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Putin’s Surprise Easter Truce
Putin’s cynical ploy to curry favour with the U.S. administration and keep them negotiating while Russian forces continue to seize or destroy as much of…
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The Big Five - 19 April edition
My regular update on global conflict. This week: negotiating peace is hard, the minerals deal, North Korea's support for Russia's war, and discussions…
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The New Adaptation War
Battlefield, strategic and international collaboration and adaptation are accelerating and intensifying, resulting in a global Adaptation War. Is this a…
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US-Russia Negotiations Portend More Fighting Ahead in Ukraine
A hectic Friday the 11th in Europe as the U.S. negotiates away parts of Ukraine, Europe seeks to build up Ukrainian defences, and Kellogg proposes a…
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The Big Five - 6 April edition
My regular update on global conflict. This week: a major Russian missile strike on Kyiv and other cities, peace negotiations, peacekeeping forces, and…
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China’s Lighting Operation Around Taiwan
A special assessment of China's Exercise Strait Thunder 2025A, what the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sought to achieve and what we might learn from…
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Josh Szeps with Mick Ryan - Uncomfortable Conversations
A recording from Mick Ryan and Josh Szeps's live video about national and international security affairs.
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March 2025

New Defence Leadership Required
In my latest article for the Sydney Morning Herald, I examine the key priorities for whichever party is elected to government in Australia's federal…
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The Big Five - The Pacific Edition
My regular update on global conflict. This week: a focus on Pacific security issues including the 'China first' memo, Taiwan defence spending, U.S…
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Ukraine Strikes Back - Hard
A special assessment of Ukraine's development and adaptation of its strategic strike capabilities since 2022, and how this will force changes in the…
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That Signal Chat
Implications of a Signal chat about a forthcoming military campaign against the Houthis
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The Big Five - 23 March edition
My regular update on global conflict & confrontation. This week: Putin's 'Big Week' strikes against civilians, peace negotiations 'Witkoff style…
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