekend.
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Strikes, Summits and the Possibility of Boots on the Ground in Iran: The Week That Shaped Two Wars. The Big Five, 5 April Edition
My weekly update on war and strategic competition. This week, Ukraine disrupts Russia's spring offensive, Iran strikes continue, Pacific security and my…
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After the Fury: War, Allies, and the World America Is Making
A quick assessment of President Trump's speech today, recent operations against Iran, and what these mean for the trajectory of the war and the future…
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Thinking About Land Combat in Iran
My new article for the Lowy Interpreter that explores how we might think about the execution and effectiveness of land operations as part of the wider…
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Countering Australian Defence’s Systemic Learning Disorder
A new Australian National Defence Strategy is coming soon. Hopefully, the government will incorporate learning from modern wars, something they did not…
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A conversation about technology, ideas, people and their convergence in contemporary war and competition. Also covering issues related to the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression against Taiwan and Indo-Pacific defence.
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