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Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China
Australia holds a unique position in global geopolitics - on the other side of the world but still very much a 'Western' country.
To that end, Roland …
1 year, 2 months ago
How Putin, Xi and Trump sparked a new nuclear arms race
Nuclear weapons are back.
This week, Moscow announced that it would no longer abide by the once hugely significant Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces …
1 year, 2 months ago
Israel's growing isolation - and why it benefits Hamas
Amid growing international outrage over an unfolding famine in Gaza, lack of aid supplies and the high death toll in the ongoing war, Israel is incre…
1 year, 2 months ago
China’s military (3/3): Why, when and how it might invade Taiwan
Will China invade Taiwan? If so, when and what signs should we look for that will show it is imminent? How exactly could Beijing seize the island? An…
1 year, 2 months ago
China’s military (2/3): Its three major flaws and how Xi is trying to fix them
China’s military is not a real army - it’s the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party. Ideology is paramount and corruption is endemic.
Plus, the …
1 year, 2 months ago
China's military (1/3): How it went from obsolete to world-class
Dive into the strengths and weaknesses of China’s military and its remarkable transformation over the last few decades from obsolete to world-class i…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Gaza is starving, plus Thailand-Cambodia conflict explained
What exactly is going on inside the Gaza strip? Amid growing reports of children starving to death and fears of full-blown famine, the international …
1 year, 2 months ago
War with China: Inside Taiwan's biggest ever drills
Amid growing speculation around China’s invasion of Taiwan, the island nation has held its largest ever military exercises.
Fresh from reporting on l…
1 year, 3 months ago
'If it flies it dies': Why America's ever-evolving Patriot missiles are so popular
Donald Trump—never one to shy away from controversy—has done another dramatic U-turn. After flatly refusing to send any more Patriot missiles to Ukra…
1 year, 3 months ago
'Prepare for war with Russia by 2030': ex-army chief Gen Sir Patrick Sanders on Putin, Iran and troop cuts
General Sir Patrick Sanders has a stark warning: Britain must prepare for war with Russia within five years and start building bunkers and better air…
1 year, 3 months ago