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Coverage of espionage, UAP phenomena, information warfare, covert operations, and intelligence community dynamics.

Why cyber espionage detection keeps failing—and how AI is making it worse

Why cyber espionage detection keeps failing—and how AI is making it worse

Most cyber intrusions are discovered by outsiders, not defenders. As AI gives attackers the ability to automate reconnaissance and mimic legitimate behaviour, the detection gap is widening from a problem into a structural crisis.

Has Chinese espionage already crippled Taiwan's military before the war begins?

Has Chinese espionage already crippled Taiwan's military before the war begins?

Taiwan prosecuted 64 espionage cases last year while absorbing 2.4 million cyberattacks daily. The island can still fight—but decades of Chinese intelligence penetration have eroded command coherence, constrained American cooperation, and enabled Beijing to calibrate coercion with uncomfortable...

China has penetrated Taiwan's military. Does that make US intelligence sharing dangerous?

China has penetrated Taiwan's military. Does that make US intelligence sharing dangerous?

Taiwan charged 64 people with espionage in 2024, most of them military personnel. As Washington deepens intelligence cooperation with Taipei, every secret shared risks reaching Beijing. The question is whether the deterrent value exceeds the counterintelligence cost.

Why Australia cannot stay neutral in a US-China war

Why Australia cannot stay neutral in a US-China war

Australia hosts US military facilities so critical to American warfighting that Beijing would likely strike them in any serious conflict. The infrastructure that makes Australia valuable to Washington also makes it a target—and unlike the United States, Australia cannot absorb the consequences.

How China could neutralise US bases in Australia without firing a shot

How China could neutralise US bases in Australia without firing a shot

Beijing's strategists have studied the facilities that enable American power projection from Australian soil. Their doctrine suggests disruption, sabotage, and psychological pressure may achieve more than missiles ever could—without triggering the war China wants to avoid.

Australia's Bondi response: comprehensive action, structural evasion

Australia's Bondi response: comprehensive action, structural evasion

The Australian government responded to the 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack with gun laws, a Royal Commission, and hate speech legislation. Each addresses a genuine problem. None addresses the structural conditions that produced the attack—because democratic governments cannot.

The Cornered Rat: What Made Vladimir Putin

The Cornered Rat: What Made Vladimir Putin

A childhood in post-siege Leningrad, abandonment in Dresden, and the chaos of 1990s Russia forged a leader who experiences geopolitics as personal survival. Understanding Putin's formative crucibles explains decisions that have reshaped Europe.

The Sovereignty Loophole: Why NATO Cannot Stop Russia's Shadow Fleet

The Sovereignty Loophole: Why NATO Cannot Stop Russia's Shadow Fleet

Over 600 Russian-linked vessels conduct espionage operations in European waters while NATO watches helplessly. The problem is not military capability but legal architecture—a gap between eighteenth-century maritime law and twenty-first-century hybrid warfare that the world's most powerful...

When Templates Trump Threats: Australia's Security Blind Spot

When Templates Trump Threats: Australia's Security Blind Spot

The Bondi Beach attack exposed a structural flaw in Australia's counter-terrorism architecture. When threat reality contradicts institutional templates, the system optimizes for legibility over security—with consequences that extend far beyond a single incident.

Licensed to Kill: Australia's Firearms Paradox After Bondi

Licensed to Kill: Australia's Firearms Paradox After Bondi

The December 2025 Bondi Beach attack killed sixteen people with legally obtained weapons. One attacker had been known to ASIO for six years. The system worked exactly as designed—which is precisely the problem Australia must now confront.

The Spy Who Couldn't Disappear: HUMINT in the Digital Age

The Spy Who Couldn't Disappear: HUMINT in the Digital Age

Human intelligence tradecraft has survived every technological revolution from the telegraph to the satellite. The smartphone may be different. In a world where everyone leaves a digital trail from birth, the ancient art of espionage faces its most fundamental transformation.

The Lights in the Sky Are Not What You Think

The Lights in the Sky Are Not What You Think

For seventy-seven years, governments have investigated unidentified aerial phenomena with billions of dollars and thousands of personnel. The findings point not toward alien visitors but toward something more unsettling: the systematic limits of human perception, institutional knowledge, and our...