Spain, Portugal and parts of Southern France suffered a total blackout recently. Accurately identifying its cause —whether digital or natural—is vital to limiting damage, speeding recovery, and protecting essential infrastructure across industries in future.

The Taliban captured Kabul on 15 August, 2021. Just days later, thirteen US service members and about 170 Afghans were killed in a suicide bomb attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate.

Because we can’t predict the future, our best bet is to prepare for it—sharpen internal resources within our control that will help us make the best of it. Enter mindset, agility, and creativity.

In today’s globalised world, the line between national defence and private enterprise has blurred, particularly in the Air, Space and Cyber domains. And, reliance on private contractors poses potential significant risks for Australia.

This article asserts that if the Houthis had managed to shoot down the F-35, it would have been more of an indicator of the shortcomings of the military operation, rather than the aircraft itself.

This milestone makes Australia the first international F-35 customer to implement this advanced training capability, lowering costs and significantly bolstering the global readiness and interoperability of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet.

It appears so, but U.S. policy alone is not enough to produce a change—Beijing will have to capitalize on the emerging geopolitical inflection point if it wants to ensure a long-lasting shift.

The sanctions are being lifted in good will, but skepticism remains regarding al-Sharaa’s past links to al-Qaeda and communal massacres against minority groups that have taken place since he came to power.

As the world returns to great power competition, smaller powers like Australia and Canada will need to work together on advancing their shared security interests; particularly with a changing U.S. outlook.

AI tools are increasingly trained to flatter users—undermining truth, reinforcing bias, and raising serious risks in mental health, information trust, and responsible technology use. Financial incentives for companies may worsen the problem.