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Strategic Influence

Australia's Strategic Blindspot: Deindustrialisation and the Threat to National Resilience

Australia needs to rebuild refining capacity, local manufacturing, and investing in critical industries like advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, and alternative fuel sources to enhance resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic and fuel dependency exposed these risks.
9 minutes
Strategic Influence

Campaign mindset: Pentagon unveils new, formal strategy to defend against rising unmanned threats

The new strategy has been developed to counter uncrewed systems threats, focusing on five pillars: understanding trends, disrupting networks, protecting assets, delivering quick solutions, and integrating counter-drone capabilities in future force designs.
4 minutes
Strategic Influence

How China Could Emerge as an Unexpected Beneficiary From Assad’s Downfall in Syria

Following Syria's 2011 uprising, Bashar al-Assad, the country’s dictator, allied with Iran, strengthening ties to Shia Muslim-majority regions. With Syria’s collapse, this alliance weakens, leaving Iran facing destabilisation and growing Chinese influence.
6 minutes
Strategic Influence

The Paradox of Economic Sanctions Against Non-Democratic Regimes

Economic sanctions often fail to change the policies of authoritarian regimes. Sanctions can reduce food consumption and quality of life—while elites often remain insulated—and sanctions can foster nationalist solidarity.
7 minutes
Technology & Innovation

Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship

A costly stealth warship is being made much more effective by being fitted with a shipborne highly manoeuvrable hypersonic missile system (Mach 5 speeds) that enhances long-range strike capabilities.
3 minutes
Technology & Innovation

Damen Design Selected for LCH

Part of the Integrated Investment Program, eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels will be built from 2026 in WA to support littoral manoeuvre, long-range strike, troop deployment, logistics, and disaster relief. Self-defence weapons and military communications included.
6 minutes
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Technology & Innovation

Genomes reveal timing of Homo sapiens interbreeding with Neanderthals

New research estimates Neanderthal-Homo sapiens mixing occurred 49,000-45,000 years ago, with Neanderthal genes shaping modern human skin pigmentation, immunity, and metabolism. Interbreeding likely occurred in the Middle East, with modern humans having 1-2% Neanderthal DNA.
5 minutes
Strategic Influence

Campaign mindset: Pentagon unveils new, formal strategy to defend against rising unmanned threats

The new strategy has been developed to counter uncrewed systems threats, focusing on five pillars: understanding trends, disrupting networks, protecting assets, delivering quick solutions, and integrating counter-drone capabilities in future force designs.
4 minutes
Strategic Influence

Australia's Strategic Blindspot: Deindustrialisation and the Threat to National Resilience

Australia needs to rebuild refining capacity, local manufacturing, and investing in critical industries like advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, and alternative fuel sources to enhance resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic and fuel dependency exposed these risks.
9 minutes
Strategic Influence

The Paradox of Economic Sanctions Against Non-Democratic Regimes

Economic sanctions often fail to change the policies of authoritarian regimes. Sanctions can reduce food consumption and quality of life—while elites often remain insulated—and sanctions can foster nationalist solidarity.
7 minutes

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