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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In my book, White Sun War, I speculated that the Chinese Communist Party might exploit electoral disfunction in America to act against Taiwan. This is far from a fanciful idea, left only to novelists to explore. The authoritarian nations of...
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The uneasy calm between Washington and Iran c...
Strategic Leadership Renewed: Examining the Principles of Leadership Issued by General Drapatyi
An analysis of strategic leadership during the war in Ukraine, and the new Principles of Leadership issued by the new Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief.
We must preserve what has made us strong, honestly identify what needs to change, and conti...
Ukraine Builds New Forms of Offensive Manoeuvre
Image: Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps
I want to tell you more [about] why technology is the least valuable thing that we bring to the table today. The most valuable things that we bring do not weigh anything at all. They are things you can’t fin...
Expanding Diffusion Theory: Middle Powers as Smart Movers in the New RMA
How Middle Powers might employ different strategies to become “smart movers” with the adoption of new and disruptive technologies in a new revolution in military affairs (RMA).
This year, I have invited experts who examine topics such as m...
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Retired Australian Army Major General - author, strategist, keynote speaker & sci-fi tragic. Focussed on warfare, military strategy and how military institutions can prepare for the future. CSIS & Lowy Institute fellow. Banned in Russia!
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