By James Brorson, Julia Butler and Luke Courtois The world Some interesting analysis on the coronavirus has emerged this week looking at its impact on technology, economies and society. Foreign Policy has an interesting...

By John Coyne While Australians are often hawkish about community safety and border security, they’re far less accepting of their security agencies being given new domestic surveillance powers without government making a strong case...

By Dominique Moisi ‘America loves India’, declared US President Donald Trump on this week’s visit to the Indian state of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s power base. Before a crowd of more than 100,000...

By Carl Henn A bipartisan federal effort, leading to a military-style assault, is necessary to contain the virus that has the potential to infect 40%-70% of the world’s population within a year. …read more...

By Rodney Yates In the past decade, Australia has placed a strong emphasis in its aid program on disability inclusion and equity in education. This is commendable, but how does this play out on...

By Michael Shoebridge Globalisation was ill. Coronavirus is killing both it and Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’. That’s big news for Australia’s economy and security. Globalisation led people to believe that companies could build supply...

By Katie Bo Williams, Defense One But the bipartisan team of Smith and Thornberry have attracted few other GOPers to the effort. …read more From:: Government Executive (Policy)

By Marcus Hellyer The title of the latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs asks, ‘Can we trust America?’ The case of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system would suggest the answer is no. The...

By Tracy Beattie, Hal Crichton-Standish, Daria Impiombato, Alexandra Pascoe and Albert Zhang The beat Murder rate rises in Brazil as police go on strike Military police in Brazil’s Ceará state have gone on strike...

By Mike Scrafton The important institutions of constitutional democracy and international law have recently suffered serious damage. The long-term prospects for peace and stability have been undercut as a result. The US Senate’s failure...

By Satish Chand and Ryan Edwards The Australian Government, through its aid program, has introduced a new Pacific Secondary School Scholarships Program (PSSSP). The scholarship is marketed as ‘a prestigious Australian Government financial award’...

By Euan Graham As a participant in and observer of Australia’s China debate, I’m sometimes taken aback at the strategic fatalism on display. For a country so optimistic in other respects, Australia’s strategic community...

By Patrick Tucker, Defense One Service officials say giving American manufacturers first-mover advantage is just as important as the military benefits of vertical-lift buses. …read more From:: Government Executive (Policy)

By Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler Defense One’s Patrick Tucker joins the podcast to discuss the set of rules to govern how the Defense Department develops and uses AI. …read more From:: Government Executive...

By James Goldrick The Washington-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis recently released a thought-provoking assessment of the US Navy’s plan for its surface forces. Taking back the seas: transforming the US surface fleet...

By Mohammed Ayoob The contradictions afflicting India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been in full display over the past few days. US President Donald Trump’s 36-hour visit became an occasion for the display...

By Stephen Loosley Between the diplomatic dance and the infernal destruction of war is to be found the opaque art of espionage. Two recent novels dissect the art of espionage with a knowing eye...