Unbreakable Kherson
... war?
At GMF's Unbreakable Ukraine Forum, GMF researchers and Kherson Regional Military Administration officials presented the Unbreakable Kherson book.
Across 32 chapters and...
... in place to achieve this:
1. Supporting and integrating with Ukraine: aligning military and industrial capabilities for shared security.
2. Rapid defence innovation: learning f...
Why did the German-French-Spanish fighter project – the Future Combat Air System – fail? Has Germany’s rise to become Europe’s leading defence investor profoundly shifted the balance of power on t...
Why did the German-French-Spanish fighter project – the Future Combat Air System – fail? Has Germany’s rise to become Europe’s leading defence investor profoundly shifted the balance of power on t...
Since the outbreak of war in the Donbas in 2014, Ukraine has invested heavily in fortifying the northwestern region of the Donetsk Oblast, creating what is known as the “Fortress Belt.” Russia has ...
NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland: Defending the northeastern frontline
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO transformed the concept of forward presence in frontline states from enhanced Forward Presence to Forward Land Forces (FLFs). After Finla...
GMF's Defense Tech Task Force
We’re entering a new era of geopolitical competition.
Military advantage will depend on whether the United States and its allies can build a shared def...
Australia is developing world-class uncrewed systems. But are they the right ones? The Lowy Institute's Mick Ryan argues that while the Ghost Bat and Ghost Shark represent genuine innovation, their...
As the character of warfare evolves, Taiwan – which has been preparing for the possibility of invasion for decades – may actually be well-suited to resist China.
Lt. Gen. Charles W. Hooper expla...
...e battlefields of Europe and the Middle East?
Lowy Institute Senior Fellow for Military Studies Mick Ryan joins International Security Program Director Sam Roggeveen to assess ...
Understanding Germany's Defense Strategy
Welcome back to The Ties That Bind (https://tiesthatbind.substack.com/) , a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and the transatlantic re...
Understanding the Republic of Korea’s defence priorities | Dr Lami Kim
The Republic of Korea has built up a robust defence-industrial base, with the ability to produce weapons at speed and scale, and at competitive prices, allowing it to help other nations around the ...
ASPI this week released our Cost of Defence report which, as always, has taken a thorough and rigorous look at every dollar spent on defence in the budget. And to help us make sense of the $66.4 bi...
Understanding the German Defense Strategy
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and the transatlantic relationship.
This season we examine ...
...as deepened significantly, especially in defense. South Korea is supplying high military hardware, including the K9 Vajra howitzers. Over 100 units are already procured, and the...
Grand Strategy Down Under
Mike sits down with Justin Bassi, Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, to examine Australia’s latest 2026 National Defence Strategy and what it reveals about Canberra’s ...
...keaways from Prime Minister Modi's recent five-nation tour, focusing on India's military partnerships and collaborations.
Military cooperation in focus:
-Overview of Prime Mini...
...early every possible topographical and geographical characteristic relevant for military terrain analysis.
If Russia were to gain control over the Fortress Belt, Moscow woul...
At the Lowy Institute, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles explains why autonomous systems and drones are no longer on the fringes of Australia's defence thinking, they're at the centre of it.
A...
Concerns about the possibility of a Russian kinetic or hybrid attack against one or more European allies, uncertainties about citizens’ willingness to take up arms, and doubts about the timing and ...