Jeremy Moses Associate Professor in International Relations Sian Troath, Postdoctoral fellow University of Canterbury Defence Minister Andrew Little’s recent announcement that New Zealand would be “willing to explore” participation in military technology sharing – or “pillar two” – under the AUKUS security arrangement has already divided opinion. Proponents have argued participation
The Long March through the Institutions (LMTTI) has, to give it due credit, been one of the most stunningly successful political movements in modern history. It’s been so successful that it’s conquered nearly every institution of Western civilisation — while almost all of its victims remain completely ignorant of
As China increasingly rattles its sabres at Taiwan, many China apologists and Western defeatists assume that it’s only a matter of time before the PLA simply hops across the Strait and takes Taiwan by force. There’s only one problem with this scenario: for all its military might, an
True to her word, Tasmanian independent senator Jacqui Lambie has given the Australian Defence Force chief a right carpeting, in Senate Estimates. The Tasmanian senator slammed General Angus Campbell for recommending medals be stripped from commanders despite no war crime findings in court. General Campbell wrote to a number of
Tasmanian independent MP Jacqui Lambie blew any chance of getting my vote when she shouted and bullied us in support of vaccine mandates. But Lambie’s Covidian bluster cut to the heart of both her problems and her appeal. Lambie is, if nothing else, passionate about issues. Including Australia’s
Further to our exposé of the dire staffing situation within the NZ Army, the government has revealed it is pumping millions of dollars into increasing the pay scales for NZDF personnel in a bid to stem the flow of experienced troops into other more lucrative careers. The Government will spend
The Defence Force is in crisis. It’s actually worse than that: if it were an accident victim being triaged, it’d be classified as unlikely to live, regardless of what care it received. That’s how bad it is, as we will demonstrate to readers with leaked internal documents
Olivia Rondeau fee.org Olivia is a 21-year-old political commentator, strategist, and journalist hailing from the Washington, DC area, and currently based in Los Angeles. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has followed through on their plan to turn millions of lawful gun owners into felons in
As recently reported for The BFD, former Australian PM Paul Keating was back in the news last week. The very person who coined the phrase “Relevance Deprivation Syndrome” was doing his best to desperately try and claw back some relevance and at the same time earn his spot on the
In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer, left alone to supervise the kids, is given a simple piece of advice: “Always do the opposite of what Bart says”. There are some people in life who are just like that. Their talent for being wrong and/or venal is so pronounced
Anne-Marie Grisogono, Adjunct professor, Flinders University Roger Bradbury, Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Elizabeth Williams, Senior Lecturer, School of Cybernetics, Australian National University Scott Vella, Researcher at CAP Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU National Security College, Australian National University Speaking
There is very little I’ll credit the Albanese government for, but one faint praise I’ll damn them with is that at least they haven’t scuttled the AUKUS deal. In doing so, it’s swimming against some very powerful internal tides. After all, China was clearly hoping for
Donn Dears cfact.org Donn is an engineer and retired senior executive of the General Electric Company who spent his career in the power sector. He led organizations that provided engineering services for GE’s large electrical apparatus and spearheaded the establishment of GE subsidiary companies around the world. Donn
Martin Hanson While still at the height of her popularity, “Jacinda Ardern: Leading with Empathy”, a biography of the New Zealand Prime Minister, was published. It was described by the publisher as “a major biography of one of the most important and inspirational leaders of the twenty-first century”. 20 months
Dave Patterson While the Department of Defence is spending billions to counteract climate change, no one is talking about a real geologic phenomenon. Scientists have revealed the Earth’s magnetic poles are moving. That sounds significant, yet very little is being said in national security circles about what the magnetic
