Current US Senate policy fixes a 28,500-troop floor for US forces in Korea, but this legacy number lacks strategic rationale. A requirements-based model would better align USFK posture with operational needs and broader Indo-Pacific priorities.

China’s overseas port investments are less a coordinated strategic master plan and more a patchwork shaped by rivalries, commercial interests, and host-nation agency; limiting Beijing’s direct control and complicating assumptions about its naval power projection.

Generative AI can rapidly support military decision-making; but without embedded tactical-level evaluation and benchmarking, its outputs risk drifting into error. Instituting a ‘quality assurance sentinel’ ensures AI reliability, operational integrity, and trust in mission-critical intelligence.

Russia’s attempt to retain Ukrainian territory challenges a long-standing global norm—rejecting land seizure after war—and risks weakening international stability if territorial conquest becomes acceptable again. The UN Charter prohibits forceful territorial acquisition.

New Zealand faces a pivotal maritime choice—adopting the Mogami-class frigate alongside Australia could deliver interoperability, affordability, and enduring presence while reinforcing regional partnerships and resilience. The Ukraine war shows how quickly seas become contested.

Defence is not structured for recovery duties. Climate change poses rising risks and Australia must reduce reliance on current responders, while building dedicated disaster recovery capacity to maintain resilience under increasingly severe and concurrent crises.

The US X 37B space plane is set to test a quantum inertial navigation system, using atom interferometry to enable highly accurate GPS-independent navigation, offering strategic and operational advantages for military, aerospace, and deep-space missions

Crying often makes people uncomfortable—and frequently takes place at work. Crying can be symptomatic of deeper issues that need intervention. Managers can apply strategies to regulate the discomfort with this natural condition.

Singapore and the United States cancelled plans for a permanent basing of RSAF F-15s in Guam due to Singapore’s desire to avoid entanglement in US-China strategic competition and the US’s limited capacity on Guam.

Thailand’s alliance with Japan during World War II was driven by both coercion and strategic opportunism, enabling Thailand to pursue territorial ambitions. The legacy of this alliance shapes contemporary defence cooperation between the nations.