On Tuesday, Australia outlined plans to expand recruitment within its defense force to residents (foreign nationals) living within their borders. Initially there was confusion over the policy decision though, with… Continue reading "Australian Defence Force Plans to Open Recruitment to Foreign Citizens"
The US Department of Defense is aiming to publish the nation’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy before the end of the year. Five areas of focus were identified for the… Continue reading "Department of Defense Preparing First-Ever National Defense Industrial Strategy"
Last week, the US Department of Defense published its Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Strategy – the first since 2014. According to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: “This Strategy… Continue reading "Department of Defense Publishes Counter WMD Strategy"
On 13 October, the US finally unveiled the long-awaited unclassified 2022 National Security Strategy. The document does a much better job at defining priorities than many of its predecessors; the… Continue reading "US Releases 2022 National Security Strategy"
The White House has released the United States’ new “National Strategy for the Arctic Region”. This is the first time a national arctic strategy has been released since 2013. Its… Continue reading "US Launches New National Arctic Strategy"
In a move that Office of the Secretary of Defense digital media director Andy Oare described as “long overdue”, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released its first ever social… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Releases First Ever Social Media Policy"
Following a series of projects that went grossly overbudget, most notably the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Zumwalt class destroyers, acquisitions by the US Department of Defense (DoD) has… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Claims Progress on Acquisition Reform"
On 16 March, the UK released a policy paper under the title of “Global Britain in a Competitive Age: The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy”. Widely… Continue reading "British Plans for Permanent Troop Presence in the Falklands Anger Argentina"
When it comes to the strategic situation in the Indo-Pacific region, Germany doesn’t usually get much consideration. Back in its Imperial days, Germany had maintained control over a multitude of… Continue reading "Germany Envisions Greater Role for Itself in Indo-Pacific"
Alongside the UK Government’s work on their Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, the Defence Committee have been conducting their own inquiry. This tandem track allows for the Committee… Continue reading "A Look Forward to the UK’s Integrated Defense Review"