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One key reason is to provide an increased deterrent in an increasingly turbulent region.
Australia’s highly-trained personnel are as much an asset as physical technology.
Weapons manufacturers in China are likely to benefit most from Russia’s losses, while US companies will also see a boon.
A leaked draft security agreement seemingly proves Chinese spending ‘bought’ enough influence to get the Solomon Islands government. But such an interpretation misses two key issues.
Foreign military presence is not very pronounced in Kenya, though British and American personnel either train or assist in security operations.
There are four potential flash points where conflict with China could break out. Beijing, though, has yet to present a ‘nail’ to the US ‘hammer’.
The Horn of Africa is the epicentre of foreign military activity. Foreign troops have been deployed to support peace initiatives, subdue terror groups and support foreign security initiatives.
The deal represents a trade war truce but doesn’t resolve the underlying tensions that led to the two-year-old conflict.
What 70 years of mass military parades reveal about the Chinese Communist Party’s rule.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has new aspirations in Africa in pursuit of his country’s assertiveness in the global arena.
In an era of big scientific collaborations, China’s renegade actions have hurt its reputation. As international researchers back away, it may be the country’s military that ultimately suffers.
Disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.
To understand how a new world war might play out, it’s important to remember just how powerful the US really is.
The reports are speculative at best, but that hasn’t stopped a torrent of over-wrought commentary on Chinese military expansion and the potential threat to Australia.
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