Strategic Influence

Why the Venezuela raid matters to Australia

A distant raid still signals intent and priorities. How power is used, justified, and communicated shapes global behaviour, alliance choices, and risk appetite; with flow-on effects for regions far from the event itself.
4 minutes
Technology & Innovation

Bonkers New Space Station Expands to Full Size From Single Capsule

Inflatable space habitats promise far more usable space from a single launch—reshaping how complex systems scale, adapt, and endure under constraint as legacy platforms retire and commercial actors take the lead.
3 minutes
Technology & Innovation

Mini sonar for underwater drones

Miniaturised sonar allows underwater drones to detect submarines without large platforms. This widens sensing coverage, cuts cost, and enables persistent monitoring—changing how underwater spaces are watched, protected, and contested.
3 minutes
Strategic Influence

China holds warning exercises around Taiwan

Large-scale drills signal intent through pressure and timing—testing responses, shaping perceptions, and raising regional risk. Meanwhile, economic ties and crisis channels remain strained under competing claims and external arms support.
2 minutes
Military Management

Peak oil: Why the world can't break its fossil fuel habit

Oil scarcity fears have shifted to demand uncertainty. Weak climate follow-through risks an abrupt supply peak, with the potential to leave governments exposed to volatile energy shocks, rising prices, and disruptive economic adjustment.
5 minutes
Military History

Biscotti once fed Roman navies and Christopher Columbus’s expeditions

Hard, twice-baked biscotti once sustained fleets for months at sea—its long shelf life, simple ingredients, and scale of production show how logistics, food preservation, and coordination underpinned exploration, trade, and naval power.
5 minutes
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