Australia needs a centre of excellence to counter small drones
The Australian Army must ensure all its soldiers understand the danger posed by small, cheap drones and train them to counter that threat. To best
GWEO rockets up the US alliance agenda, but Australia isn’t close to self-sufficiency
A fully independent Australian capability to make missiles remains a long way off, even with the US now showing greater support. Australian–US cooperation on missile
Technology can serve humanity if we don’t let it outpace our societies
Most of you probably flew to Sydney to join us. And most of you probably didn’t think much about the shape of the windows in
Philippine Legislators Defer Approval of Vice President’s Budget
A committee of the Philippine House of Representatives deferred the approval of the 2025 budget of Vice President Sara Duterte, reflecting not just the worsening rift between
129 killed in attempted prison break
At least 129 people have been killed in an attempted jailbreak at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main prison, largely due to a stampede, authorities said. In
Japan makes record US$58 billion defence spending request amid Indo-Pacific tensions
Japan’s defence ministry has submitted its largest-ever budget request, seeking 8.5 trillion yen (US$58.1 billion) in the next financial year to help safeguard the nation
Chinese state shipbuilders plan merger to focus on Beijing ‘strategy’
listed Chinese state-owned shipbuilders announced. Monday that they are preparing for a merger, a move that could end competition between them and help them better
U.S. military must reinforce Guam’s crumbling infrastructure
Taren Dillon Sylvester is a researcher with the Center for a New American Security’s Military, Veterans, and Society Program. Evan Wright is an Indo-Pacific analyst
Ukraine criticizes Mongolia’s failure to arrest Putin
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said Mongolia’s failure to arrest visiting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, wanted on an international warrant, dealt a severe blow to
Taiwan lieutenant charged with selling military secrets to Chinese netizen
A lieutenant in Taiwan’s military police has been charged with selling secret military documents to a person in China for more than NT$260,000 (USD$8,105) worth