Delays in delivery of US Navy’s next generation submarine are expected. These delays are not only a capability concern for US, but also for Australia, anxiously dependent on US ship building capacity to deliver its new submarine.

Service personnel can get frustrated because they cannot fix equipment due the warranty under which it is used or contractual arrangements. A ‘Right to Repair’ US Bill, will sharpen military skills, save money and improve capability.

Poor communication, cyber-attacks, misread intentions, and national pride can push even reluctant nations toward conflict—underscoring the urgency of clear signals, credible coordination, and emotional awareness in crisis planning. Simulations must stress-test emotional triggers.

While undeniably a victory, Cannae serves as a grim reminder of the supremacy of the strategic over the tactical, and the difficulty of translating even the most tremendous tactical successes into new strategic realities.

This article asserts that beyond the upheaval of the recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran, a strategic shift will likely benefit China; potentially redefining security, diplomacy and economic alliances in the Indo-Pacific.

This article asserts the Israel-Gaza war has influenced Egypt’s domestic politics, causing deepening ideological fractures among Egypt’s intellectuals and secular opposition, and restoring the battered image of Egypt’s military as the nation’s ultimate protector.

AUKUS member states have a unique opportunity to redefine strategic deterrence by jointly developing a stealth, un-crewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed to operate alongside, and independently of, the US Air Force’s B-21 Raider bomber.

With NATO members agreeing to drastically increase defence spending; global security deteriorating; and defence capability gaps obvious, pressure is mounting on the Australian Government to increase defence spending to a comparable amount.

India with its recent economic growth attracts international attention, investment, trade and military ties. Australia is strategically turning towards the South Asia region. However, behind the growth lies massive inequality with a prospect of future internal unrest.

US Armed Services Committee is concerned that its acquisition system incentivises compliance over capability, process over speed and certitude over innovation. Future conflict needs to be won with acquisition at speed and scale without compromising transparency and accountability.