Trump Has Had Enough of Albo’s Freeloading
AUKUS pact under review as Labor fails to step up.
Defence
How the US Can Defend Against Attacks
To succeed against a fast-changing capability like drones, and whatever battlefield tech comes next, America needs affordable mass and thoughtful foresight.
Golden Dome: A Defence or an Invitation
Proceeding with Golden Dome adds to deterrence and involves collectively putting together in a layered approach some dozens of existing and new missile defense systems, sensors, interceptors and other technologies, many acquired over the past four decades.
Albo: The Quisling of the 21st Century
What would he do different if he was Xi’s puppet?
Carney’s Blarney: Europe Won’t Fix This
What Carney offers is the illusion of movement. What Canada needs is a reckoning. Until we face it, nothing will change – except the world around us.
Australia Told to Lift Its Game
If Albanese isn’t Xi’s puppet, why does he act so much like it?
Is China the Borg of Star Trek Fame?
American’s number one adversary encroaching globally, attempting to displace US influence.
Albanese Is the Best PM China Could Buy
Shooting the messenger is not a good defence policy.
One Wrong Decision and We Are Dust
Some states have been able to amass enormous destructive force that, if tripped, deliberately or otherwise, could bring all life on earth to an end.
New Choppers, Fewer Numbers, and a Sinking Feeling: NZ’s Defence Spending Conundrum
This helicopter deal is a step but it’s a wobbly one. Five to replace eight feels like a downgrade dressed up as an upgrade. The lack of drone investment is a missed opportunity. And the price tag, driven by ‘interoperability’, smells like we’re paying a premium to keep Uncle Sam smiling.
Defence of the Day
“New Zealand is not immune from the increasing tensions being felt throughout the world,” Collins said. “Today’s announcement sets us on our path for defence spending to reach 2 percent of GDP by 2032/33.”
What Netanyahu Says About Working With Biden and Trump
“We appreciate the help that we’re getting from the United States” – Netanyahu
Can’t Even Make the Things to Make Things
Moving our manufacturing capacity overseas does much worse than leave us at the mercy of cheap Chinese crap.
Why War Trumps Peace
Agreements are often imposed by external actors against the will of one or both local warring parties. As soon as circumstances change, war resumes.
Why Is Israel Held to a Different Standard?
We must affirm Israel’s right to defend its citizens with the same moral clarity we afford every other nation. To do otherwise is not just inconsistent – it’s unjust.