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The Venezuela Raid
Operation Absolute Resolve has global implications. Some thoughts on the mission, and a special focus on the implications for Australia.
 • Mick Ryan
Justice Mission 2025 is a Golden Opportunity to Learn about PLA Joint Planning and Capabilities
A special assessment of China's Exercise Justice Mission 2025, what China designed it to achieve, and how we can learn from it.
 • Mick Ryan
The Mar-A-Lago Summit: Quick Assessment
According the Trump, "we made a lot of progress on ending that war." But war is a complex human endeavour which generally resists quick, simple…
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Leadership Failure in Oz, Putin Rebuffs Peace, the NDAA & the Pacific, Japan & Nukes: The Big Five, 22 December edition
My long update on war and great power competition. This week: Jewish Australians massacred, Putin wants to keep fighting, Japan's resilience, NDAA and…
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Failing to Imagine War and Tragedy in the Pacific
Failure in war, how fiction can help build a better understanding of military failure and strategic tragedy, and a preview of the sequel to my 2023…
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Mr Zelenskyy Goes to Kupiansk. Putin Huddles in Moscow. Chinese Carrier Off Japan. The Big Five, 14 December edition.
My regular update on war and strategic competition. This week: Putin's Kupiansk lie, Ukrainian forces advance, the Chinese carrier strike group off…
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The Futura Doctrina 2025 Reading List
My annual reading list that contains a range of resources (not just books) from the classics of antiquity through to speculation about future conflict.
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She’ll Be Right, Mate: The New U.S. National Security Strategy and the Pacific
An examination of the new Trump administration National Security Strategy and the implications for security and prosperity in the Pacific.
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Ukraine's 2025 Strategic Endeavours
A comprehensive assessment of the seven key strategic endeavours that made up Ukraine's national war fighting effort in 2025, and whether the…
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Futura Doctrina
Futura Doctrina
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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