05
Sep
2022
Recurrent debates about strategy
Professor Beatrice Heuser
There are recurrent debates in strategic studies that go back to Antiquity, before the word “strategy” even assumed its modern meanings.
They concern the role of chance, the role of higher forces (God, historical inevitability, having justice on one’s side…), the predictability of the outcome of...
21
Sep
2022
Thailand and Australia: Middle powers in an era of geopolitical change
Various
Australia and Thailand are both middle powers and allies of the United States. Both are important players in the Indo-Pacific, with Thailand the second largest economy in ASEAN and Australia a founding member of the Quad. But there are also significant differences, including with respect to...
26
Sep
2022
Medical fears of the malingering soldier: ‘Phony cronies’ and the Repat in 1960s Australia
Effie Karageorgos
The fear of the malingering soldier or veteran has existed in Australia since its first nationwide military venture in South Africa. The establishment of the Repatriation Department in 1917 saw the medical, military and political fields work collectively, to some extent, to support hundreds of...
