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Israel’s strike in Qatar proves international laws of war are dead

We are seeing use of force by multiple governments that are all simple displays of military force used unilaterally and against international norms...

10.09.2025 10

Michael Shoebridge

Taiwan and Ukraine expose weakness of Xi’s parade of power

Even the largest and seemingly well-equipped militaries can have big parades and yet fail disastrously in war when faced with courageous and...

03.09.2025 3

Michael Shoebridge

‘Extreme risk’ of AUKUS deal to US motivates Colby

26.07.2025 8

Michael Shoebridge

We’re letting Xi Jinping weaponise our economy all over again

Australia’s pursuit of growing trade dependence on China is making us increasingly vulnerable to Beijing and its coercion toolkit.

14.07.2025 9

Michael Shoebridge

PM preaches independence but still bets on US alliance

07.07.2025 9

Michael Shoebridge

Beijing’s man can rest assured Albo won’t rock the boat

02.07.2025 10

Michael Shoebridge

Guess what ‘independent foreign policy’ would cost the budget?

Those calling for Australia to not go all the way with Trump’s unpredictable America never tell us it would mean tripling the defence budget for a...

30.06.2025 10

Michael Shoebridge

How do we put Australia first in Trump’s AUKUS review?

When the review comes out, the fact that it exists and may not be the last should show us that while America is our partner, we have to be able to do...

12.06.2025 8

Michael Shoebridge

Why Trump demands more from Australia’s defence budget

Increasing Australia’s defence budget to 3 per cent of gross domestic product would be acting in our own interests.

03.06.2025 10

Michael Shoebridge

Dutton’s defence policy must buy bang for the bucks

The absolute priority for this money is for it to make the Australian military more capable and more powerful now – in the 2020s.

23.04.2025 4

Michael Shoebridge

Australia should take a leaf out of China playbook to handle Trump

Instead of dealing with Washington alone, the new administration should be dealt with as a collective challenge together with our partners and allies.

14.03.2025 9