The Strategist
Germany Ramps Up its Presence in the Indo-Pacific
[By Vanessa Geidel] After 16 years of Angela Merkel’s leadership, a tight race on election night and almost two mont...
Opinion: Russia and China Threaten the Peace on Land and Sea
[By Peter Jennings] As 2021 dragged to an exhausting end, the international strategic outlook remained bleak. Authoritarian...
Op-Ed: Only the U.S. Could Build Australia's Nuclear Subs on Time
[By Bradley Perrett] First, ditch the notion of building in Adelaide. Construction in Australia is the single factor that cripp...
Opinion: It's Too Soon to Wave the White Flag on China
[By Peter Jennings] In The Australian newspaper last Monday, Hugh White gave us a picture of democratic defeat in the face...
China's "Maritime Powerhouse" Goals Include Expansion in Antarctica
[By John Garrick] The Antarctic Treaty System, which has governed affairs in Antarctica since 1961, is struggling under the wei...
Can America's Missile-Defense System Handle China's Hypersonic Threat?
A pair of reports in the Financial Times have set the defence community abuzz with the suggestion th...
Op-Ed: Australia's Nuclear-Powered Subs Should be Made in America
[By James Kell] The first of anything is expensive. Theodore Wright studied this in the 1930s and found a mathematical relation...
Book Review: "China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order"
Does China intend to displace the United States as the world’s leading superpower? Henry Kissinger has frequently...
Australia's Nuclear-Sub Shakeup Hits Shipbuilding Supply Chain
[By Charlie Turner] The abrupt announcement by the Australian government that it was scrapping its plans to build a fleet...
Op-Ed: Australia's First Nuclear Sub Project Comes With Big Risks
[By Andrew Davies] I’ll admit to being surprised when Australia announced the termination of the deal with Naval Gro...