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Australia's REDSPICE cyber intelligence program has been mugged by AI. But the answer isn't making Australia a data harvesting haven. Image: Shutterstock/Canva.

Cyber Warfare

October 19, 2026

Is REDSPICE now Oldspice?

Australia’s cyber plans have been mugged by AI REDSPICE, the Australian Government’s $10 billion cyber plan for the secretive Australian Signals...

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

Military Strategy

September 28, 2026

A Welcome Wildcat? Austal, AUKUS and an Ownership Mud Wrestle

Who owns and controls Western Australian shipbuilder Austal matters to Australian, American, Japanese and South Korean national security. And there’s...

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)

May 28, 2026

Alarm Bells for AUKUS

A decade of Collins subs mismanagement results in promotions all round, but alarm bells for AUKUS Speaking last week, Defence Minister Richard Marles...

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

Military Strategy

April 18, 2026

Australia's 2026 National Defense Strategy – What Has Changed?

Having read the 215 pages of the Australian Government’s revised strategy and investment plan , two things stand out as particularly important. The...

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)

March 25, 2026

AUKUS Submarines: U.S. and U.K. Partners Show the Realities Facing Australia's Small Fleet

In 2056, 30 years from now, when Australia has eight nuclear powered submarines (SSNs), we will have two deployable submarines consistently available....

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia
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Maritime Strategy

March 18, 2026

A Lonely America Experiences Its Unipolar Moment

Donald Trump’s greatest legacy is not going to be some kind of American economic renewal. It will be an America that is alone.

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

Defense Budget

September 15, 2025

Albanese's Narrow Path to Keeping Trump Happy on AUKUS

Flashy weapons deals could distract from awkward questions about Australia’s overall military spending. As Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

Michael Shoebridge • The Interpreter

Indo-Pacific/Asia

July 27, 2025

Australian Crewing on U.S. Navy's Own Subs: Canberra's AUKUS Lever

There’s been plenty of criticism and consternation about reports Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon official running the Trump Administration’s AUKUS...

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

China

June 24, 2025

Needy, Dismissive and Critical: Australia & the U.S. Allliance

The Albanese government’s relationship with the U. S.

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

U.S. Intelligence Community

June 7, 2025

Albanese, Trump and Defence

Albanese, Trump and defence: if self-interest isn’t enough, get ready for unthinkables As Anthony Albanese’s election euphoria fades, the hard work of...

Michael Shoebridge • Strategic Analysis Australia

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