The 🇺🇸 US-🇦🇺 Australia alliance is working together toward our common vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, and we're delivering on our promises. We'll continue to increase the historic momentum of our Unbreakable Alliance. defense.gov/News/Releases/…

OUR NEW AD IS LIVE!   You’re the Voice that will make history.   On 14 October, we know we all can stand together with the power to be powerful.   #HistoryIsCalling, so #VoteYes. Are you in? John Farnham is.   #UluruStatement #StayTrue2Uluru #YoureTheVoice #VoteYes

ANALYSIS: The Business Council of Canada’s report - calling for a national security strategy - was the latest wake up call …was anyone listening? #cdnpoli #NATSEC cbc.ca/news/politics/…

It is hard to understand how Saideman, who has no understanding of Canadian national defence, has apparently been entrusted by ADM PoL with control of scant contract research dollars intended for real scholars. His attack on Maisonneuve is a disgrace.

Last night, as Canadians began to celebrate the Thanksgiving weekend, Israelis were attacked by the terror group, Hamas. Today, as Canada wakes up to unspeakable images of terror, pain and war we must remain shoulder to shoulder with Israel as it responds to, and defends itself

Australia stands with our friend Israel in this time. We condemn the indiscriminate and abhorrent attacks by Hamas on Israel, its cities and civilians. We recognise Israel’s right to defend itself.

A second piece CSIS Alexander Palmer and I wrote on the future challenges Israel will face in dealing with Hamas (Hint: Ugly choices). foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/wh…

Unbelievable.

WORDS MATTER!! What’s happening to the Jewish community is the GREATEST GASLIGHTING in history. First, the Arabs appropriated, our slave name, Palestinian, which is the name that we were given by our Roman oppressors, who colonized our land, and called us Palestinian to humiliate

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation. Click the photo or link to read. I used to love this website. But the alternatives are still terrible. wired.com/story/x-israel…

Canada's next PM. Sooner the better.

the difference 100 years can make

NEW: China-Taiwan Weekly Update, Oct. 13, 2023 The Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) blamed the US & Europe for “biased” support for #Israel, indicating that the party aims to delegitimize the US as a responsible regional actor. 1/4 Read the full report: isw.pub/ChinaUpdate101…

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre: “We, as Conservatives, believe in freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of association. People are free to state their own opinions, even opinions that I find abhorrent. That said, I’m free to state my opinion, which is that Hamas

Leadership

What Spending Two Per Cent of GDP on National Defence Means for Canada - Canadian Global Affairs Institute / A bold, well-reasoned and timely paper on the WHY and WHAT of the 2% of GDP spending issue. A must read for our political leaders. #defence cgai.ca/what_spending_…

TY Canadian Global Affairs Institute. It was a privilege to work with David Fraser & Dr John Scott Cowan, as well as several other experts on this paper. Bottom line: 2% year on year is the minimum required to defend 🇨🇦's interests alongside allies & partners in the face of growing threats.

Many thanks Tom for your superb strategic advice in shaping the argument underpinning this paper!

TY Perrin, for this, and for your lifetime in service to Canada, including MND in the late 80s.

On #DefenceDeconstructed: Dave Perry speaks to Paul Maddison, John Cowan, & David Fraser about what 2% of GDP in defence could look like. soundcloud.com/user-609485369…