I enjoyed this discussion on Australia’s opportunities in space with the second Trump administration. Many thanks to the ‘space show’ for having me on.

'Australia and South Korea are both new space powers, so it makes sense for them to work together to make faster progress in using the space domain to their mutual benefit,' writes @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social.

In @thenightly.bsky.social, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social explains why reports that Russia lodged a request to base aircraft in Indonesia should prompt the Australian Govt and Opposition to “elevate defence and national security to a much higher level.”

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Past YCAPS speaker @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social warns escalating US-China tariffs risk "mutual economic destruction" with potential spillovers to foreign policy and defence

Read more via @skynewsau.bsky.social 👇
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#USChina #Geopolitics #TradeWar #IndoPacific

Past YCAPS speaker @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social argues that US tariffs unlikely to derail Aukus subs deal by 2033, but US/UK capacity risks remain.

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#Aukus #IndoPacific #Submarines #Geopolitics

🇦🇺Australia 🗳️votes today, amid Trump’s tariff threats, Ukraine war & shifting alliances. But what does it mean for 🇪🇺–particularly in terms of #defence & #trade?

I spoke w. @aspi-org.bsky.social @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social & #UniofAdelaide’s Prof Pomfret to find out.
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Definition of guilt - joining BlueSky (and more recently Substack) and not getting around to doing any posts on either because I'm still stuck in Twitter-X!

I promise to get some posts up on here and get some up on Substack too - a lot happening in defence, international security, and space!

2025 New Years Resolution is to spend more time here on Blue Sky!

On the listing of the Collins-class submarines as a product of concern, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social tells the Australian Financial Review: “If they can’t resolve this quickly, it does mean we end up without a credible submarine capability until we get the first of the Virginia-classes.”

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Going a lot of followers quickly which is great but I’m wondering if it’s people turning away from X? I’ll clearly have to spend more time here. Thank you to all my followers!

Scenario: #Biden stays in the race, but looks weak again during the September debate. Options at such a late stage, post the Democratic convention in August? None I think - the Democrats face utter defeat in November.

X-Twitter seems to be overwhelmed with mindless Tik Tok videos at the moment - so I'm hanging out again at Blue Sky for a while.

Merry Christmas to my followers on BlueSky! Looking forward to doing more on here in 2024! May everyone have a good Christmas and Happy New Year and all the best for next year!

Enjoyed doing this discussion on AUKUS t.co/p4otElIaBN with Pacific Forum's John Hemmings!

Getting used to doing posts with a low character limit again! Concise thoughts demands discipline which is good to get back to!

Adam MacAllister and I talk submarine cables and satellites as a basis for information resilience in the face of adversary threats to our global connectivity in the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Strategist blog.

And I've just joined BlueSky - my first post! Many more to follow!