Fast, fluent, flawed: AI all at sea
By CMDR Paul D Pelczar, OAM, RAN*
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
— Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J....
US Navy reshapes acquisition system
On 16 March the Department of the Navy (DON) announced the establishment of five Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) organisations: PAE Industrial Operations, PAE Marine...
2026 ANI McNeil Prize – Nominations are Open
Nominations are now open for the 2026 ANI McNeil Prize.
First Awarded in 2017 the ANI McNeil Prize is awarded to ‘an individual from Australian...
Xi stresses political loyalty
Xinhua, China’s state news agency reported that President Xi Jinping on 7 March, “stressed fully leveraging the unique strengths of enhancing political loyalty in...
Reducing reliance on the US
By John Blaxland*
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stark warning in his address to the Australian parliament. The post-war global order is “breaking...
AUKUS binding us to a dangerous leader
By Hugh White*
In a dangerous and uncertain world, what should US allies do? Draw closer to America, or pull away? When the United States...
China Maritime Studies Institute reports
The China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the US Naval War College studies opens source material from China and elsewhere to assess the growing...
Canada’s defence industrial strategy
The visit by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Australia has highlighted the Canadian approach to the changed global security environment. As part of...
125 years of naval service
The Australian Navy and Australian Army have commemorated 125 years of service, recognising the generations of sailors and soldiers who have served the nation...
Defence chief’s reality check on the nature of war
The deputy chief of army delivered an excoriating address to a major conference last year, declaring that "managerial and advertising logic and double speak"...