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Military Strategy

August 9, 2026

The Drone Age Demands a New Theory of Military Protection

Military protection has never existed simply to keep soldiers alive or platforms intact. Its enduring purpose has always been to preserve freedom of...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Supply Chain

April 29, 2026

Creating a Northern Hybrid Zone To Turn Ambition Into Action

Washington and Manila have moved from intent to design, announcing plans for a 4,000-acre (16 square km) economic security zone to anchor allied...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Critical Minerals

February 27, 2026

Critical Minerals Need Reliable Financing Frameworks

In critical minerals policy, one of the costliest things we can say is ‘we signed a memorandum of understanding’. Public announcements can signal...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Critical Minerals

February 2, 2026

U.S. Calls Key Countries Together on Critical Minerals

Governments need to move beyond faith in market self-correction and legacy institutions and instead build disciplined arrangements in small groups of...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

U.S. Marine Corps

November 24, 2025

The U.S. Marine Corps Leans on Australian Territory

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John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Critical Minerals

March 3, 2023

Washington Needs To Ditch Its America-First Approach to Critical Minerals

President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable on securing critical minerals for a future made in America Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in the South...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Critical Infrastructure

July 22, 2021

Plotting Darwin Harbour's Future Course

Darwin Harbour and the port facilities along its eastern arm have a long history of disregard, disrepair and haphazard investment and control by...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)

October 10, 2020

Exmouth Base Needed to Plug Naval Gap Between Perth and Darwin

To make sure that northern Australia is ready to support a range of defence contingencies, the region must have socially and economically prosperous...

John Coyne • The Strategist (ASPI)

Maritime Strategy

October 2, 2020

A Coastguard Academy for Southeast Asian Maritime Security

Over the last decade, maritime security concerns have featured prominently in ASEAN member states’ individual and collective agendas. Issues as...

John Coyne • RealClearDefense

Uncategorized

October 2, 2020

Lessons for Australia in U.S. Biodefence Strategy

In Stephen King’s apocalyptic horror novel The stand, the accidental release of a biological weapon, a super-flu nicknamed Captain Trips, caused a...

John Coyne • RealClearDefense

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